President Joseph Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri held a meeting Friday at the Baabda Palace, amid reports that they would discuss the file of security appointments.

President Joseph Aoun told a Cabinet session on Thursday that “Cabinet possesses the authority of taking decisions, not parties or sects.”

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Thursday after a cabinet session that the government has “launched a comprehensive reform plan based on the ministerial statement.”

Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji has denied a media report published by U.S. news portal Axios about the presence of an alleged “quiet understanding” between Israel, Lebanon and the U.S. over Israel’s continued military presence in five posts in south Lebanon.

President Joseph Aoun held a meeting Thursday with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Baabda Palace ahead of cabinet’s first session after winning parliament’s confidence.

To mark International Women’s Day, the Embassies of the United Kingdom, Canada and Jordan are collaborating on the ‘Ambassador for a Day’ (AFAD) competition for the third year.

Ambassador for a Day is a national essay competition for girls between 15-18 years of age. Each AFAD winner will get to shadow an Ambassador or senior U.N. Official in Lebanon for one day, to see first-hand how girls can become leaders and advocates for change. This promises to be an unforgettable opportunity to build skills in diplomacy, confidence, and leadership.

Hezbollah would support a strong, just and sovereign state, Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said Wednesday, calling on the state to start taking its war and peace decisions.

"What is the state waiting for?" Fadlallah asked. "The enemy is known, our land is occupied, and the attacks from the south to the east are ongoing." He added that Hezbollah does not want war but wants the state to liberate the land and stop the Israeli violations, as it has vowed to do, "whether through diplomacy or any other means."

A new Central Bank governor will be named before the end of March to “secure the continuity of work at the bank,” Finance Minister Yassine Jaber has confirmed.

The Israeli army fired machine guns Wednesday from the Israeli post of al-Assi in northern Israel toward two areas in the southern border town of Mays al-Jabal, which was largely destroyed during the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon’s National News Agency said.

President Joseph Aoun told the extraordinary Arab League summit in Cairo that Israel is still occupying Lebanese land and incarcerating Lebanese detainees.