The Change and Reform parliamentary bloc on Tuesday warned that the Syrian refugee crisis has started to pose an “existential threat” to Lebanon.

“The bloc reiterates that the Syrian refugee presence in Lebanon is a pressing issue that has started to pose an existential threat to Lebanon,” said the bloc in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the European Union on Tuesday held a ceremony in the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp to mark the handing over of newly reconstructed houses to 93 returning families.

A statement issued by the EU Delegation to Lebanon said the ceremony highlighted the “longstanding support of the EU and UNRWA to Palestine refugees displaced from Nahr el-Bared following the 2007 crisis.”

The Kataeb Party on Tuesday warned authorities against reinstating taxes on low-income citizens, after the Constitutional Council revoked a tax law aimed at funding a wage scale for civil servants.

“The Kataeb Party rejects the reinstatement of taxes on low-income citizens instead of exerting serious efforts to stop shady deals and put an end to corruption and the waste of public money,” Kataeb's political bureau said in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.

The government sent a bill to the parliament on Tuesday requesting permission to delay the implementation of the wage scale law until the tax law is approved, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The Lebanese Army has arrested on Tuesday the perpetrators involved in an armed dispute that erupted Monday night in the southern coastal city of Sidon killing two people and wounding two others, the National News Agency reported.

The Army Intelligence arrested the culprits and deployed its units in the city. Calm was restored after the deadly clashes that rattled the area, NNA said.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri and leader of the Democratic Gathering bloc MP Walid Jumblat have reportedly rejected all attempts aiming to “normalize” relations with Syria, and have stressed adherence to the ministerial statement, the pan-Arab al-Hayat daily reported on Tuesday.

The British Foreign and Commonwealth has revised its travel advice for Lebanon, reducing the areas to which they advise against travel for British citizens, a press release by the British Embassy in Beirut said.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri met at the Center House with a delegation from the economic bodies, headed by President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon Mohamed Choucair, who presented to him a document containing their observations on the government’s draft regarding the tax hikes law.

After Monday's meeting, Choucair said: “Our meeting with Prime Minister Hariri was good and he understands the concerns of the economic bodies. We submitted our suggestions concerning law 45 and we will meet this week with President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and Minister of Finance Ali Hassan Khalil.”

A drone strike on Monday killed at least eight members of Hizbullah in Syria, where the Lebanese group is fighting alongside the regime, a Britain-based monitor said.

The Free Patriotic Movement stressed the necessity for the approval of the state budget “with reforms,” as he demanded the government to find solutions for the refugees crisis through the adoption of a policy that encourages them to return home, the National News Agency reported on Monday.

Speaking at the FPM's periodic meeting, head of the movement and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil highlighted several issues mainly the country's economic situation, the Syrian displacement and parliamentary elections.