Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Sunday stressed the importance of "compromises" in Lebanon as he wished better days for the Syrian people.

At a PSP ceremony in Baakline, Jumblat called on new PSP cadres to “achieve Kamal Jumblat's dreams and our dreams in equality, justice, Arabism, the liberation of the South from Israeli occupation and the establishment of a state-to-state relation with Syria when the circumstances there change.”

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israelis on Sunday that they might have "no time to leave Palestine" should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wage a war in the region.

In a televised speech marking the tenth day of the Ashura commemorations, Nasrallah said that Netanyahu is working with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to undermine the Iran nuclear deal and start a regional war, warning Israel not to underestimate Hizbullah's capabilities.

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday warned Saudi Arabia against stirring what he called “internal confrontations” in Lebanon or backing any Kurdish bid for independence in Iraq.

President Michel Aoun stressed on Saturday that the maintaining Lebanon's monetary system is a priority in order to “prevent the country from falling into a financial crisis.”

“The priority is to maintain the general stability and monetary regularity in order to prevent the country from falling into a financial crisis. Then, only the people and State would pay price,” said Aoun to his visitors.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said on Saturday that the situation in Lebanon has become “unbearable” with the presence of more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees and that the country “must not wait for the international community” but should exert strenuous efforts to return the displaced.

“Lebanon can not wait for the international community to return displaced Syrians back to their country because it has its own considerations,” said Rahi.

Ambassador Christina Lassen, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon, met with the Head of the Environment Parliamentary Committee, MP Akram Shehayeb, and discussed with him the urgent challenges that Lebanon is facing in managing solid waste, particularly in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, a press release said.

Lassen addressed with Shehayeb the need to move forward with the review and adoption of the law on integrated solid waste management.

Police in the northern district of Akkar arrested a suspect over his alleged involvement in arms trade across the country's border, the National News Agency said Saturday.

Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said that the country's 2017 draft state budget will soon be ratified and promulgated, as he stressed keenness on maintaining the country's monetary stability, al-Joumhouria daily reported Saturday.

“The State budget will soon be ratified and published. The cabinet has sent a request adding an article that allows us to publish it as soon as it is approved,” said Khalil to the daily.

President Michel Aoun stressed during a meeting with US Central Command, General Charles Brown at the Baabda Palace, that Lebanon is continuing its efforts to combat terrorism and pursue sleeper cells, the National News Agency reported on Friday.

"Lebanon is continuing to fight terrorism after liberating its eastern border from the Islamic State group," said Aoun, pointing out that "the current efforts are focused on pursuing sleeper cells and arresting their members."

Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Friday that the parliament is supposed to convene next week so as to approve the draft laws related to the wage scale agreed during Friday's cabinet meeting.