Lebanese toddler Haidar Mustafa, 3, has fulfilled his dream of meeting Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, 36 days after losing his parents in the Bourj al-Barajneh bombings.

Haidar arrived Friday in the Spanish capital Madrid and was welcomed by Cristiano at the airport.

Al-Mustaqbal movement criticized Hizbullah's objection on Lebanon's participation in the Islamic Alliance formed by Saudi Arabia saying that the party's stance implies that it rejects an Islamic coalition to fight the Islamic State and al-Qaida only leaving room for “Iran's participation in Arab civil wars.”

“Only one thing can be understood from the statement issued by Hizbullah at this critical stage in the history of the region. It only means that the party objects to the formation of an Islamic coalition to fight the IS and al-Qaida, including arguments for the continuation of Arab civil wars and giving legitimacy for the Iranian participation in these battles,” said the statement.

Clear information on the actual cost of exporting Lebanon's trash is still unrevealed, pointing to the possibility that a final decision on its deportation has not been finalized, An Nahar daily reported on Thursday.

“Reports are still reticent on the cost of exporting the trash, which indicates that the issue of financing is still on the table and has not been settled,” unnamed ministers told the daily.

Prime Minister Tammam Salam stated on Tuesday that Lebanese politicians must realize that a cabinet that does not convene is useless and urged recognition to the accomplishments made in the food safety file.

“We, as a government, will continue to shoulder responsibility no matter what the difficulties we face are. There is no need for a government without a functioning cabinet,” said Salam during the quality rating of Lebanese restaurants announcement.

Civil Defense volunteers warned on Monday that they will escalate measures if a decision to fully-employ them was not approved during a cabinet session this week.

“If a decision on our full-employment was not approved on Wednesday, we are going to take some surprising measures,” the volunteers said in a press conference they held in Martyrs Square.

Prime Minister Tammam Salam warned that the government could become a caretaker in light of the current paralysis that the cabinet and the country is witnessing, An Nahar daily reported on Monday.

“We may go there in reality, and I have already said that there is no need for a cabinet that does not convene and produce,” Salam told the daily in an interview highlighting the four-month paralysis of the cabinet.

The army arrested Lebanese fugitive Ahmed Adnan al-Hamad in the Akkar town of Mashta Hasan for having links to terrorist groups, the Army Orientation Directorate said in a statement on Saturday.

Al-Hamad had links with terrorist Mohammed Ahmed al-Satem and had schemed to carry out attacks in the area of Wadi Khaled, the statement added.

A mass was held at the St. George's Cathedral in Downtown Beirut marking the tenth anniversary of the assassination of MP Gebran Tueni.

Beirut Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elias Audeh, who celebrated the mass, asked: “Did the martyrs who died for the sake of the country die to see the nation wither away without a president or parliament that legislates for a better life.”

Well informed sources confirmed that a meeting between Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh took place two days ago and highlighted the party's stance on the nomination of the latter for the top state post, An Nahar daily reported on Saturday.

“The meeting was not positive with regard to the nomination of Franjieh, which reflects Hizbullah's cautious stance from the proposed settlement,” unnamed sources told the daily on condition of anonymity.

More than sixteen individuals were injured in a gas canister explosion on Friday, the state-run National News Agency said.

The canister exploded at the Roadster Diner in Antelias north of Beirut, it added.