Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour stated on Tuesday that opinions expressed by Lebanese politicians do not reflect the cabinet's stances, reiterating Lebanon's disassociation policy towards regional events.

"We respect the particularity of the countries in the region and Lebanon vowed to follow a disassociation policy towards their internal affairs,” Mansour said after meeting with Bahrain's Deputy Prime Minister Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa in the Gulf state, explaining that this approach has been followed by Lebanese officials since the independence.

Education Minister Hassan Diab revealed on Tuesday that secondary and middle school official exams will most likely be postponed due to the Syndicate Coordination Committee strike.

He said after meeting with Premier Najib Miqati that the postponement will allow schools to complete the academic curriculum.

Head of the public drivers syndicate Bassam Tleis revealed on Tuesday that a meeting with Prime Minister Najib Miqati failed to avert a decision by the Transportation Drivers Union to stage a strike on Thursday.

“We will hold another meeting with the premier on Wednesday for further consultations and we'll decided after it the fate of the our strike on Thursday,” Tleis told reporters at the Grand Serail.

Bilal bin Rabah mosque Imam Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir announced on Tuesday the launch of a series of protests scheduled to take place after every Friday's prayers if the cabinet “does not respond to his demands”.

"We will not stop our activities until the cabinet responds to our demands and restores our dignity,” Asir said in a press conference.

The Syndicate Coordination Committee warned on Tuesday Prime Minister Najib Miqati of not including the new wage scale on the session's agenda, considering that the cabinet doesn't represent the Lebanese people.

“It will be their end if they don't include the matter on Wednesday's cabinet session agenda,” head of the private school teachers association Nehme Mahfoud told protesters gathered near the Ministry of Economy in Downtown Beirut.

The head of the Mustaqbal bloc MP Fouad Saniora held talks on the parliamentary elections with Phalange Party chief Amin Gemayel, reported the National News Agency on Tuesday.

It said that the two officials addressed electoral law discussions and the need to hold the elections, scheduled for June, on time.

Director of the Chamber of Commerce for Mount Lebanon and Beirut Mohammed Shuqair called for round table talks between the Syndicate Coordination Committee and the Economic Committees to study the problematic wage scale issue in light of the escalatory measures taken by the SCC, As Safir daily said Tuesday.

“I call upon the SCC to hold talks with the Economic Committees and form a joint commission to study the wage scale from various aspects,” Shuqair told the daily.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati is holding onto his stance from the so-called Orthodox Gathering electoral draft-law, reiterating his rejection to the adoption of the proposal, media reports said on Tuesday.

Sources close to the premier pointed out in comments published in al-Joumhouria newspaper that he informed officials that he will not attend any parliamentary session set to vote on the Orthodox proposal.

Envoys of President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Najib Miqati are expected to present to various political factions a new version of the hybrid electoral draft law, reported the daily An Nahar Tuesday.

It said that Suleiman's envoy, former Minister Khalil al-Hrawi, and Miqati's envoy, Economy Minister Nicolas Nahhas, are set to hold discussions with the factions on a law that sees the election of 68 MPs based on the winner-takes-all system and 60 based on the proportional representation system.

Speaker Nabih Berri defended his parliamentary electoral law proposal, saying he is willing to assume the responsibility of its consequences, reported As Safir newspaper Tuesday.

He told the daily: “I proposed the hybrid draft law, the outcomes of which are unknown and based on constructive vagueness.”