Political bickering intensified between Free Patriotic Movement chief, Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil and Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat with the latter accusing the FPM of “taking power over the State,” al-Joumhouria daily reported Tuesday.

A Turkish power generating vessel was “banned” on Monday from entering the coastal area of Jiye power plant to be connected to it “despite completing all the technical preparations for its entrance,” the National News Agency reported.

President Michel Aoun received the final report of the European Union's Election Observation Mission (EOM) in Lebanon that observed the May parliamentary elections, the National News Agency reported on Monday.

All ministers who have led Lebanon’s energy ministry since the year 2002 have failed to find a solution for the problematic sector of electricity, al-Mustaqbal MP Mohammed Hajjar said on Monday.

“The entire energy ministers since 2002 until today have not been able to fix the electricity crisis,” he told LBCI station in an interview, noting that corruption is the main reason delaying any possible progress in the file.

The Parliament Bureau will hold its first meeting since the May parliamentary elections in Ain el-Tineh to discuss the council’s activity in the next stage, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.

The Parliament is expected to convene on Tuesday to elect members of its various parliamentary committees, said the newspaper.

President Michel Aoun on Saturday has called on the Lebanese people to cooperate with the State in its fight against corruption.

Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister, Public Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani considered the obstacles delaying the formation of the new Cabinet denote a "battle of powers" between the Presidency and Premiership, the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

Lebanese Democratic Party leader MP Talal Arslan reportedly rejected his exclusion from the new government, to be lined up by the premier, with sources saying that PSP leader Walid Jumblat’s “monopolization of the Druze community’s representation is dangerous,” al-Joumhouria daily reported on Saturday.

An economic and financial reference called on Lebanon’s government to take into consideration the recent statement issued by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), urging Lebanese officials to recognize the threats endangering the country as the result of its “slow” economic growth, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Saturday.

Speaker Nabih Berri sent positive signals on Friday on the controversial formation of the Cabinet during talks with Mohammed Choucair, Chairman of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon.