Hizbullah announced Sunday that it does not want a president who would be a “front for foreign countries,” as it stressed that dialogue will continue with al-Mustaqbal movement despite the “deep differences.”

“We want the election of a president for Lebanon and all Lebanese, a president who would shoulder his national responsibilities and who would not be a front for any side or state or a puppet for implementing the plots of others,” head of Hizbullah juristic council Sheikh Mohammed Yazbek said at a memorial service in Bouday.

Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Beirut Elias Audeh condemned on Sunday the ongoing vacancy in the presidency, questioning the motives of lawmakers in the failure to elect a head of state following 21 electoral sessions.

He said during Easter Sunday mass: “If you truly represent the people, then you should elect a president. You have a holy duty to elect a head of state as soon as possible.”

Actor Issam Breidy passed away on Sunday morning after a traffic accident in Beirut's al-Dora area, reported the National News Agency.

It said that his Lexus collided with the separating barrier in the middle of the highway and later flipped off the al-Dora bridge.

A Syrian national was arrested Sunday by the Internal Security Forces in the northern city of Tripoli, following “confessions” by detained Islamist cleric Sheikh Khaled Hoblos, media reports said.

“The ISF Intelligence Branch arrested Ahmed Mohammed Abdo, 42, following confessions by Khaled Hoblos,” LBCI television reported.

Lebanese Forces media officer Melhem Riachi stressed on Saturday that the party insists on carrying out reconciliation with the Free Patriotic Movement and announce the “declaration of intent.”

He pointed out that prominent officials at the LF don't oppose the reconciliation with the FPM, noting that he is only a mediator tasked by the party chief, Samir Geagea, to follow up the matter.

Investigations with Sheikh Khaled Hoblos and two other suspects revealed that they were trying to activate dormant terrorist cells affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in eastern Bekaa Valley and the northern city of Tripoli.

According to As Safir newspaper published on Saturday, the arrest of Hoblos, who is wanted for his involvement in clashes with the army in Bhannine in late 2014, and two other accomplices were seeking to awaken sleeper cells in the Bekaa to carry out terror acts.

A new security plan will be implemented in the southern refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh as further reinforcements will deploy in the area to preserve security, media reports said on Saturday.

According to Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5), the plan will include new neighborhoods in the camp and the 150-member force, which deployed in Ain el-Hilweh last year, will reach 350.

Nader Hariri, the adviser of the Mustaqbal Movement leader Saad Hariri, reportedly contacted Speaker Nabih Berri's aide Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil to confirm that dialogue with Hizbullah will not be suspended.

According to the pan-Arab newspaper al-Hayat published on Saturday, Khalil briefed Berri on the telephone conversation with Hariri as the speaker was contacting Hizbullah's leadership to tackle the tension between the two parties.

Hizbullah denied on Saturday media reports that any of its members had been killed in Yemen where a Saudi-led coalition is stepping up air raids on allies of Iran-backed rebels.

“The Saudi Asharq al-Awsat daily and some Saudi and Lebanese news outlets have claimed that a Hizbullah member had been martyred in Yemen,” said the party's press office in a statement.

General Security chief Major General Abbas Ibrahim is seeking to reach a breakthrough with the al-Qaida-affilaite al-Nusra Front over the release of Lebanese servicemen in its captivity.

According to al-Joumhouria newspaper published on Saturday, the indirect negotiations between Ibrahim and al-Nusra Front are at the final stages.