The Syndicate Coordination Committee accused on Tuesday officials of blackmailing them and the nation regarding the approval of the new wage scale, rejecting their excuses over the failure to adopt the hike.

Head of Public Secondary School Education Teachers Association Hanna Gharib said during a press conference: “We will continue on boycotting the correction of official exams until the scale is approved.”

Palestinian security forces deployed on Tuesday at the southern refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh to implement a security plan.

Their deployment came in conformity with an agreement reached on Saturday between Palestinian factions in Lebanon.

Self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has vowed to release Muslim “hostages” from jails in Arab countries, including Lebanon, and promised to “liquidate their butchers.”

According to a video posted on YouTube on Sunday, the shadowy jihadist said the “butchers” include judges, security forces and guards.

A 22-year-old Lebanese is the first to allegedly carry out a suicide attack in Iraq since the Islamic State's declaration, al-Akhbar newspaper reported.

The daily said that the family of Moustafa Abdul Hay, who hails from al-Mankoubin area in the northern city of Tripoli, was informed that he died after carrying out a suicide attack in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Officials involved in the negotiations on the presidential deadlock have discussed several options, including a deal on a compromise Maronite candidate, to resolve the crisis, al-Liwaa newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The daily said that the officials could demand Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi to pressure the current candidates to withdraw their nominations.

Hizbullah fighters heavily deployed in the northern Bekaa Valley in a first-of-its kind appearance by the party that previously sought to move discretely during the night in the area.

According to An Nahar newspaper, Hizbullah fighters moved military vehicles, cannons and rocket launchers at midday in al-Labweh, al-Ain and several other areas on the eastern mountain range near the border with Syria.

The Kataeb Party on Monday reiterated its “urgent call” for the election of a new president, calling on security agencies to “deal firmly” with the sectarian calls of the so-called Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade.

“The Kataeb Party expresses its utmost concern over the security, financial and social threats posed by the presidential election crisis … and reiterates its urgent call for the election of a president and approving a new electoral law for parliamentary polls that would ensure fairness and proper representation,” the party said in a statement issued after its politburo's weekly meeting.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat noted on Monday that the dispute over the presidential elections has become linked to regional developments, meaning that officials are better off addressing the concerns of the people until they can settle their differences.

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website: “Officials must cater to the people's daily concerns before turning to the elections charade.”

Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr charged on Monday 28 people with belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The NNA said that seven suspects are already in custody.

AMAL MP Hani Qobeissi announced on Monday that he has withdrawn his complaint against head of the Association of Banks in Lebanon Francois Bassil.

He told MTV: “I decided to withdraw my complaint after Bassil declared that he respects parliament and its lawmakers.”