Beirut: Palestinian president Abbas meets with Lebanese officials

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Lebanese officials including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri as he continued his visit to Beirut. Abbas is on his first visit to Lebanon in seven years.

On Wednesday, the Lebanese and Palestinian presidents agreed that Palestinian factions won’t use Lebanon as a launchpad for any attacks against Israel, and to remove weapons that aren’t under the authority of the…