Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri on Monday noted that the kingdom “is closely following the developments” in Lebanon, adding that Riyadh would only issue a travel warning should it feel that its citizens are in possible danger.

“Should we feel that our citizens are in danger, we will take the right decision, but right now we are closely following the developments,” Asiri told reporters following talks with Prime Minister Najib Miqati at the Grand Serail.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati on Monday snapped back at Beirut’s MPs over their call for him to resign, noting that he is trying to “douse the fire ignited by some Mustaqbal Movement MPs through their fiery, irresponsible stances.”

“The call for the government’s resignation has become present in all the statements and remarks of the Mustaqbal MPs, which reflects a deep desire to regain what they consider an undisputable right,” Miqati’s office said in a statement.

The United States on Monday voiced concern about security in Lebanon, but said it welcomes a pledge by the Lebanese authorities to probe the shooting that killed Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed and his companion, urging all sides to show restraint.

"We are concerned by the security situation in Lebanon following the shooting of Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed and Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Merheb near a Lebanese Army checkpoint in the northern region of Akkar," U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said in a statement.

Forces which have failed to implement their plans to destabilize Syria have turned to Lebanon, Russian’s foreign ministry said on Monday.

"Moscow is seriously concerned by growing internal tensions in Lebanon. It appears that the forces that have failed to realize their plans to destabilize Syria have turned to neighboring Lebanon," the ministry said on its website.

Beirut MPs commended on Monday the clashes that erupted in the city on Sunday, accusing some powers and military agencies that are affiliated with the Syrian regime of seeking to create instability in Lebanon.

They said after an extraordinary meeting at the Center House: “We demand Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s resignation because his government is facilitating the return of the civil war.”

Slain clerics Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed and his companion Sheikh Mohammed al-Merheb were laid to rest on Monday in the Akkar town of al-Bireh, amid tensions and intense shooting into the air by gunmen who deployed heavily at the funeral’s site.

Throngs of people gathered in the town to attend the funeral in the afternoon.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon Trial Chamber has scheduled a hearing on June 13 to hear arguments on the jurisdiction of the STL and the legality of its creation, announced the tribunal in statement on Monday.

“The defense counsel representing the four accused - Salim Ayyash, Mustafa Badreddine, Hussein Oneissi, and Assad Sabra - filed motions recently challenging the legality and jurisdiction of the tribunal,” it said.

U.S. Special Advisor for Regional Affairs Ambassador Frederic Hof visited Lebanon on Monday and met with senior government officials to continue technical discussions on Lebanon’s maritime boundaries, said the U.S. Embassy in a statement.

Hof “encouraged Lebanon to continue its engagement to resolve its maritime boundaries” and “reaffirmed the United States’ support for the development of offshore oil and gas reserves in a manner that contributes to peace, stability, and prosperity,” said the embassy.

Deputy Head of Hizbullah's Executive Council Sheikh Nabil Qaouq accused on Tuesday the March 14 forces’ “catastrophic” policy has led Lebanon towards “major dangers.”

He demanded that the “heavy weapons” that were used in northern Lebanon should be employed in a defense strategy for Lebanon.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat noted on Monday that the swift investigation into the death of Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed demonstrates the need to support the army.

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa magazine: “The army should be supported in order to avert sliding into strife.”