Prime Minister Najib Miqati described Wednesday the Lebanese-Gulf rift as a cloud that will pass.

He said at the start of a Cabinet session that the Kuwaiti and Saudi statements indicate that the "cloud that has engulfed the Lebanon-Gulf relations will soon dissipate."

PM Najib Miqati is reportedly seeking to win the approval of Speaker Nabih Berri, ex-PM Saad Hariri, Hizbullah and Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat for the sacking of State Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat, in order to pave the way for an “uncertain deal” with President Michel Aoun, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and Free Patriotic Movement head Jebran Bassil.

The deal would also involve the firing of Higher Judicial Council chief Judge Suheil Abboud, “which would make everyone a winner," al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi slammed Hizbullah Wednesday by accusing the group of dragging Lebanon into several wars.

"If its weapons are against Israel, why is Hizbullah dragging us into wars in other places," al-Rahi asked in a TV interview.

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari is returning to Beirut soon, media reports said Wednesday.

KSA had recalled Bukhari, following a diplomatic rift caused by back-then Information Minister George Kordahi who had described the war in Yemen as an aggression by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Kuwait's Foreign Ministry has welcomed a statement by Prime Minister Najib Miqati regarding Lebanon’s desire to repair its ties with the Gulf.

"We look forward to carry on with the constructive measures aiming at restoring the Lebanon-Gulf ties," the statement said.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday welcomed a statement issued by Prime Minister Najib Miqati regrading Lebanon’s desire to repair its ties with the kingdom and the other Arab Gulf nations.

In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said it “welcomes the positive points” included in Miqati’s remarks, hoping that will contribute to “restoring Lebanon’s role and standing in the Arab and international arenas.”

Raja Salameh, the detained brother of Central Bank chief Riad Salameh, was questioned Tuesday by Financial Attorney General Judge Jean Tannous over the file of the brokerage firm that he owns, Forry Associates Ltd, al-Jadeed TV said.

The TV network added that Salameh was not interrogated by Mount Lebanon First Examining Magistrate Nicolas Mansour due to the Covid-19 infection of a judicial clerk at Mt. Lebanon’s investigations department.

The detained harbormaster of Beirut’s port, Mohammed al-Mawla, has filed a request through his lawyer for transferring the port blast case from the hands of Judge Tarek Bitar to another lead investigative judge.

The request cites the current suspension of investigations and keenness on the proper conduct of justice.

Conflicting reports emerged Tuesday on whether a court of appeals has ordered the removal of red wax seals from the assets of Fransabank.

"The reports saying the seals have been removed from Fransabank's assets are baseless and the Court of Appeals' ruling prevents the removal of the seals, contrary to what is being rumored," the United for Lebanon activist group said.

President Michel Aoun has defended Hizbullah in an interview in Rome with leading Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

“Hizbullah has no influence in any way on the security situation of the Lebanese inside the country. As for the southern border, there is ongoing cooperation between the army and the UNIFIL forces,” Aoun said.