Al Mustaqbal:

Nasrallah "happy and comforted" because Ban Ki-moon is concerned over Hezbollah's power

Davutoglu: Lebanon is the first Arab Spring

U.N. Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon went to the south on the second day of his Lebanon visit and from there he confirmed that there is continued commitment to UNIFIL in their mission to protect the Lebanese people.

And Hezbollah's secretary-general Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah went to Baalbek to respond to the international visitor’s concern over the illegitimate arms, saying: "The Jihadist armed resistance will stay, continue and escalating."

Meanwhile the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with the top three officials and discussed the need to prevent any negative repercussions of the Arab Spring on Lebanon, which he said was home to the first Arab Spring achievement.

Ban headed to Naqoura on board a U.N. helicopter and listened to UNIFIL commander Gen. Alberto Asarta Cuevas's explanation of field work and of the challenges facing the international forces. Ban responded, praising UNIFIL and its soldiers and saluted the soldiers who were wounded in the recent bomb attack in Tyre. He affirmed that the work to safeguard peace is more dangerous in south Lebanon than in any other place in the world.

An-Nahar

Summary of Ban and Davutoglu: Syrian crisis source of danger

Opposition committed to tribunal, Nasrallah to arms

Domestic and regional complications particularly in Syria took center stage in a long day filled with meetings and stances which accompanied U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on the second day of his visit to Lebanon and during Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's two-day visit to Beirut.

These complications were apparent in two separate scenes: the first in Naqoura where Ban toured UNIFIL's headquarter and announced that work to preserve peace is more dangerous in south Lebanon than in any other place in the world.

The second was in Baalbek where Hezbollah secretary-general Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah appeared on a television screen expressing his happiness with the international official’s concern over the special military power of the party. He said: "what concerns me is that you be worried and the U.S. who is behind you as well as Israel ..."

Complications escalated in the Phoenicia Intercontinental where Ban and Davutoglu are staying. While Ban met with members of the opposition and listened to their commitment to the tribunal, Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad said, after a long meeting with Davutoglu, that there is a big difference between the Turkish foreign minister's approach and vision and his regarding the situation in Syria, emphasizing the need for change by the people and not via outside forces.

Al-Hayat

Ban resumed his meetings and checked international forces in the south.

Ban spoke to Lebanese officials in a "clear, strong language about Hezbollah's arms"

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon emphasized during his talks with Lebanese officials yesterday the importance of implementing resolutions 1559 and 1701. He also talked about the situation in Syria, its repercussions on Lebanon, including the humanitarian crisis of the Syrian refugees, and his intention to extend the protocol governing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon tasked with prosecuting those involved in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri as well as the importance of strengthening women's rights and their position in governance via the implementation of quotas.

U.N. sources said that Ban spoke with a clear, strong language about Hezbollah's weapons and other of non-Lebanese militias in the country, whose disarmament is called for by resolution 1559. He also spoke about the Israeli violations of resolution 1701 and vowed to speak to Israeli regarding the matter when he visits the Jewish state next month, when he is expected to visit Jordan and Ramallah.

Ban told Al Hayat while on board a helicopter on his way to UNIFIL's headquarter in the south about his stance regarding the protests against rape laws, saying that one of the five goals for his next term would a campaign to stop violence against women in all countries with no exception.