Prime Minister Tammam Salam urged the Lebanese to have patience to confront the presidential vacuum and the lingering political disputes, vowing that his cabinet will be more productive at the beginning of the New Year.

“The presidential vacuum is negatively affecting the country,” Salam stressed in comments published in al-Mustaqbal newspaper on Sunday.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and head of the Mustaqbal Movement MP Saad Hariri hailed on Saturday former Minister Mohammed Shatah on the first anniversary of his assassination as a figure of moderation and dialogue.

Geagea said during a press conference on the occasion: “We miss your wisdom, nationalism, and moderation during a time when we are most in need of them.”

Prime Minister Tammam Salam emphasized on Saturday that officials' main concern is the election of a new head of state.

He said: “There is a need to unite stances and elect a president as soon as possible.”

Mustaqbal bloc MP Samir al-Jisr revealed that the dialogue between the Mustaqbal Movement and Hizbullah will resume in January 2015, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Saturday.

He told the daily that the talks will resume on January 5.

Head of the Kataeb party Amin Gemayel is expected to pay Saudi Arabia a visit upon the invitation of deputy Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz, media reports reported on Saturday.

Gemayel received a phone call from the Crown Prince who congratulated him on the holidays and invited him to visit the kingdom.

Security measures have been intensified in the North amid reports that terrorist groups are seeking to attack a military post in the area, said As Safir newspaper on Saturday.

A security source told the daily that terrorists are planning on attacking the post that is located near a major tourist resort south of the city of Tripoli.

Speaker Nabih Berri and Free Patriotic Movement MP Michel Aoun have resolved their dispute over the oil file, reported the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat on Saturday.

It said that the two sides agreed to issue contracts over the oil fields adjacent to the Israeli blocks after the speaker had warned that the neighboring state could exploit Lebanon's offshore wealth.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is working on an amended indictment that will include the name of a sixth suspect in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, reported As Safir newspaper on Saturday.

In addition, the STL Prosecution may summon a lawmaker from Hizbullah's Loyalty to the Resistance bloc as a suspect to give his testimony before the court.

Grand Mutfi Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan on Friday said Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz welcomes the dialogue between Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal Movement.

Daryan voiced his remarks at Beirut's airport upon his arrival from Saudi Arabia, where he held talk with top Saudi officials and al-Mustaqbal leader MP Saad Hariri.

Hizbullah's politburo chief Sayyed Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed reiterated on Friday the party's support for Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun to reach the Baabda Palace after talks with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, which focused on the latest developments in Lebanon and the region.

“Aoun is a competent person who is capable of playing a positive role if he was elected as a president and he can assume responsibilities amid the difficult situation” the country is passing through, al-Sayyed told reporters at Bkirki.