The March 14 General Secretariat lashed out at Hizbullah on Wednesday over its “programmed” campaign against Saudi Arabia, considering the party “only represents itself.”

“Since conflicts erupted in the region, Hizbullah continues to drag Lebanon into dangerous confrontations that are worrying the Lebanese who are only concerned with the results of the party's actions,” the secretariat said in a statement after its weekly meeting.

The cabinet tasked on Wednesday Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayeb with following up on the case of Lebanese drivers who have been stranded on the Syrian-Jordanian border since last week.

Information Minister Ramzi Jreij said that Shehayeb will hold contacts with the Jordanian and Saudi Arabian embassies to discuss the matter.

Visiting Spanish King Felipe VI inspected on Wednesday his country's United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon contingent in the southern region of Marjeyoun, where Israeli artillery killed a Spanish peacekeeper in January.

He was accompanied by Defense Minister Samir Moqbel.

Head of the Mustaqbal Movement MP Saad Hariri remarked on Wednesday that Lebanon was “not in need of further problems created by Hizbullah”, the latest of which was dragging Tele Liban in the political and media battlefield in the country.

He condemned in a statement the use of “Lebanese media outlets to target friendly Arab countries and Saudi Arabia similar to the practices adopted by some suspicious voices and yellow journalism that want Lebanon to become a partner in antagonizing its Arab brothers for the sake of Iran and its regional policies.”

Change and Reform bloc lawmaker Ibrahim Kanaan stressed on Wednesday that ties with the seat of the Maronite church are still intact despite differences over political matters.

“The national partnership with Bkirki is ongoing and comprehensive,” Kanaan said in comments to Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5).

Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri paid a visit on Tuesday to Speaker Nabih Berri at his Ain el-Tineh residence to protest against Tele Liban's broadcast of an interview with Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during which he renewed his harsh criticism of the kingdom, reported al-Liwaa newspaper on Wednesday.

He relayed a “strongly-worded” message of protest from the kingdom against Nasrallah's accusations, reported the daily.

Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnuoq revealed on Wednesday that a security plan established for the capital Beirut and its suburbs is set to be implemented at the end of April.

“Around 14 outlaws have been detained by police and the army on the Airport road during the past two days,” Mashnouq said in comments published in As Safir newspaper.

The killer of Lebanese national Marwan Abbas Issa, whose corpse was found two days ago in the southern Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Sidon, is still on the run, media reports said on Wednesday.

A security source told the An Nahar newspaper that security agencies are tracking down the killer, noting that the two men, who were arrested earlier in links to the case only lured Issa to Ain el-Hilweh's al-Fawqani street.

Prime Minister Tammam Salam on Tuesday held talks with visiting Spanish King Felipe VI, hailing the efforts of Spain's contingent within the UNIFIL force operating in southern Lebanon.

In their meeting at the Grand Serail, Salam underlined his keenness on strengthening all aspects of the relation with Spain, extending gratitude over Spain's participation in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), state-run National News Agency reported.

The Change and Reform parliamentary bloc stressed Tuesday that it will show no “leniency” in the issue of security and military appointments, calling for respecting the Constitution and the National Pact.

“There will be no leniency regarding the issue of appointments. The government that appointed the members of the Banking Control Commission and the cabinet's secretary general has the ability to carry out military appointments,” the bloc said in a statement issued after its weekly meeting in Rabieh.