Former General Security chief Jamil al-Sayyed gave his testimony on Tuesday in the case of former Minister Michel Samaha.

Sayyed had previously denied having any links to the case.

The army and Internal Security Forces continued on Tuesday destroying cannabis fields in the town of al-Yammouneh in northern Bekaa without any reported incidents

According to the National News Agency, the operation was accompanied by seven armored personnel carriers and agriculture tractors.

State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr charged on Tuesday six people from al-Meqdad family and Syrians with belonging to an armed group and kidnapping people.

The charges include setting up an armed group for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities, kidnapping people, and terrifying them at gunpoint, the National News Agency said.

The Arab League didn't take any decision yet regarding Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour's request for the Arab Ministers to hold a meeting to take a “firm” decision over the anti-Islam film, As Safir newspaper reported on Tuesday.

A high-ranking Arab diplomat said in comments published in the daily that “Mansour held talks with Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi over the matter, however, Mansour should submit an official request before inviting all the Arab ministers to such a meeting.”

The Imam of Sidon's Bilal bin Rabah mosque Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir criticized on Tuesday Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's call for protests to denounce the anti-Islam film, considering that he has “hidden intentions” behind it.

“The Innocence of Muslims film insulted the Sunnis and Shiites,” al-Asir said in an interview with al-Joumhouria.

Interior Minister Marwan Charbel stressed on Tuesday that the coordination between Lebanese and Turkish authorities to set free Lebanese men held hostage in Syria was ongoing.

In remarks to al-Liwaa newspaper, Charbel confirmed the cooperation between the Lebanese and Turkish governments, while denying any new development on the case.

Diplomats at the U.S. embassy in Beirut have started to destroy classified material as a security precaution amid anti-American protests in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa.

A State Department status report obtained Monday by The Associated Press said the embassy had "reviewed its emergency procedures and is beginning to destroy classified holdings."

The cabinet failed on Monday to reach a decision concerning the 2013 state budget as it referred the increase in salaries and compensations for the three top presidential posts of the country, Ministers and MPs to the parliament.

The government convened at the Baabda Palace postponed discussions over the revenues of the 2013 state budget to Tuesday's session expected to be held at the Grand Serail.

Lebanese Force leader Samir Geagea considered on Monday that Hizbullah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah exploited the anti-Islam film for political aims calling for a spiritual summit in Bkirki to resolve the matter.

"Nasrallah is very smart and Hizbullah's strategic leadership knows how to benefit from the circumstances," Geagea said in an interview with MTV.

President Michel Suleiman tasked on Monday Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn to investigate the Syrian bombardment of Kherbet Daoud, calling on the security forces to act firm with the kidnappings in Lebanon.

Media reports said that Suleiman tasked Ghosn and the concerned officials with raising information regarding the incident that occurred on Monday on the outskirts of the eastern town of Arsal.