Speaker Nabih Berri held a meeting on Wednesday with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran after holding talks with Speaker of the Iranian Shura Council Ali Larijani, media reports said.

The government will convene in an ordinary meeting on Thursday to tackle several items on its agenda including an urgent draft law submitted by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil to extend the deadline for voter registration of Lebanese living abroad, al-Joumhouria daily reported Wednesday.

Army Commander General Joseph Aoun on Tuesday stressed that the army is “committed to preserving the stability of the southern border,” while emphasizing that the military institution stands ready to “confront any Israeli attack.”

Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc on Tuesday decried what it called “a distortion and incitement campaign” targeted against “al-Mustaqbal Movement's relation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”

A new war of words erupted Tuesday between the Change and Reform bloc and AMAL Movement, after the Committee of Legislation and Consultations of the Justice Ministry issued a recommendation on the controversial officers seniority decree.

A fugitive was arrested Tuesday in the Beirut southern suburb of Raml al-Aali after a clash with the army.

“A patrol from the Intelligence Directorate raided in the Raml al-Aali area the house of Qassem Khaddouj, who was wanted on charges of drug trade and shootings,” an army statement said.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel a-Jubeir accused Iran on Tuesday of being the “biggest source of danger in the region” because of its role in Lebanon, Yemen and Syria.

“Iran has supplied the Huthis with missiles that targeted Saudi Arabia,” he said in a press conference with his Belgium counterpart.

President Michel Aoun affirmed that Lebanon's government has enclosed all the political components in the country and contributed to the establishment of stability despite some differences “that enrich democratic life,” as he stressed the need to hold parliamentary elections on time.

Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday renewed his call for relocating Islamic embassies from Washington and for the boycott of US President Donald Trump's administration until the latter reverses a controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

“I call on all Islamic embassies to move locations from Washington and to boycott Trump's administration until he revokes his position regarding Jerusalem,” said Berri from Iran in a conference for the Parliamentary Union of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) Member States.

Political parties are gearing up for Lebanon's legislative elections which spoils rumors about any possible postponement or the introduction of amendments to the electoral law system based on which the elections are going to be staged, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday.

Ministerial sources of the March 8 alliance told the daily: “The entire political parties have started preparing for the elections and forming electoral lists and striking alliances. Talks about postponing the elections or attempts to make some changes have been dropped.”