President Michel Aoun wished President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania a 'speedy recovery' after they were diagnosed with COVID-19 and the president was hospitalized.

“After learning that you, Mrs. Melania and some family members were infected with coronavirus, this epidemic that continues to spread in various parts of the world.I wish you a speedy recovery,” Aoun said in a statement.

After reaching an agreement on a framework of indirect U.S. mediated talks to demarcate Lebanon and Israel’s maritime border, an international official emphasized that the talks are “fortified” and “can not be disrupted,” al-Jomhouria daily reported on Saturday.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have traded accusations of using foreign fighters, including from Lebanon, in the battle for Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Head of a major Beirut public hospital battling Covid-19, Firas Abiad warned of the consequences after medicine distributors said they were halting delivery of medical supplies amid a spike in coronavirus cases.

The Israeli army released videos on Friday meant to prove the presence of Hizbullah missile factories in the suburbs of Beirut, despite the denials of the Lebanese Shiite movement.

On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hizbullah of manufacturing and storing weapons near fuel facilities in Beirut and warned of a "another tragedy" in the event of an explosion.

Lebanese activists of the October 17 uprising plan to kick start popular moves in the upcoming stage mainly marking its one-year anniversary, MTV television station reported on Friday.

The station said groups of activists held a series of meetings in the last few days to that end.

Lebanon requested international arrest warrants for the owner and captain of a vessel that contained a shipment of fertiliser behind Beirut's massive port blast, a judicial source said.

Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini had hoped to retire after decades spent designing colourful windows, but she has been flooded with work since the blast that ripped through Beirut.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker announced Thursday that Washington will continue to slap sanctions on Lebanese individuals despite the U.S.-mediated framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel to launch talks over their disputed borders.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft said Thursday that the U.S.-mediated framework agreement to launch border demarcation talks between Lebanon and Israel was “yet another example” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “historic efforts toward Middle East peace.”

The “leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed to discuss their maritime boundary. This agreement holds the potential for economic development in the Mediterranean & greater stability for the people,” Craft added in a tweet.