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-Akhbar
Aoun rejected compromise presidential candidate: Jumblatt sources
Free Patriotic Movement sources said MP Walid Jumblatt requested a meeting with Gen. Michel after talks with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah.
For its parts, sources close to Jumblatt said the meeting meant to find out what Aoun thinks about a consensus presidential candidate.
The sources said Jumblatt presented his point of view concerning the possibility of reversing his candidacy for the sake of a consensus runner, but Aoun rejected.
Aoun, according to the sources, hinted that he should go ahead with his nomination to become president of Lebanon.
Separately, “terrorist” sources warned the Lebanese Army against cease-fire violations in Arsal.
The sources told Al-Akhbar that next time the cease-fire is breached “we will detonate car bombs at Army bases.”
Al-Joumhouria
Saudi grant will be ready in next few hours
Ministerial sources told Al-Joumhouria that the $1 billion Saudi grant allocated for Lebanese security forces for fighting terrorism will be ready in the next few hours.
The sources said the money, which is now at the disposal of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, will be spent in parallel among Lebanese Army Intelligence, International Security Forces’ Information Branch, General Security and State Security.
An-Nahar
More than 30 trucks carrying Nusra Front militants left Arsal
Sources told An-Nahar that more than 30 trucks carrying heavily armed men brandishing Nusra Front banners left Arsal toward the barren terrain.
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