Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Monday warned that the country will face an economic “abyss” in the absence of reform.

Sheikh Ali Daamoush, the deputy head of Hizbullah's Executive Council, on Monday announced that his party is “open to all choices” regarding the electoral law.

A clash erupted Monday at the Dahr al-Baydar checkpoint between the members of the Internal Security Forces and supporters of the Lebanese Communist Party who were returning from the annual May Day demo in Beirut.

MP Ali Fayyad of Hizbullah's Loyalty to Resistance bloc on Monday urged an end to “incitement” over the thorny issue of the electoral law.

A number of merchants, mayors, dignitaries and activists on Monday took part in a sit-in outside the serail of Baalbek after calls on social media for protesting the security deterioration in the city, the National News Agency said.

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.