Saudi Arabia pledges $3bn to Lebanese army:
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman announces largest grant ever given to the country's armed forces. He said the funds would allow Lebanon's military to purchase French weapons. He did not provide any further details of the deal. Ref. Source 8
3 Soldiers killed by Lebanon car bomb:
A car bomb has exploded near a Lebanese army checkpoint near the Syrian border, killing three soldiers, reports say. Several more soldiers were reported wounded in the blast, believed to be a suicide attack, on the outskirts of the town of Arsal. Ref. Source 8
ISIS Militants Behead Lebanese Soldier and Hold 18 More:
Members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have beheaded a Lebanese soldier who was one of 19 captured when militants seized a Lebanese border town for a few days this month. A video of the beheading was posted on social media sites on Saturday. Ref. Source 6