The families of Islamist inmates detained in Roumieh Prison staged on Friday a sit-in in the northern city of Tripoli to protest the delay in the trial of their loved ones.

Speaking on behalf of the families, Sheikh Mohammed Ibrahim slammed the injustice against the prisoners, questioning the delay in the trial despite the construction of a proper courtroom at Roumieh.

Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel stressed on Sunday that the situation in the northern city of Tripoli improved, pointing out that the army is carrying out its task within the available capabilities.

“The army fortified its deployment in Tripoli and entered several neighborhoods clashing with gunmen,” Charbel told Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3).

Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel on Saturday called for a speedy formation of a consensual new government, warning that the deadly unrest in the northern city of Tripoli is "very dangerous" and that entire Lebanon is in danger.

“It is the right of the citizen to ask about the measures taken by the Lebanese state concerning the situation in Tripoli, and the state does not only mean the government, but also the administrative and security institutions,” Charbel said at a press conference he held after a security meeting at Tripoli's serail.

Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani stressed on Saturday that Lebanon's security is linked to that of the northern city of Tripoli and the North.

He urged in a statement “the residents of the North to cooperate with each other in order to avoid steering Lebanon towards instability.”

Three people were killed and four others were wounded on Saturday as sniper activity and clashes renewed between the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen in the northern city of Tripoli.

"The army is readying to enter Jabal Mohsen and declare that the neighborhood is under its authority ahead of the withdrawal of all fighters from the streets," state-run National News Agency reported.

The Islamic National Gathering held on Friday the government responsible for the renewal of unrest in the northern city of Tripoli, saying that it has been negligent in performing its duties.

MP Mohammed Kabbara said: “The leaders of the city may be forced to call the people to civil disobedience if the government does not tackle the situation.”

Armed clashes renewed on Friday evening on all frontiers in Tripoli, ending a fragile four-hour ceasefire, as supporters of Prime Minister Najib Miqati gathered on the streets and blocked several roads in the wake of his resignation.

Rocket-propelled grenades were fired amid heavy gunfire and sniper activity, state-run National News Agency reported.

Interior Minister Marwan Charbel lamented on Friday that Lebanon's political leaders haven't yet taken the bold step to lift the political cover off gunmen in the northern city of Tripoli.

In remarks to Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3), Charbel said: “The Tripoli situation is still under control but unacceptable.”

Two people were killed and 17 others were wounded on Thursday as the exchange of gunfire renewed in the Tripoli neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen and other frontiers in the northern city.

"The casualty toll from the Tripoli clashes has risen to two dead and 17 wounded," LBCI television reported.

Syria released on Thursday a Lebanese Salafist who had been seized in an ambush by Syrian regime troops in the town of Tall Kalakh near the border with Lebanon last year.

Hassan Srour was handed to Lebanon's General Security, which said in a communique that his release came as a result of contacts between the department's chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim and Syrian authorities