Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah expressed his concern that the party may be the target of terrorist attacks on the occasion of Ashura in mid November, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Thursday.

The party is carrying out all measures in order to thwart such assaults, Nasrallah told a number of party and religious figures on Wednesday

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Monday criticized remarks voiced by former premier Saad Hariri and Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea over the deadly clashes in Tripoli, stressing that fighting between the rival districts of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen cannot “change the course of the bloody developments in Syria.”

“There are some strange self-contradictory stances, as some are urging the cabinet to convene to remove arms from Tripoli while refusing its convention over other matters or the convention of parliament under the excuse that it is a caretaker cabinet! And some are in some way or another holding the Lebanese army responsible for what's happening in Tripoli, while what's needed more than ever is support for the military institution,” Jumblat said in his weekly editorial in al-Anbaa newspaper, referring to Geagea and Hariri.

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has criticized al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc, describing its leader MP Fouad Saniora's stance from a two-day parliamentary session on Wednesday as “not encouraging.”

In remarks to An Nahar newspaper, Jumblat said: “Saniora's stance from the session is negative and not encouraging.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat praised on Monday the efforts of General Security chief Major General Abbas Ibrahim in ensuring the release of the nine Lebanese pilgrims who were kidnapped in Syria for over a year.

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website: “The case demonstrated that official Lebanese figures and institutions alone have the right to deal with foreign powers during times of crises and under normal circumstances.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat stressed on Thursday that his visit to the French capital, Paris, is to carry out the necessary medical checkups.

He pointed out in comments to LBCI that he arrived in Paris on Sunday aboard Jumblat's National Struggle Front MP Nehme Tohmeh's private plane.

Caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour denied that Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat had become closer to the March 8 alliance after dropping his support for giving eight ministers to each of Lebanon's three political camps in the new cabinet.

In an interview with An Nahar newspaper published on Saturday, Abou Faour said: “There isn't any change in any regard except for the protection of stability.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat will travel to the French capital, Paris, on Sunday to carry out necessary medical checkups.

According to al-Joumhouria newspaper published on Saturday, Jumblat is suffering from back pain that require immediate treatment.

MP Oqab Saqr criticized on Friday Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat's claims that the March 14 camp, starting with Saqr, was the first to meddle in the Syrian crisis.

He said in a statement: “The PSP leader has recently resorted, in his contradictory remarks, to mentioning my name when it comes to Syria in order to justify Iran and Hizbullah's invasion of the country.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has dropped his support for a new cabinet in which each of the main political camps would get eight ministers, saying the 9-9-6 formula gives the formation of a government a better chance.

In an interview with As Safir newspaper published on Friday, Jumblat said giving the March 8 and 14 alliances nine ministers each and the centrists six ministers would be the best solution.

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat announced that the Lebanese oil is “at risk” because of the stalling in completing the necessary procedures.

"I was never against holding a cabinet session on the issue of oil and now after this delay I support holding a session,” Jumblat said in a telephone call with al-Manar television.