After the formation of Lebanon’s government, the focus has turned now towards a diplomatic flurry seen in the Mediterranean country amid questions on whether it falls in Lebanon’s interest or turns it into a “regional mailbox” to send political messages, An Nahar daily reported on Monday.

The head of the Arab League said Monday in Beirut that there has been no agreement so far for Syria's return to the group.

The league's secretary-general, Ahmed Abul Gheit, made the remarks after meeting President Michel Aoun.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Sunday that “there is political consensus in Lebanon on all the reforms recommended by the CEDRE conference.”

“There is also consensus on combating corruption,” he added in a talk session with the journalist Imadeddine Adib on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai.

Beirut Archbishop Boulos Matar on Saturday said that reform can “only be achieved” through comprehensive national solidarity among Lebanon’s different components, calling on the newly formed government to work as one in order to restore the confidence of the Lebanese in their homeland.

Lebanese Forces bloc MP Sethrida Geagea on Friday announced that she intends to file a lawsuit against MP Jamil al-Sayyed, who was Lebanon's General Security chief between 1998 and 2005.

“I deeply regret the lack of morals of some people, such as Maj. Gen. Jamil al-Sayyed. I deeply regret Maj. Gen. al-Sayyed's insolence when he was asked by a journalist about the fate of our comrade Ramzi Irani and he answered: 'Ask Mrs. Sethrida and the Yassouh al-Malak group!'”

Ex-PM Fouad Saniora on Friday warned Hizbullah to be “more prudent and aware of the nature of the coming period.”

“There is no doubt that Hizbullah had started its work for the sake of liberating Lebanon from Israeli occupation, but since the year 2000, Hizbullah's weapons have been directed towards the inside and are tampering with the domestic balances,” Saniora said in an interview with the Anatolia news agency in Turkey on the sidelines of his participation in the 22nd Eurasian Economic Summit.

A 12-year old child was found hanged from a rope inside a tent for Syrian refugees in the town of Ibl al-Saqi, in Marjayoun district, south east Lebanon, the National News Agency reported on Friday.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri is bound to travel to the UAE over the weekend to participate in the World Government Summit in Dubai, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Friday.

The two-day visit will be an occasion for the Premier to discuss with his counterparts participating in the three-day forum, several files related to Lebanon and the region.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Jawad Zarif is expected to visit Beirut to meet with senior Lebanese officials, media reports said.

Zarif will reportedly arrive on Sunday, but will hold his meetings with the officials on Monday, they said.

State Minister for Refugee Affairs Saleh al-Gharib said that coordination between Lebanon and Syria on the return of refugees is “compulsory,” the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat daily reported on Friday.