Egyptian security authorities on Monday detained a man suspected of spying for Hizbullah after he escaped detention during the January uprising, the official MENA agency said.

Hassan al-Manakhly, one of the 22-member Hizbullah cell, was arrested after making an appearance on a live talk show Sunday night in Cairo, MENA said.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat noted on Monday that the facts and figures in the 2002 report on humanitarian development in the Arab world have not changed since the report’s release, hoping that the revolts in the Arab world would be able to introduce real change in the way of life of Arab people.

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa magazine: “The lack of change can be attributed to a lack of developmental and economic policies in the Arab world.”

President Michel Suleiman criticized on Monday media reports that don’t necessarily reflect the actual ties between various political leaders and authorities.

He stressed: “All sides should halt their heated rhetoric over media reports that often lack accuracy.”

Prime Minister Najib Miqati on Monday defended the judiciary from critics saying parliament had made an important step in giving fair salaries to judges after adopting a new law.

During a meeting with a delegation from the Higher Judicial Council in the presence of Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi at the Grand Serail, Miqati said: “What has been achieved in terms of the amendment of the wages of judges is an accomplishment that the judicial body deserves even if it came late.”

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stated on Sunday that Syria’s Lebanese allies are sensing that the Syrian regime will be overthrown, and they are therefore now, contrary to their usual practices, calling for dialogue.

He said: “They are living in a state of confusion and are trying to take all possible measures to save themselves should the regime be toppled.

A meeting will be held on Monday between Lebanese security forces and agencies tasked with protecting the United Nations headquarters in Beirut to reconsider the measures taken to secure the building against any possible threat, An Nahar reported.

The security measures taken near the ESCWA building have caused a major bumper-to-bumper traffic near the U.N. Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia building in Beirut.

Former President Amin Gemayel said that the Phalange Party won’t participate in a conference that is being organized by top March 14 figures to confront Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi’s recent controversial stances on Hizbullah’s arms and the situation in Syria.

Gemayel told al-Jadid TV on Sunday that his Phalange party was not invited to the summit and said he rejected the “loud dispute” with al-Rahi.

The cabinet is not expected to discuss this week the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon probing the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

High-ranking sources told An Nahar newspaper on Monday that the government will not discuss on Wednesday the payment of Lebanon’s share in the STL.

The cabinet is not expected to make new appointments to state positions this week amid a dispute inside the government over Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun’s insistence to give the majority of Christian shares to his parliamentary Change and Reform bloc.

Ministerial sources told several Beirut dailies that the appointments are not on the agenda of the cabinet that is scheduled to meet on Wednesday. But ministers could raise the issue if ongoing consultations lead to an agreement on the name of the president of the Higher Judicial Council.

More than 20 Syrian soldiers have infiltrated 500 meters deep into Lebanese territory in the northern province of Akkar, An Nahar newspaper reported on Monday.

It quoted sources on the Lebanese-Syrian border as saying that the soldiers entered the area of Rajam Beit Khalaf and al-Kalkha in Wadi Khaled.