Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Monday. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.

As-Safir

Berri, Jumblatt in danger … officials move about by taxis

News leaks revealing an assassination attempt against the head of the Internal Security Forces Information Branch Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hasan has opened the door wide to political, security and legal bickering over the issue of “telecoms data.”

Significantly, news about aborting the assassination attempt was quickly followed by a campaign by March 14 forces on Telecommunications Minister Nicholas Sehnaoui, accusing him of taking part in exposing some officials to danger because of his refusal to give security services access to the “telecoms data.”

High-ranking sources told As-Safir that credible information made available to relevant sides spoke of serious security risks surrounding Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt.

Their movements were being closely monitored in preparation for attacks on them, the information indicated.

Al-Liwaa

Second batch of indictments soon

Other explosive issues – apart from the issue over the “telecoms data” – included the subject of electricity in light of the offer from Iran [to sell Lebanon electricity at reduced rates] that embarrassed the Cabinet given the political and diplomatic atmosphere surrounding Tehran’s nuclear dossier as well as the recent red ; in addition to the red diesel scandal.

Meanwhile, well-informed security sources expressed pessimism over the repercussions of the crisis in Syria.

Security reports will be the focus of a meeting at Baabda Palace Monday between President Michel Sleiman and Interior Minister Marwan Charbel.

On the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the outcome of the farewell visit by outgoing STL Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare signaled the imminent release of a new batch of indictments against Lebanese individuals.

Al-Akhbar

‘Data’ crisis and the Iranian [electricity] offer on Tuesday’s Cabinet agenda

Cabinet will discuss Tuesday the electricity crisis and an Iranian offer to sell Lebanon power.

Politically, attacks by the Free Patriotic Movement against President Michel Sleiman persisted as reactions mounted over the subject of information revealing an assassination plot against a senior security figure.

Reactions to the leaked information by the Internal Security Forces about a possible assassination of a high-level security official escalated over the weekend.

The same issue is linked to that of the issue of cellular data [better known as the “telecoms data”] that Telecoms Minister Nicholas Sehnaoui has prevented access to.

The ISF Directorate General was given access to the database for a day on Jan. 27, although it had requested access to the telecoms data until the end of February 2012. That request was approved by Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Interior Minister Marwan Charbel.

Charbel told Al-Akhbar that he would meet Sehnaoui either Monday or Tuesday to discuss “legal” ways that security services could have access to database.