Former prime minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday denied a media report claiming that he has sent an admonishing message to Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan over his “siding with” ex-PM Fouad Saniora in his endeavor to “inherit the House of Hariri and al-Mustaqbal Movement.”

“In line with its habit of fabricating news, al-Akhbar newspaper today published a report that is full of lies about what it called ‘an admonishing message from Hariri to the Grand Mufti,’” Hariri’s press office said in a statement.

Today, Tuesday, doors will close for candidacy for the parliament elections on May 15.

A low turnout is expected in the Sunni community, as former prime minister Saad Hariri's political exit created a vacuum and a need for a new mantle.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati officially announced Monday that he will not run for the upcoming parliamentary elections, as he called for heavy participation in the polls.

“Because I believe in the inevitability of change and in the need to make way for the new generation… I announce that I will not nominate myself for the parliamentary elections, wishing success for everyone,” Miqati said in a televised address.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stressed Monday emphasized that the parliamentary elections will be held on time on May 15, as he warned of foreign attempts to “change Lebanon’s identity” through the elections.

“We stress that the elections will be held on May 15 after the fall of all the amendment, postponement and procrastination attempts,” Berri said in a televised address to announce Amal Movement’s candidates for the elections.

On March 14, that marks the date of the anti-Syrian 2005 Cedar Revolution, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea launched the LF's electoral campaign.

"We want and we can" Geagea said, urging the Lebanese to vote for the LF, after a series of teasing billboards said that "some can but don't want to," and "some want to but can't."

Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit urged Monday the international community to support Lebanon.

He mentioned, after a meeting with President Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace, the world's "double standards" in dealing with the Ukrainian crisis and with the Lebanese crisis.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday reiterated his call for the return of the displaced Syrians to their country.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Sunday ruled out the possible postponement of the May 15 parliamentary elections.

“In every moment they are trying to postpone or torpedo the elections, using many ways, including the megacenters proposal, which was not approved in Cabinet. But this does not mean that they have given up and their attempts will continue in a daily manner to postpone this juncture,” Geagea said during the announcement of the LF’s candidates for the Jezzine area.

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil stressed Sunday that “victory over the enemy is not achieved through arms exclusively.”

“I’m with a solution for the sea border that would preserve our right to underwater gas,” Bassil said at the FPM’s seventh annual conference.

Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh has criticized what he described as the “idiotic thinking” of “Christian officials.”

“The enemy today is idiotic thinking,” Franjieh said during a meeting with Marada’s engineers bureau.