Press Digest for Sunday January 26, 2014

The following are summaries of today's major stories published in the Arabic press. LBCI does not edit press digest articles for content, giving English-language readers insight into the various views expressed in newspapers across the Arab world.

• Identity of Haret Hreik's suicide bomber remains unknown-sources

Sources told al-Anbaa newspaper on Sunday that security apparatuses did not make any progress pertaining the investigations in last Tuesday's suicide bomber attack in the region of Haret Hreik.

Same sources added that the investigations are focusing on the person who stole the car used in the attack, as well as the latest attacks in the regions of Roueis and Tripoli.

According to the Daily, the identity of the suicide bomber that carried out the attack in the region of Haret Hreik remains unknown, adding that he might be a non-Lebanese person.

• Hezbollah establishes 3 military councils following al-Nusra Front threat-sources

Sources told al-Anbaa newspaper on Sunday that Hezbollah is adopting tight security measures in the Dahiyeh region, adding that the armed party moved the offices of some leaders to another location.

Same sources added that such measures come following al-Nusra Front threatening to target Hezbollah strongholds.

Sources concluded by saying that Hezbollah established lately three military councils in order to follow up on the local and regional security situations.

• Formation of cabinet awaits results of Geneva 2 conference-sources

Sources told An-Nahar newspaper on Sunday that the formation of the new cabinet is li8nked to results of Geneva 2 conference on Syria.

Sources added that the Iranian stance on Syria will have a direct impact on "Syria's allies in Lebanon", mainly Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun.

This as other sources told the Daily that Aoun is still adamant on having the Ministries of Energy and Telecommunications in order to participate in new cabinet.