Prime Minister Najib Miqati stressed on Saturday that the stability of Southern Lebanon is the key to achieving stability in the Middle East.

He stated before army units deployed in southern Lebanon: “Stability and security will not be achieved in the region without fair and permanent peace through the implementation of the international agreements that maintain the Palestinian people’s rights.”

A March 14 camp meeting of legal experts is expected to be held at the Bristol Hotel on July 26, revealed sources from the camp.

They told the daily An Nahar in remarks published on Saturday that more than 300 legal experts, such as party members, lawyers, and university professors, are set to take part in the event, which will be held under the slogan of “Justice to Reach Stability.”

The seven Estonians who were kidnapped in Lebanon for four months revealed that they were held captive in Lebanon and Syria, reported the daily An Nahar on Saturday.

They told Agence France Presse during a press conference in the Estonian capital Tallinn: “We were held in three different secret locations by the eight terrorists, in both Lebanon and Syria. The big advantage was we were together, and that unity gave us the strength to believe we would see a happy end.”

The agenda of Monday’s extraordinary cabinet session was distributed on Friday, with Abbas Ibrahim’s appointment as the head of General Security among is articles, reported the daily An Nahar on Saturday.

Ministerial sources told As Safir newspaper Saturday that the appointment will be finalized once an agreement is reached on Christian appointments in state administrations.

Syria has increased its rate of supplying Hizbullah with arms, including long-range missiles, which may lead to instability in the region, reported the British The Times newspaper on Friday.

It reported western and Middle Eastern intelligence sources as saying that the party was also provided with eight Scud D missiles that carry a range of 700 kilometers.

President Michel Suleiman is throwing a dinner banquet on Saturday in Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi’s honor on the occasion of his visit of the region of Jbeil, reported the daily An Nahar Saturday.

Speaker Nabih Berri, his deputy Farid Makari, Prime Minister Najib Miqati his deputy Samir Moqbel, Papal Ambassador Gabriele Caccia, and a number of ministers, MPs, and heads of Christian parties, including Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel, Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh, and FPM leader MP Michel Aoun are also invited.

On July 15, 2011, eleven officers completed the 13th U.S. - Lebanese Supervision and Management Course, including eight who also completed the Instructors course, at the Internal Security Forces Academy in Warwar.

Director of the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Programs Thaddeus Kontek congratulated them upon their graduation.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati stressed on Friday that the government has begun addressing all political, economic, and social matters, especially those that concern the people.

He said during his visit to the northern city of Tripoli: “We realize the size of the burden on the citizens’ shoulders and their daily suffering because of the increase in prices and their concern over the present and future.”

The role that France played in the release of the kidnapped seven Estonians was on Friday seen as a diplomatic and intelligence success for Paris on its Independence Day.

A French and Estonian team that transported the men from al-Taybeh village to the French embassy in Beirut on Thursday took all the measures to free the tourists without any coordination with Lebanese authorities.

A source close to Speaker Nabih Berri has stressed that the sectarian identity of the director-general of the General Security Department has been settled.

The source told As Safir daily published Friday that the proposed candidate for the post is respected by all parties. He denied that there is objection to the confessional nature of the post or the name of Brig. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim.