Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri hailed on Tuesday the formation of the Syrian National Coalition, saying that it reflects the aspirations of the “free Syrian people.”

He said in a statement: “The bloc is a step in the right direction to continue the popular Syrian revolution and its ultimate goal to topple the regime of President Bashar Assad.”

Bab al-Tabbaneh residents briefly blocked on Tuesday the international highway that links the northern city of Tripoli with Akkar to demand the government to compensate the damages caused by the recent incidents in the city.

Protesters blocked the road with trucks, cars and garbage containers demanding the Higher Relief Council to pay them their compensations, the National News Agency reported.

The European Union is waiting for the outcome of a Bulgarian inquiry into a deadly suicide bombing attack on Israelis in July before deciding on whether to list Hizbullah as a terrorist organization, the French Ambassador to Israel said.

“Our British friends would like to put Hizbullah’s military wing on the terror list,” Christophe Bigot told The Jerusalem Post.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati and Army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji said the security of the southern city of Sidon was a top priority after three people were killed in clashes between Hizbullah and supporters of Salafist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir.

“Our responsibility lies in keeping the security of residents in all Lebanese regions and mainly in the city of Sidon,” Miqati told As Safir newspaper in remarks published Tuesday.

The March 14 alliance lashed out on Tuesday at Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, pointing out that the high tension level in his speech indicates the crisis his party is going through over the developments in Syria and the opposition’s rejection to attend the all-party talks.

“He divided the Lebanese into two categories: conspirators and patriots,” sources close to the March 14 coalition told al-Joumhouria newspaper.

General Prosecutor Judge Hatem Madi issued on Tuesday a search and investigative warrant against two people, including the brother of Minister of State for Administrative Reform Mohammad Fneish over the illegal medications case.

According to LBCI the warrant was issued against Abdul Latif Fneish and Fouad Ahmed Wehbeh over links to the forging certificates of laboratory tests and illegal medications case.

Speaker Nabih Berri blamed on Tuesday the March 14 opposition for preventing the country's bickering foes from reaching a deal on ending the political crisis.

“Had it (the March 14 alliance) agreed to (engage) in dialogue as I had suggested to meet every four days or one week, we would have agreed on something,” Berri told al-Joumhouria newspaper.

The Phalange party warned on Monday of the latest clashes that took place in several cities in the country, calling on the Lebanese authorities to deal with them strictly and contain them in order to avoid their spread.

"These incidents remind us of the epoch of war, and if left uncontained, we could easily be dragged back into a serious internal conflict,” the Phalange statement said after the weekly meeting of the party's political bureau.

Hizbullah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Monday accused “some of March 14's Christians” of “seeking a Sunni-Shiite conflict in Lebanon,” rejecting the formation of a neutral or technocrat cabinet and calling on the March 14 camp to engage in dialogue “if they want a unity government.”

“All indications confirm that some parties in the country are conspiring with foreign forces to push the country towards an explosion,” said Nasrallah in a televised address marking Hizbullah's Martyr Day.

Cardinal Robert Sarah, an envoy sent by the pope to Lebanon in lieu of a Vatican mission to Syria, said that he had witnessed "unprecedented suffering" among refugees fleeing the civil war.

"I arrived at the border with Syria and, unfortunately, I saw unprecedented suffering," Sarah told Sunday's edition of the Holy See's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano.