The following are a selection of stories from Lebanese newspapers that may be of interest to Daily Star readers. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.
Al-Mustaqbal
Hariri meets Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz to congratulate him
Pay scale lingers .... Security plan for Beirut this week
It seems that the salary raise issue remains in play after the pay hike draft law was supposed to enter a decisive phase today in Parliament’s assembly, parliamentary sources told Al-Mustaqbal.
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri met Monday Saudi Arabia's Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, a former intelligence chief who was recently appointed deputy crown prince, and congratulated him on the new his new post.
Al-Mustaqbal has learned that as part of the government-approved security plan for north and east Lebanon, the plan is expected to expand to the capital, Beirut, before the end of this week.
Al-Joumhouria
Ahmad Hariri to Al-Joumhouria: Why didn’t Aoun nominate himself for the presidency yet?
Future Movement secretary-general Ahmad Hariri said there is no openness or bilateral meetings with Hezbollah.
However, Future Movement’s relationship with the Free Patriotic Movement is different, Hariri said during an interview with Al-Joumhouria, citing FPM head Michel Aoun’s openness to dialogue and his condemnation of Hezbollah’s role in Syria.
With regards to the presidential election, Hariri wondered why Aoun has not yet nominated himself.
As-Safir
Electricity maintenance workers strike today, to resume open-ended strike after Easter
Lebanon has two choices: position upgrade or darkness!
Starting Tuesday, Lebanon enters “electricity chaos” as Electricite Du Liban maintenance workers go on a two-day strike. They will resume an open-ended strike after the Easter holiday, demanding their positions be upgraded.
As-Safir has learned that work stoppage at the beleaguered EDL for two consecutive days is likely to lead to power cuts in several areas. Union sources warned that Lebanon would plunge into darkness should the open-ended strike go ahead.
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