Prime Minister Tammam Salam has called security and military officials for a meeting at the Grand Serail on Wednesday to discuss the illegal internet network file jeopardizing the country's security, al-Mustaqbal daily reported on Tuesday.

A parliamentary source told the daily on condition of anonymity: “The negligence of the government in punishing the perpetrators, mainly between 2009-2010 when the Barouk network was uncovered, led to their indifference and even encouraged others to commit similar crimes against the country's national sovereignty, security and economy.”

British officials have regretted during a meeting with Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq a decision by Saudi Arabia to freeze billions of dollars of aid to the Lebanese army and security forces, sources said on Tuesday.

Mashnouq's sources told An Nahar newspaper that the minister has met with several officials on the first day of his official visit to London.

U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has revealed part of his foreign policy advisory team, which includes a Lebanese man.

He made the announcement on Monday during a wide-ranging meeting with The Washington Post’s editorial board although he has largely avoided policy details during his campaign.

Speaker Nabih Berri has vowed not to violate Lebanon's Constitution by allowing only the parliament's simple majority to elect a new president.

“Don't try me and don't mess with me,” Berri told the officials who are calling for the election of a head of state by simple majority.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said that she would forcefully counter anti-Semitism and thwart Iran's proxies like Hizbullah if she was elected U.S. president.

“We cannot forget that Tehran’s fingerprints are on nearly every conflict across the Middle East, from Syria to Lebanon to Yemen,” the Democratic frontrunner told nearly 18,000 attendees at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference on Monday.

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Monday ruled out an imminent Israeli attack or war against Lebanon as he warned that this group has the ability to target nuclear and biological sites in Israel in any future confrontation.

“I rule out an Israeli attack or war against Lebanon in the near future,” said Nasrallah in an interview on al-Mayadeen television, dismissing recent media reports in this regard.

The We Want Accountability campaign on Monday accused employees from the Sukleen waste management firm of beating up its protesters during a sit-in outside the company's headquarters in Karantina.

The campaign also posted pictures of a protester with a bruised face on its Facebook page.

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri confirmed on Monday that the kingdom will always be the best destination for Lebanese businessmen, assuring that it will keep its doors open for them and for their investments.

“The kingdom was and will remain the best destination for Lebanese businessmen. It will keep its doors open,” Asiri told Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Magazine in an interview.

Three cabinet ministers agreed on Monday to form a task force to resolve the problem of imported wheat days after Health Minister Wael Abou Faour and Economy Minister Alain Hakim exchanged accusations on the issue.

The two ministers, in addition to Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb, stressed that they are cooperating and hoped that the task force would come up with a clear proposal in the coming few days.

"Raqa! Manbij! Al-Bab!" drivers call out at a bus station in the heart of bustling Beirut looking for passengers to make the perilous journey to Islamic State group strongholds in Syria.

"Just before we reach the first Daesh checkpoint, everyone throws out their cigarettes," said Abu Ali, a bus driver in his 40s, using a derogatory Arabic name for IS.