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.
As-Saifr
Power rationing ‘terrorism’ hits Lebanese
Livelihood challenges are no less important and serious than security threats facing Lebanon.
A dry and dark summer is in the cards for Lebanese, which requires an urgent government response to face the drought and the darkness.
The average rationing in Beirut’s southern suburbs is between 10-12 hours, and in most cities of south and east Lebanon it is between 12-14 hours, while in some areas of the north and northern Bekaa power cuts reach 20 hours a day.
The water situation is no better off than the drought and has begun affecting a lot of areas and villages, with the scarcity of rivers and wells due to poor rainfall this year. Water tankers are already causing traffic jams along many streets.
An-Nahar
Government divided over Damascus talks
An-Nahar has learned that the issue of Syrian refugees will be put on the table during a Cabinet meeting Thursday as Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi is expected to comment on remarks made by Syrian Ambassador Ali Abdul-Karim Ali following talks with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil.
Ali had rejected a Lebanese proposal to set up refugee camps along the border between the two countries.
The Syrian refugee crisis has triggered a split in government with those who support political contacts with Damascus and those who oppose talks with the Syrian regime.
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