Paris believes that Suleiman Franjieh’s election as president is “still possible,” a media report said on Monday.

The five-nation group on Lebanon -- which comprises the U.S., France, KSA, Qatar and Egypt -- will meet soon to discuss the Lebanese presidential crisis and the possibility of launching new initiatives, a media report said on Sunday.

Esmail Qaani, who leads Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, has held a series of clandestine meetings with militant leaders across the region in recent weeks, The Wall Street Journal quoted “people familiar with the discussions” as saying.

U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon appealed for calm late Friday after supporters of Hezbollah clashed with Israeli border guards as Iran and Arab countries marked Jerusalem Day.

The annual commemoration is staged in support of the Palestinian cause, and earlier in the day Palestinian factions paraded in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon, a Hezbollah stronghold.

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday pledged to respond against any Israeli attack in Lebanon following last week's major cross-border escalation.

Describing the flare-up as “an important and major event,” Nasrallah said that Hezbollah’s “policy of silence is the best choice in managing the battle with the enemy.”

The influential Arab countries want to end Lebanon’s presidential vacuum before mid-June, a media report said on Friday.

“Important developments” over the past few days have pushed France to believe that Suleiman Franjieh’s nomination for the presidency has reached a dead end, a media report said.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called Thursday for a legislative session that will take place on Tuesday and during which the MPs will vote on a draft law for extending the municipalities' term.

Two draft laws have been submitted by Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab and MP Sajih Atiyeh. The first aims at extending the municipalities' term by 4 months, and the second extends the municipal councils' term by a year.

French presidential adviser for near eastern affairs Patrick Durel visited Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to continue discussions over the file of Lebanon’s presidential vacuum, LBCI television reported.

Durel has recently met in Paris with Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh – the presidential candidate of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has said that the reality of the crisis is the existence of an "illegal armed organization," usurping the strategic decision of the state.

"The last example is what we witnessed in the south last week," he added.