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
Iranian ambassador: Lebanon interests better served if Iranian grant accepted
Iran’s Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Fathali said Tehran was ready to provide “unconditional” donation to the Lebanese Army as part of Phase One of the cooperation between the two countries.
“The donation ... is dedicated to support the Army in its fight against terrorism,” Fathali told Al-Akhbar.
“Anyone who rejects the grant does not serve Lebanon’s interests,” he stressed.
Al-Joumhouria
Mosque evacuated from militants to avoid military raid
A military source told Al-Joumhouria that the Bab al-Tabbaneh mosque had been evacuated after everyone in Tripoli realized that the Lebanese Army insists on implementing a security plan crafted for the northern city.
The source said the Army’s non-interference depends upon the credibility of Tripoli’s officials who gave the militants 48 hours to evacuate the mosque.
If the militants do not evacuate the area and halt their attacks against the Army, the Army would resort to military action to uproot terrorists.
Al-Liwaa
Mansour still in Bab al-Tabbaneh
Information made available to Al-Liwaa said [Islamist militant] Osama Mansour did not evacuate Bab al-Tabbaneh and was still in the Ahram neighborhood.
While other reports said Shadi Mawlawi [Mansour’s partner] had left Bab al-Tabbaneh as part of the ultimatum to evacuate the Abdullah bin Masoud mosque.
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