Hizbullah began on Sunday holding daily mourning councils on the occasion of Ashura, the National News Agency reported on Monday.

The party prepared processions tents in the southern cities and towns, NNA added.

AMAL MP Hani Qobeissi stressed on Monday that the table of dialogue is essential for Lebanese politicians to gather and discuss the country’s problems, just like the Taef Accord was to end Lebanon’s civil war, the National News Agency reported on Monday.

MP Michel Aoun is reassured by al-Mustaqbal Movement chief ex-PM Saad Hariri's willingness to discuss all the options at hand to give momentum to the presidential file, which the MP interpreted as a tacit approval of supporting him for the post, the Kuwaiti As-Seyasah daily reported on Monday.

Although Hariri has not openly disclosed support for Aoun, but founder of the Free Patriotic Movement Aoun is reassured that Hariri is willing to take into consideration all the options available to end the over two-year vacuum at the post, according to information obtained by the daily.

A decision to hold a cabinet meeting this week has not been determined yet, pending consultations between the political parties, the VDL (100.5) quoted sources at the Grand Serail on Monday.

The sources' comments came after media reports alleged that PM Tammam Salam has called for a meeting on Thursday.

Al-Mustaqbal Movement chief ex-PM Saad Hariri met on Saturdaywith Prime Minister Tammam Salam at the Grand Serail after a series of shuttle presidency meetings over the week.

Hariri left the meeting without making a statement, media reports said.

Apple farmers held protests in several Lebanese regions on Saturday demanding a government action to help them sell their products inside Lebanon and to foreign markets.

Apple farmers in the Chouf district of Barouk blocked the road in a move that will be echoed in several other Lebanese regions on Saturday.

The Daylight Saving Time (DST) will end at 12:00 am on October 29, 2016.

Standard timing will be adopted as of Sunday, October 30 and clocks will go back to 11:00 pm.

March 14 general-secretariat member Elie Mahfoud said on Saturday that Hizbullah is seeking to bring a president who provides coverage for its security activities inside and outside Lebanon, the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

“Hizbullah is seeking to bring a Maronite to the post of the presidency who guarantees the safe return of its militias from Syria and, covers its security and military activities in Lebanon and outside the border,” he told NNA.

Telecommunications Minister Butros Harb said on Saturday that it is not in al-Mustaqbal Movement ex-PM Saad Hariri's interest to nominate MP Michel Aoun for the presidency, as he pointed out that it would lead the country to “negativity.”

“The country will arrive at a lot of negativity shall Aoun (founder of the Free Patriotic Movement) become a president,” said Harb to the VDL (100.5) in an interview.

The Internal Security Forces arrested a man in the Nahr el-Mot area near Beirut, for the possession of drugs and for allegedly planning to smuggle them into a juvenile prison, an ISF statement said on Saturday.

“On Friday 29/9/2016 a police patrol in Mount Lebanon busted Lebanese Aa.M., 1995, who was caught with amounts of hashish, two envelopes of Salvia divinorum, one envelope of cocaine, a Samsung mobile, Nokia mobile, LL 2,440,000 and $1600,” an ISF statement said on Saturday.