HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday received a telephone call from Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam.   Discussions dealt with bilateral ties as well as the latest developments in Lebanon, particularly in the Arsal region. Lebanon’s army surrounded the border town of Arsal occupied by militants yesterday as mediators reported progress in negotiations to end to the most serious spillover of Syria’s civil war yet onto Lebanese soil.

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