He put the state television and radio under his personal control instead.
The state television said the president had to rest for a few days.
The decision was announced late this morning on state television.
"The main thing is we need three days of peace," he said in an interview on state television.
He was providing analysis of the election results on state television.
Some of them turned up tonight for the first time on the state television, talking about political restructuring.
"It is a test for all of us," he said in an interview on state television.
The cause was a heart attack, Lebanon's state television reported.
At least 250 people were detained, the state television reported.
Its report, not the European one, was featured on state television.
