The number of militants spread out in some of Lebanon's outskirts have remarkably dwindled due to the army's measures, which makes any military operation to entirely liberate the outskirts much easier than before, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.

Security and intelligence reports said the number of militant groups has decreased significantly because of the Lebanese army's siege, in addition to members who get killed as the result of army shelling. Reports have shown that no more than 500 militant fighters still exist on the outskirts which makes a military action against them much easier than before, said the daily.

Seven grenade bomb explosions were heard in the southern refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh late on Sunday and early on Monday without any casualties being reported, the National News Agency reported.

One grenade exploded at 10:30 pm on Sunday inside the said camp at the junction of the vegetable market in Hay al-Tiri. It was followed by another bomb after almost one hour, NNA said.

Speaker Nabih Berri affirmed adherence to a new electoral law format he presented last week, stressing that he “will not change one single character,” in his proposal, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.

“I suggested the format being the best way out. It is in their hands and I adhere to it as it is. I will not change one single character,” Berri told his visitors on Sunday.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri marked Labor Day on Monday assuring that the Lebanese government has already begun taking a series of measures to reduce competition for the Lebanese labor market.

Hizbullah central council member Sheikh Nabil Qaouq announced Sunday that his party has offered “concessions” for the sake of reaching an agreement on a new electoral law, urging others to follow suit.

MP Wael Abu Faour of the Progressive Socialist Party warned Sunday that sectarian electoral laws may eventually lead to a political and geographic partitioning of Lebanon.

Lebanon launched a bike-sharing program in its capital Beirut on Sunday, hoping to cut down on the congested city's notorious traffic and pollution.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday issued a strong new warning against a new extension of parliament's term and against the possibility of reaching a so-called parliamentary “vacuum.”

Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh has emphasized that “the strength of Christians lies in endorsing the thought of openness, national integration, coexistence and the creation of a civil state.”

Relatives of Lebanese citizen Ali Shatleh blocked roads with burning tires at the al-Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Sunday after the man was killed by stray gunshots during an overnight gunfight.