Preparations are underway to launch a state-sponsored security plan in the northern Bekaa region amid fears that influential powers in the area would not cooperate fully with the security forces, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.

Concerned sources told the daily that the security forces “did not sense real cooperation in implementing the plan with Hizbullah and the AMAL movement” that wield their influence in the area.

Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq revealed that Islamist inmates, who were moved out of Roumieh prison's block B, are set to return to the building after renovations there are complete, reported the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat on Sunday.

He told the daily that they will return to the block over three phases, first on March 1, then April 1, and May 1.

The disputes between the various Palestinian factions in the southern Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh have been exploited by Islamist forces in the area in order to impose their control over the camp, reported Ad Diyar daily on Sunday.

Palestinian forces had informed Lebanese security forces that they refuse to engage in a confrontation with the Islamists in order to avoid bloodshed and casualties among its residents.

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun is expected to attend the next meeting between representatives of the movement and the Lebanese Forces, reported the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat on Sunday.

An LF source told the daily that the meeting is scheduled to take place next week.

The Ministry of Health with the aid of the State Security raided on Saturday a number of restaurants that bought some expired foods from a Syrian dealer.

LBCI Tv announced that “members from the health ministry and the State Security raided a number of restaurants selling expired meat, brain meat, oil and chili pepper in Beirut and Mount Lebanon.”

Lebanese young man Hussein Haidar, who hails from the northern city of Tripoli, has been killed while fighting alongside extremist Sunni groups in Iraq.

The Tripoli News Network Facebook page announced on Saturday the death of Haidar, who is nicknamed “Abu al-Walid", saying he was killed fighting alongside the Islamic State group.

Prime Minister Tammam Salam on Saturday announced that remarks coming from “any political party” regarding Bahrain or any other country do not reflect the official stances of the Lebanese government even if the party is a part of it, as Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi urged the government to apologize.

Salam said in a statement that he is “keen on the brotherly relations between Lebanon and the Kingdom of Bahrain,” stressing that “remarks coming from any political party regarding Bahrain do not reflect the official Lebanese government stances.”

Grand Mutfi Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan on Saturday hoped points of views will be reconciled between al-Mustaqbal movement and Hizbullah during their ongoing dialogue, noting that he is pinning major hopes on the talks.

"We are following up on the details of the dialogue and its course," said Daryan at the Rafik Hariri International Airport before departing to Doha on an official visit.

The coalition of municipalities concerned with the closure of the controversial Naameh landfill, which lies in the Shouf district south of Beirut, on January 17 considered on Saturday the “huge accomplishment” regarding the matter is a triumph, slamming all planned protests.

“The Progressive Socialist Party will follow up the process of the closure of the Naameh landfill and will remain ready for any escalation and endeavor in case the state violated its pledges,” the coalition of the municipalities of al-Gharb al-Aala and Shahar said in a statement.

The two accomplices of Charbel George Khalil, who is accused of killing Yves Naufal last week in Faraya, are in the custody of the Internal Security Forces.

The ISF said via its official twitter account that the Intelligence Branch arrested two men, identified by their initials J. S. and Ch. Kh. Kh., who are the accomplices Khalil.