Lebanon's currency hit a new low against the dollar on the black market Tuesday, continuing its freefall in a country gripped by political deadlock and an economic crisis.

The latest plunge means the Lebanese pound has lost almost 90 percent of its value on the informal market in just 18 months.

Russia has asked Hizbullah to play a “positive decisive role” in the cabinet formation process, media reports said.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has inspected the site where the field hospital donated by the United Arab Emirates is being established at Beirut waterfront, his press office said.

"This hospital is dedicated for the treatment of coronavirus patients," the press office said in a statement.

General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Commander of the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), visited Lebanon on March 15, 2021, the U.S. Embassy said.

Lead investigative judge into the Beirut port blast, Tarek al-Bitar, vowed Monday that “no culprit will remain outside prison and no innocent will remain in prison.”

Echoes from Lebanon, a virtual art exhibition, has been launched to show how people expressed their feelings on the recent events and situations in Lebanon: hope, pain, love and anger.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri held talks Monday at the Center House with French Ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo.

Hizbullah secretary general’s political aide Hussein Khalil met two days ago with Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil in a bid to convince him of the initiative that Speaker Nabih Berri is readying to launch, highly informed political sources said.

The head of Hizbullah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc, MP Mohammed Raad, met Monday in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday called on anti-government protesters to “respect citizens’ right to movement” and “avoid the blocking of public roads.”