President Michel Suleiman is committed to the government's electoral draft law, reported the daily An Nahar Saturday.

Sources close to the president revealed however that he is open to amendments to it in a hope that it would become accepted by all political powers.

Cabinet is expected to tackle during its upcoming session an amendment to the parliamentary electoral law proposed by the Mustaqbal bloc, reported the daily An Nahar on Saturday.

The proposal was referred by Speaker Nabih Berri to the government and it has been signed by MPs Ahmed Fatfat, Ghazi Youssef, Atef Majdalani, and Jean Oghassabian.

Speaker Nabih Berri reiterated his adherence to the hybrid draft-law that combines the winner-takes-all and proportional representation systems that has been proposed by MP Ali Bazzi from his Liberation and Development bloc, al-Joumhouria daily said Saturday.

“The hybrid draft-law that I have suggested is the best law. It does not allow anyone to win against another, its a triumph for the country and everyone,” the daily quoted Berri as saying.

A security apparatus has completed a report on the kidnappings in Lebanon, reported the daily An Nahar on Saturday.

It said that the apparatus determined that 37 individuals are part of the various abduction gangs in the country.

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun on Friday said “the alternative” to the electoral law proposed by the Orthodox Gathering would be an electoral law that turns Lebanon into a single electoral district under a proportional representation system.

“I did not celebrate over the (approval of the) Orthodox Gathering law (by the joint parliamentary committees) and it is not a victory because victory is to be achieved during elections,” Aoun said in an interview on al-Manar television.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday that at least 305,753 refugees have fled the warn-torn neighboring country and came to Lebanon since the start of the conflict in Syria.

The UNHCR's weekly report on the situation of refugees in Lebanon elaborated that the majority of Syrians and Palestinians reside in the north of Lebanon with their number reaching 112,384.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea called on his allies in the March 14 coalition to make an effort to reach consensus over an electoral law instead of “continuously attacking” the Orthodox Gathering's draft, criticizing spreading a “fake victory atmosphere” among March 8's Christians.

“I urge political factions to agree on an electoral law instead of attacking the Orthodox draft,” Geagea stated in a speech he gave at a LF ceremony in Maarab, during which the door to admitting new party members was opened.

Salafist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir and his supporters deployed Friday with their weapons around the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Sidon, amid a heavy deployment by the army and security forces.

“Armed supporters of Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir deployed around the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque and the army has called in reinforcements from outside Sidon,” MTV reported.

Phalange Party MP Sami Gemayel lashed out on Friday at Lebanese authorities for not suspending diplomatic ties with the neighboring country Syria after the judiciary demanded the death penalty for a Syrian security official.

Gemayel wondered how the Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Abdul Karim Ali, wasn't expelled or summoned.

The Deputy Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon said Friday the court had “faith” in the judgment of Pre-Trial Judge Daniel Fransen, a day after he postponed the provisional March 25 start date for trials.

“We have faith in Judge Fransen's judgment, and he knows best if the case is ready for trial,” said Daryl Mundis, the Deputy Registrar, in a Q&A session on twitter.