After appointing the last five Constitutional Council members at a Cabinet session last month that “excluded” the Lebanese Forces, the LF stressed they “now have no more allies except those who wish to uncover and name the corrupt,” the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat reported on Saturday.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri received on Friday a telephone call from French President Emmanuel Macron who expressed satisfaction with the progress accomplished by Lebanon towards launching the CEDRE investment projects during the meeting of French envoy Pierre Duquesne with Hariri, the Premier’s office said.

President Michel Aoun on Friday told UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis that Lebanon has a legitimate right to fight any Israeli aggression against its sovereignty, the National News Agency reported.

Turkey's foreign ministry summoned the Lebanese ambassador after protesters unfurled an anti-Turkish banner on its embassy in Beirut, state media reported on Friday. 

A meeting has reportedly been arranged to bring together the Progressive Socialist Party and Hizbullah, media reports said on Friday.

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi affirmed strong relations between Lebanon and Egypt, stressing keenness on the “safety, security and stability of Lebanon,” the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat reported on Friday.

The United States has blocked a UN Security Council statement on tensions between Israel and Hizbullah, rejecting any criticism of Israel and forcing the text to be scrapped, according to diplomatic sources.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Thursday announced that the Lebanese will witness a "huge effort" by the government in the coming days that is aimed at “protecting Lebanon from the storm that it is going through.”

“We are passing through difficult days, especially at the economic level,” Hariri said during a ceremony to honor pilgrims at the Mohammed al-Amin Mosque in central Beirut.

Two Lebanese Forces ministers on Thursday raised questions about Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s latest remarks about the conflict with Israel.

Describing as “dangerous” Nasrallah’s statement that "there will be no such thing as international borders" if Israel attacks Lebanon, Minister Richard Kouyoumjian urged the government during a Cabinet session to voice a firm stance “clinging to the Blue Line and to U.N. resolution 1701.”

A group of fifteen students from Lebanese universities visited the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) from 1 to 5 September 2019 as part of a three-day study visit to The Hague.