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The Directorate of Orientation of the Army Command announced that “following the availability of information about the presence of ammonium nitrate in the town of Arsal, they raided yesterday a fuel station in town, and seized 28,275 kilograms of illegal ammonium nitrate."
- Energy Minister Walid Fayyad: Egypt offers the possibility of providing additional quantities of gas to Lebanon.

- The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum: We have drawn up a road map with Lebanon regarding energy supplies.

The only issue facing Lebanon with buying Egyptian gas is "How to pay for the gas"

Lebanon is waiting for the World Bank to finance purchases, as Lebanon is out of foreign currency.
The first real sign of the Iran-Azerbiajan conflict:

The Azerbaijani authorities order the closure of the mosque and office of the representative of S. Ali Khamenei in Baku, which is run by Seyyed Ali Akbar Ajaq Nejad (since 1996) under the pretext of COVID-19.

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The military investigative judge Marcel Bassil issued two pre-trial arrest warrants against Maroun Al-Sakr and Saadallah Al-Solh for possession of explosive materials in the Beqaa nitrate file after interrogations.
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A large fire is reported in the outskirts of the towns of Karm Arab, Mashha, and Khraibet al-Jundi which spread to olive groves and agricultural lands.
Minister of Interior of the Zionist state visited the tomb of the dead of the UAE armed forces.

A place established by the UAE in memory of the soldiers killed during the aggression and occupation of Yemen since 2016.
The price of 20L of Diesel is expected to rise to 200,000 LBP tomorrow, and Gasoline between 220,000 and 234,000 LBP.

Al Amana's 20L of Diesel will stay constant at 150,000 LBP till the 10th of October.
The explosion heard in Sidon is due to a truck tire.
The dollar exchange rate increased to 18,000 LBP again, reaching pre-Mikati's government exchange rates.
Minister of Education Abbas Al-Halabi: Textbooks will be distributed to public and private schools, and stationery will be provided up to the sixth grade for free.

Note: All private school students already bought their books and stationary!
Minister of Education Abbas Al-Halabi: Donors may provide us 700 million dollars, which will be spent on teachers in public schools, and distributed to schools according to their capacity.

Note: All private schools increased tuition fees by 50% and up.
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The Bahraini delegation to Israel is seen wandering in Al-Buraq Square, adjacent to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.

They are unlikely to be allowed to enter Al-Aqsa by Palestinians.
Ogero [Lebanon's main telecommunication and internet provider]:

"An electrical failure occurred in our central in Choueifat due to pressure on the generators, which led to the suspension of our services."
Jordan hosted today, Wednesday, a ministerial meeting that included the ministers concerned with electricity affairs in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, during which it was agreed to supply Lebanon with part of its electrical energy needs from Jordan through the Syrian

During the meeting, a work plan and a timetable for restarting the electrical interconnection line between Jordan and Syria were presented, along with all technical studies and necessary agreements to be implemented.
The Lebanese Army received six helicopters (type: MD-530F+) provided as a gift from the United States of America, in the presence of a number of officers and members of the Defense Cooperation Office at the American Embassy in Lebanon.
⋯ The helicopters will be great for children to visit on independence day and take photos.

Other than that, the helicopters can not serve any meaningful purpose for a military in the 21st century.
An alleged invitation by post 17-October-2019 parties for protesting against the upcoming visit of the Iranian foreign minister to Lebanon this week.
From the protest organized in Sassin Square near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in refusal of the Iranian Foreign Minister's visit to Lebanon.