The Progressive Socialist Party is expected to hold a press conference on Tuesday to address what it said was “intervention in the judiciary” regarding the problematic Qabrshmoun incident, a move considered by Baabda as “disruptive” of the Cabinet’s work, the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat reported on Monday.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Bogdanov received on Saturday George Shaaban, Prime Minister Saad Hariri's adviser for Russian affairs, the pan-Arab al-Hayat daily said on Monday.

The daily said that Shaaban's visit to Moscow comes in the context of foreign contacts being conducted by Hariri on the situation in Lebanon with key countries and permanent members of the Security Council to explain the developments in Lebanon.

The repercussions of the deadly Qabrshmoun incident raise fears of an aggravating political crisis in light of failed attempts to resolve the issue that suspended cabinet meetings since July 2, amid Speaker Nabih Berri’s initiative to resolve the stalemate.

A Dutch band said Sunday it had cancelled its gig at a top Lebanon festival in solidarity with Mashrou’ Leila pulled from the event after threats over alleged offence to Christians.

State Minister for Administrative Development Affairs May Chidiac on Sunday lamented attempts to weaken PM Saad Hariri in light of a dragging suspension of the Cabinet meetings over the Qabrshmoun incident.

“The frog that wished to be bigger than the bull!” said Chidiac in a tweet.

The Progressive Socialist Party reportedly plans to object to what it called “interventions by men of the (Presidential) term (of President Michel Aoun) at the military court to direct investigations into the Qabrshmoun incident,” al-Hayat daily reported on Sunday.

The leader of an Islamist group in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh, Bilal al-Orqoub, has reportedly been killed and his sons were arrested, LBCI TV station reported on Sunday.

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh on Saturday reassured that the status of the Lebanese lira is "stable."

The Progressive Socialist Party has threatened to quit government should there be a vote on "curbing the role of PSP chief Walid Jumblat."

The Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh was on Saturday witnessing cautious calm after a Palestinian "security operation" that ended in the withdrawal of an Islamist group from a camp's neighborhood and the escape of its leader.