As part of the ongoing dialogue, coordination and cooperation between Lebanese authorities and the U.N. represented in UNIFIL, the first meeting of the two parties’ joint action team was held Thursday at the Grand Serail, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry said.

The meeting was attended by representative of the Premiership, the Foreign Ministry, the Army Command and UNIFIL.

It is still not known where Lebanese parties would meet to hold a dialogue that French Envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian might call for or what the dialogue's agenda would be.

The dialogue might be held at the Pine Residence, al-Akhbar newspaper said Friday, despite Speaker Nabih Berri's wish for it to be held in parliament, which is still probable, especially according to Ain el-Tineh sources.

The Free Patriotic Movement is hoping to agree with Hezbollah on a presidential candidate other than Suleiman Franjieh or Jihad Azour, an FPM MP said.

“Dialogue means an intention to meet with the other over something that satisfies both parties, and therefore agreeing on a third candidate,” MP Cesar Abi Khalil told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, after the two parties announced that they have resumed dialogue.

The latest border tensions between Lebanon and Israel will be addressed by the Tripartite committee that comprises representatives of the Lebanese and Israeli armies and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a media report said on Friday.

“Military confrontation has been ruled out, until the moment, as long as communication channels remain open through the U.N. to end the problem of the border violations,” Asharq al-Awsat newspaper said.

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil called Friday on Lebanese authorities to take diplomatic measures against a decision by the European parliament to keep Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

"It is Lebanon fault," Bassil said as he accused Lebanese officials of "negligence".

The British Embassy in Beirut said Friday that it has hosted a round-table for women economists and colleagues from the International Monetary Fund to discuss Lebanon’s 2023 Article IV Consultation report.

IMF’s Resident Representative in Lebanon, Frederico Lima, gave a summary of the last report which was issued few weeks ago. Open and honest discussions followed from the attendees highlighting the immense challenges facing Lebanon’s economy.

The little village of Ghajar has been a sore point between Israel and Lebanon for years, split in two by the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. But after a long period of calm, the dispute has begun to heat up again.

Israel has been building a wall around the half of the village in Lebanese territory, triggering condemnation from Hezbollah, accusing Israel of moving to annex the site. A recent exchange of fire in the area raised alarm that the dispute could trigger violence.

Hezbollah central council member Sheikh Nabil Qaouq on Thursday welcomed the resumption of dialogue between Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement following months of tensions over the presidential file and the government’s work.

“This is an example of the unconditional dialogue we have always called for,” Qaouq said.

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Thursday held talks in Diman with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi.

The National News Agency said the meeting tackled the current situations and the ongoing contacts regarding the presidential vacuum crisis.

Former prisoner at the Khiam detention center, Soha Bechara, has contacted lawmakers in her country of residence, Switzerland, after being briefly detained on Tuesday night at Athens airport.

The former prisoner had made a stop in Greece, while she was traveling from Beirut through Athens to Switzerland. She was detained and interrogated before being deported back to Lebanon, as Greek authorities said she was denied entry into the country for security reasons.