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Lebanese Army Sets Rules for Flying Drones

The Lebanese Army issued a warning for remote control drone owners urging them to get licenses for flying their vehicles and for drone photography, the Army Command-Orientation Directorate said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Report: Hizbullah Denies Remarks Attributed to Nasrallah

Hizbullah's media office slammed as “untrue” Farda News reports quoting the party's chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as saying that “the guardianship of Wilayat al-Fakih is above the Constitution and the implementation of its orders are compulsory,” Assharq al-Awsat reported on Wednesday.

Hizbullah's media office denied the report published by Iranian Farda News Agency, which supports Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stressing that they were “completely untrue.”

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Report: Saudi Arabia Keen on Showing Support for Lebanon

Saudi Arabia's keenness on showing support for Lebanon “at all levels” was reflected in the meetings of Saudi Charge d’Affaires Walid al-Bukhari with Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri a day earlier, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed participation in international conferences in support of Lebanon, mainly the upcoming Rome II Conference on March 15 set to boost Lebanon's military and security institutions.

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Beirut Nightclub Shut Down over Explicit Show

A Beirut nightclub has been shut down on Tuesday by the interior ministry after explicit footage on the dance floor circulating on social media.

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Aoun Says Budget Approval Puts Govt's Financial Management on Right Track

After the Cabinet approved the draft 2018 State budget, President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday “the most important process of managing the State's finances has been achieved.”

“With the budget approval by adjusting revenues and expenditures, and start reducing the deficit, the most important process of managing the State's finances has been achieved,” said Aoun in a tweet.

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Raad: As Long As Israel is an Enemy, the Resistance Remains a Need

Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Mohammed Raad stressed on Tuesday that adherence to the so-called army-people-resistance equation is a necessary, pointing out that the Resistance will “remain a need” as long as there is an Israeli enemy and terrorist threats, the National News Agency reported.

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Report: Oil a Deterrent Weapon of Israeli Hostility against Lebanon

The chances of an Israeli aggression against Lebanon have become “minimal” due to the “political confusion” Israel is witnessing internally, and due to its will to protect its oil excavation platforms adjacent to Lebanon from any possible strike in case of an assault, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday.

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Partial Building Collapse in Beirut Neighborhood after Gas Explosion

A late night explosion in Beirut's neighborhood of Sabra-al-Rihab led to the fractional collapse of a building causing no casualties, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday.

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Hariri Meets Armenian Counterpart

Prime Minister Saad Hariri has met on Monday with visiting Armenian counterpart Karen Karapetyan at the Grand Serail, the National News Agency reported.

In joint press conference, Karapetyan affirmed “close ties and high-standard relations between Lebanon and Armenia.”

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Aoun Says a Successful E-Government Program Prevents Corruption

President Michel Aoun on Monday said that transforming the government institutions into a robust e-government program “prevents corruption and fraud.”

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