The army announced on Saturday the arrest of a Lebanese national in the northern area of Zgharta on terror charges.

The army announced on Saturday the arrest of a Lebanese national in the northern area of Zgharta on terror charges.

It said that Ahmed Ali al-Ghourani was detained in Miryata in Zgharta on suspicion of contacting terrorist groups.

In the northern city of Tripoli, Syrian Abdullah Jamal Darwish was arrested for his connections to the Islamic State extremist group.

The detainees have been referred to the concerned authorities.

The army and security forces have in recent months arrested scores of terror suspects linked to groups involved in the Syrian conflict.