French Ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo on Monday held talks with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Grand Serail.

The Progressive Socialist Party on Monday lauded Speaker Nabih Berri and caretaker PM Najib Mikati for “positively responding” to a mediation by PSP chief Walid Jumblat regarding the row over daylight saving time in the country.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have discussed strengthening their countries’ cooperation in the defense and energy fields, reiterating their determination to “work together” for helping Lebanon.

The caretaker Cabinet on Monday reversed a controversial decision on postponing the country’s observation of daylight saving time by one month, caretaker PM Najib Mikati said.

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Sunday called for a new president who would “implement reform, build the state and preserve the resistance.”

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil has said that the FPM wants “a president who would confront the establishment to stop its crimes, not one who would be part of it and a continuation of its course.”

Lebanon’s Audit Bureau on Friday sent a memo to caretaker Public Works and Transport Minister Ali Hamieh, asking him for information about a project to construct a new terminal at the Rafik Hariri International Airport, following an uproar in the country over the issue.

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka said Friday that three years after Lebanon announced its first ever sovereign default, Lebanese are still waiting for their leaders to act to rescue the country.

"People are desperate to see their salaries severely diminished by currency depreciation and inflation," Wronecka said in a tweet.

A decision by caretaker PM Najib Mikati to postpone the start of Lebanon’s daylight saving time has stirred controversy with sectarian undertones in the country, especially after a leaked video of a conversation between Mikati and Speaker Nabih Berri.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf met Friday with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, following talks with Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat.

Leaf had arrived in Lebanon on Thursday night, as part of a regional tour, after she visited Jordan, Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia.