Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has only heard about U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus' visit to Lebanon from media reports.

Berri told local al-Joumhouria newspaper, in remarks published Tuesday, that he hasn't been formally informed that Ortagus would visit Lebanon next week and that he has not seen any tangible steps from the U.S. regarding the Israeli violations of the November ceasefire.

President Joseph Aoun held a friendly meeting with a delegation from Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc on Monday, after which sources from or close to the bloc lauded Aoun as “very affable,” a media report said.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that Lebanon, exhausted by divisions and wars, has decided to retrieve the state and its monopoly on arms and to return to the Arab fold.

In a speech at the Arab Media Summit in Dubai, Salam said that Lebanon's project - which "is not a fantasy, but a realistic project" - is based on reforms and sovereignty, explaining that the latter means freeing Lebanon from the duality of arms "which led to dual decision-making and to the loss of a national state."

A delegation from Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc held meetings Monday with President Joseph Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri.

In Beddawi Camp, North Lebanon, Ghazal walks into her new classroom with a big smile. "It’s bright. We have a nice playground," says the 5th grader. "I’m happy to be here every day."

The 10-year-old’s joy is shared by hundreds of children in the camp benefiting from improved schools, as well as thousands of refugees across Palestine Refugee Camps who now have safer infrastructure and better access to clean water.

Israeli warplanes on Monday carried out three airstrikes on the Sraj area in the outskirts of the Baalbek district town of Brital, the state-run National News Agency said.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said “the region has grown tired of Iranian-U.S. polarization,” hoping Arabs will return to Lebanon.

There is an available chance to reactivate the file of the release of Lebanese captives held by Israel in conjunction with the expected release of Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped by Iraq in 2023 by the Iran-backed Ketaeb Hezbollah group, which is not linked to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Western diplomatic sources said.

This week is supposed to be “decisive” regarding the file of weapons inside Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps, ad-Diyar newspaper reported on Monday.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Monday that Lebanon will return to the Arab fold and is seeking investments from Arab countries.

"There has been a clear decision about Lebanon's return to the Arab world," Salam said, adding that he hopes that this step would pave the way for more partnerships and quality investments.