Talks for new Prime Minister:

Press information: Ex-Prime-Minister Mikati returned from abroad to directly negotiate his assignment to form the government.

Information indicate that he will be under a 15-day deadline to form the government or step aside.

Lebanon recorded 843 new COVID-19 cases, the highest tally in months.

🚨 Two people were killed and others wounded in a shooting in Al-Qubba area in Tripoli.

This was followed by shootings towards shops.

(Developing)

A large gathering of the "Jund Allah" group in front of the entrance of the government hospital in Al-Qubba in Tripoli, after the assassination of the region's official A.M. and another person named T.A.

The assassination came against as revenge carried out by young men from "H" family.

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An article from 2013 about the "Jund Allah" extremist group:

"It was founded in 1973 and did not participate in political activity after the end of the Civil War. As the Syrian war reverberated in Tripoli, Jund Allah, led by Kanaan Naji, actively organized itself as an armed political state whose positions were rarely disclosed to the media. (...)"

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The Israeli enemy fired several flares in the airspace of the border area adjacent to the village of Ghajar in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon.

The reasons are not yet known.

By: @‌‌‎alishoeib1970

Occupation Army Spokesperson:

A while ago, flares were fired near the village of Ghajar on the Lebanese border area as part of a routine operation. There is no fear of a security incident.

An IDF force shot in the air to intimidate a shepherd in the "Jabal Al-Sadana" area, south of the town of Shebaa, southern Lebanon.

Two Israeli UAVs are continuously flying over the Shebaa farms and the villages of Al-Arqoub.

By: @‌‌‎alishoeib1970

Israeli terror army just stole 500 sheep from Lebanon, after shooting towards the shepherd, near Al Samaqa military outpost near Kafarshouba village.

Initial: IDF helicopter forced to emergency land in Nablus, west bank due to a technical failure.

By: @‌‌‎YounesZaatari

⋯ Another photo of the Apache.

Israel's helicopter fleet is aging, with two emergency landings last year carrying the IDF chief of staff.

⋯ Zionist settlers in Nablus, including armed ones, arrived to the scene to provide water and food to the pilots.

Talks for new Prime Minister:

The Lebanese Forces have determined their position in terms of not naming anyone for the premiership, unlike FPM who will likely name Nawaf Salam.

Hezbullah, as usual, will not announce its position until the last moment. (Al-Nour Radio)

Former prime ministers, Fouad Siniora, Najib Mikati, Saad Hariri and Tammam Salam held a meeting at five o'clock this afternoon in the Center House.

A statement of the results of their consultations will be issued soon.

Former heads of government:

- We support the candidacy of Najib Mikati.

- We want a government that believes in the independence of the judiciary, which restores the state, and that undertakes work to initiate reforms and expedite a transparent dialogue with the IMF.

The black market dollar exchange rate is between 18600 and 18700.

1- Shops didn't decrease prices, they are still selling at a rate of 23,000 LL

2- The decrease is related to tomorrow's premiership recommendations. A manipulated rate.