Report: International community to reward state's steps

The era of “the war decision outside state control” has ended, Lebanese sources said on Friday, shortly before a key cabinet session on arms monopolization.

“The army’s plan is the start of the arms monopolization course and there will be a continuous revision for improving it,” the sources told Al-Arabiya television.

President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam “understand Speaker Nabih Berri’s concerns and appreciate his decision not to boycott the government,” the sources said.

“The so-called defense strategy is no longer on the table and it is rejected by the state,” the sources added, revealing that “there will be international efforts this month to reward the state’s steps.”