The upcoming week will witness attempts to address the latest deterioration of the country's political crisis that was triggered by the Free Patriotic Movement's boycott of Thursday's cabinet session and all eyes will turn to Speaker Nabih Berri who will deliver a key speech on Wednesday, a media report said on Sunday.

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Michael Beary on Saturday hosted local authorities, religious leaders and Lebanese Armed Forces representatives from south Lebanon at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura to convey his profound appreciation for their strong support and to discuss issues of common concern to UNIFIL and the local communities, a UNIFIL press release said.

Beary expressed his gratitude to the leaders for their continued cooperation and friendship they have unwaveringly demonstrated to UNIFIL peacekeepers and to the mandate of the Mission.

Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said that Lebanon’s state budget, which he referred a day earlier to the cabinet, will be approved by the government if the intentions of political factions were truthful, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Saturday.

Army Commander Chief General Jean Qahwaji said on Saturday that the security situation is “relatively” calm in Lebanon as he expressed confidence that it is under control, As Safir daily reported.

Speaker Nabih Berri expressed certainty on Saturday that ministers of the Free Patriotic Movement will not resign from the cabinet because they are “wise enough” to realize that the country is passing through a critical stage that requires preserving the government, al-Akhbar daily reported.

The trash management file has returned back to the spotlight after a deal to transport garbage from the streets of Metn, Keserwan and parts of the capital Beirut went to a halt due to the closure of the Bourj Hammoud storage location.

Trash is accumulating once again on the streets of Metn, Keserwan and a small section of Beirut that are included in the trash deal to transport garbage to a temporary site in Bourj Hammoud, said al-Akhbar daily on Saturday.

Hizbullah on Friday bombed posts of the jihadist group al-Nusra Front in the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, Hizbullah's al-Manar TV said.

General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim revealed Friday that he intends to visit a country that can help Lebanon secure the release of the nine Lebanese servicemen who are being held hostage by the extremist Islamic State group.

A Lebanese member of the terrorist Islamic State group was referred Friday to the judiciary, an army statement said.

The Army intelligence arrested an Islamic State group firebrand suspected of leading smuggling operations, LBCI reported on Friday.