The United States' embassy in Lebanon denied in a released statement on Monday revoking the visas of several Lebanese nationals.

"Media reports claiming that the visas of 6,000 Lebanese have been recently revoked are categorically untrue,” the embassy stressed in its statement, pointing out that “visa revocation is highly uncommon, especially in Lebanon where no more than 1% of U.S. visas have been revoked over the last four years.”

The Phalange Party on Monday said the current situations in Lebanon and the region require an “extraordinary cabinet” and called for immunizing Lebanon's borders against infiltrations and violations.

“The Phalange Party warns against turning Lebanon into an open arena for fundamentalist groups and voices concern over possible new attacks similar to the Dahieh bombing,” the party's political bureau said in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.

A citizen from Zahle was kidnapped on Monday near the Bekaa town of Arsal, reported the National News Agency.

It said that Shan Foufian was kidnapped while he was inspecting a rock saw.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat stressed on Monday the need to form a new government in Lebanon in order to end the suffering of the people who are laboring under economic and social problems.

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website: “Veto power in government and excluding parties from cabinet have proved their failures in the past.”

First Military Investigation Judge Riyad Abu Ghida questioned on Monday six detainees for their involvement in last June's clashes in the southern town of Abra against the military institution.

"Abu Ghida interrogated six detainees and issued arrest warrants against 5 of them,” the state-run National News Agency reported.

A hospital in the north of the country has "forcibly" ejected 30 Syrians patients wounded in violence in their country, an activist said on Monday, while the hospital said they were discharged over unpaid bills.

"The Alameddin hospital in Minieh threw out 30 wounded Syrians from (the border town of) al-Qusayr" on Sunday, Khaled Mustafa, director of an office helping refugees in the North, told Agence France Presse.

Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said Monday that the Higher Judicial Council should inspect Roumieh prison's courtroom, which he said was ready to start the trial of inmates.

“I urge the Higher Judicial Council and specifically the caretaker Justice Minister (Shakib Qortbawi) to start the trials in the prison rather than taking the inmates to the Justice Palace,” Charbel said during a press conference.

Israel's prime minister insisted Sunday that he will not allow "dangerous weapons" to reach Hizbullah, following reports that Israel recently carried out an airstrike in northern Syria against a shipment of advanced missiles.

The airstrike in Latakia reportedly targeted Russian Yakhont anti-ship missiles, one of the types of advanced weapons that Israeli officials have previously said they would not allow to reach Syria. It would be the fourth known airstrike against Syria this year.

Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday said no changes have been made to the agenda of Wednesday's parliamentary session

"Should there be lack of quorum, I will set a date for another session," Berri added.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea expressed on Monday the March 14 alliance's readiness not to participate in the new cabinet's line-up so that it wouldn't be accused of obstructing the formation process.

“Despite it's not fair but our coalition is ready to remain out of the new government like Hizbullah,” Geagea said in comments published in As Safir newspaper.