DAILY SCOPE: Terrorist Groups Dismantled, Ball in Future Party’s Court

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LEBANESE DAILIES:

AS-SAFIR:

Careful Calm in Aleppo...Putin Receives "Shocked" Erdogan

Iran Accuses Saudi Arabia of Hampering Yemeni Talks

AN-NAHAR:

Aleppo Enhancements Coincide with Putin-Erdogan Summit... Washington Does Not See Quick End of Battles

AL-AKHBAR:

Berri: Impasse Leads to War

AL-BINAA:

Erdogan and Putin Meet, Understanding on Syria on Table amid Drums of War

AL-JOMHOURIA:

Presidential Optimism Evaporates... Waiting for a Miracle

AL-LIWAA:

Germany: Ankara-Moscow Proximity will not Affect the Atlantic

AD-DIYAR:

The Mother of Battles in Aleppo: Who Holds the Key to Syria?

Lebanese newspapers on Tuesday discussed a few topics, one of which is the Syrian Scenario, as Aleppo witnesses careful calmness as reinforcements reach Aleppo; a situation that precedes escalation in the city. This comes at the time the Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet to discuss Syria.

On the Lebanese arena, the dailies touched on talks reflecting a state of confusion inside the Future party as well as other topics including the presidential impasse that has been lingering in office for three years already. Also, the papers touched on the security file, noting to updates in the security situation in South Lebanon in light of the increasing sleeping cells linked to terrorist groups such as Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] and al-Nusra who were preparing to carry out terrorist acts in Lebanon.

AL-JOMHOURIA: Future Party Causing Tension, Ball in its Court

Member of the "Change and Reform Bloc" Alan Aoun told al-Jomhouria newspaper on Tuesday that "It is clear that a state of tension is visible among the lines of the Future party on how to deal with the coming phase especially as the party members are holding serious discussions on how to deal with the different files, notably the presidential file."

"The ball is in the court of the Future party today," said the MP, adding that the party will be witnessing important meetings to be convened by its Head Saad Hariri, in which the party will determine its political drive and set a date for discussing the presidential file," reported the newspaper.

Aoun told the newspaper "Today, the entire situation is in the hands of the Future party, all political parties in the country have a steady position on domestic matters while the Future party remains undecided and the only moving variable in the current political equation while it owns the keys to the problem."

The politician added that the Future party should either "Support head of the Change and Reform bloc Gen. Michel Aoun or allow a new electoral law to see light, based on which new and fair parliamentarian elections can take place, where the elected parliament in its turn can elect a president."

"Isn't it time for the Future party to make a bold move and end the misery of the Lebanese people?" he wondered.

AL-AKHBAR: Labor Minister Threatens Swedish Gov. from Expelling Lebanese Families

After a long period of silence, the Lebanese Labor Minister speaks up to resolve the problem that faces around 70 Lebanese families residing in Sweden. After Sweden has threatened these families of deportation, the minister addressed the Swedish government and reciprocally said that he will expel the Swedish laborers working in Lebanon (whose number does not exceed 6 people).

Qazzi's measures come in the context of defending the rights of the 70 families, as he asked the "Labor ministry to provide him with a list of names of the Swedish workers in Lebanon. The Minister came to know that they work in the fields of journalism, telecoms, universities, sports, and trade companies. He reassured that the measures carried out in response to the Swedish act will be harsh.

In a message to Swedish Ambassador to Lebanon Peter Semneby, Qazzi demanded an explanation regarding the Foreign Ministry's recent claim that Sweden was preparing to deport the Lebanese families. Also, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil sent a message last week to his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallstrom, warning that any deportations would negatively impact ties between the two nations.

Reports have been circulating that Sweden and Finland had decided to deport up to 100,000 immigrant workers to make room for recently arrived Syrian refugees.

AS-SAFIR: Hammoud Praises Palestinian Factions' Cooperation, Terrorist Cells Dismantled

Sources reported that head of the Lebanese army intelligence (South of Lebanon Branch) Major General Khodor Hammoud has met with a delegation from the Palestinian leadership in Lebanon where the two sides discussed "the security of Sidon city and South Lebanon in general."

According to As-Safir newspaper, the sources quoted Hammoud as assuring that "the Lebanese army intelligence was able to dismantle more than one terrorist cell linked to the terrorist groups Daesh and al-Nusra during the past few weeks that were located in different areas across Lebanon."

Hammoud revealed that "A mastermind of one of the Daesh groups in Lebanon had received orders directly from Syria's Raqqa to determine the targets inside the Palestinian camp of Ain al-Helwe that should be targeted by the terrorist groups."

According to the paper, Hammoud assured during the meeting that "the army intelligence foiled a few attacks and saved the Lebanese and Palestinian arenas as it exposed the plot."

Also, the sources underscored Hammoud's words, who praised the cooperation of the Palestinian factions with the Lebanese army and intelligence branch.

"If it were not for this cooperation and mutual work in light of mutual trust, we would not have been able to accomplish anything."

Source: al-Ahed News