Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat travelled to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, his first to the kingdom since the formation of the government and his joining of the new majority in Lebanon, reported al-Akhbar newspaper on Monday.

March 8 sources did not hide their concern with the visit “given the impact it may have on the political balance in Lebanon since the toppling of former Premier Saad Hariri’s government” in early 2011, reported al-Liwaa newspaper on Monday.

President Michel Suleiman stressed on Monday that the majority of the parliament wants the cabinet to remain for several considerations, according to As Safir newspaper.

The vote of confidence revealed that “there’s no intention by anyone to topple the cabinet,” Suleiman told the daily.

Seven people were injured when an explosion apparently caused by a bomb shook a restaurant in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Tyre, a Lebanese security source said Monday.

The blast occurred at midnight Sunday in the elevator of the Notion restaurant, injuring seven people who were hospitalized, the source added.

Three people were wounded on Sunday when a demo against the Syrian regime came under gunfire in the Tripoli neighborhood of Abi Samra.

“Gunmen opened fire at the demo when it reached al-Shiraa Roundabout, wounding three people who were rushed to hospitals in the area,” state-run National News Agency reported.

Israel's army chief has said that in case of a regional war, his forces will be able to cope with the rocket threat from Lebanon and from the Gaza Strip.

"I can’t promise no missiles will be landing here. They will be falling; many of them. It won’t be a simple war, neither on the frontlines nor on the home front,” army chief-of-staff Benny Gantz said in an extract from an interview with the top-selling Yediot Aharanot daily.

The judicial police in Beirut’s southern suburbs arrested on Sunday three fugitives who have been wanted for various crimes, reported Voice of Lebanese radio.

It said that the three individuals sought to escape the police as it was arresting a number of wanted suspects in the area of Gallery Semaan.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi denied on Sunday that he supports the adoption of proportional representation for the 2013 parliamentary elections.

He said: “We support an electoral law that best represents the Lebanese people.”

The 2013 parliamentary elections cannot be held under a government that was not formed in a democratic manner, a leading opposition figure told the Kuwaiti al-Anba newspaper on Sunday.

It said: “A transitional government must be formed to oversee the elections and prepare the circumstances under which they can be held.”

Speaker Nabih Berri will likely propose a “solution” to the dispute over the parliamentary electoral law next week.

Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil told al-Manar television on Saturday that the solution entails adopting proportional representation for the law.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati is scheduled to travel to Brussels on Wednesday after holding a cabinet session at the Baabda Palace, headed by Presidents Michel Suleiman, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.

The premier is expected to hold talks with his Belgian counterpart Elio Di Rupo and a number of high-ranking officials, including some from the European Commission.