Police customs in Tripoli stopped the illegal entry from Syria of two trucks loaded with agricultural products, LBCI reported Friday.

The Progressive Socialist Party stressed that insistence of some to turn a “blind eye” on the outcome of the parliamentary elections and their reflection on the parties’ representation in the new Cabinet, will prolong the formation stalemate and negatively impact the country at several levels, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Friday.

Political consultations gearing up to form a new Lebanese Cabinet seem to have “no horizon” in light of lingering obstacles, mainly the one related to the representation of the Lebanese Forces, the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Friday.

President Michel Aoun has met on Thursday at Baabda Palace with Information Minister Melhem Riachi, dispatched by Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea, where discussions focused on the government formation and the LF ministerial demands.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri reportedly insists that Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat “not be defeated” regarding the quota allocated for the PSP in the formation of the Cabinet process, al-Joumhouria daily said on Thursday.

Speaker Nabih Berri has met on Tuesday with caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil and Deputy Speaker Elie Ferzli at his residence in Ain el-Tineh.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri criticized in a tweet on Tuesday what he described as “the rush of some Lebanese politicians to go visit Syria,” in light of the conflict in Lebanon over its ties with the neighboring country largely blamed for the assassination of ex-PM Rafik Hariri.

The Iraqi Intelligence Service and Lebanon’s General Security Directorate have reportedly uncovered a fraud network whose members were fabricating information for the purpose of “blackmailing” a number of Lebanese banks, claiming ownership of millions of US dollars, media reports said on Tuesday.

Army Chief Gen. Joseph Aoun marked the 73rd anniversary of Army Day on Tuesday noting the army’s success in eliminating terrorists and arresting several militants in pre-emptive security operations, affirming the army’s “firm” doctrine in fighting the Israeli enemy and terrorism, the National News Agency reported.

Lebanese Forces MP Antoine Zahra said the process of forming the government got more complicated after the return of Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil from abroad, VDL (100.5) said on Monday.