Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rahi told UN Chief, Antonio Guterres, that the Lebanese are waiting for the UN to play a leading role, amid Lebanon’s economic and political impasse, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday.

The League of Arab States called on all political parties in Lebanon to “quickly” end the political deadlock that exacerbated the suffering of the Lebanese people," Sky News reported on Tuesday.

Caretaker Minister of Finance Ghazi Wazni prepared a draft decree for the transfer of funds with the aim of organizing legislative by-elections to fill ten vacant parliamentary seats, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday.

Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker emphasized that much remains to be done regarding Lebanon, and said, "Lebanon is full of people who not only cooperate with Hizbullah, but are very corrupt."

Talks on a government line-up failed between President Michel Aoun and PM-designate which made Speaker Nabih Berri “worried” as the country sinks deeper into economic crisis, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday.

Protesters blocked some roads in the Lebanese capital with burning tires Monday after talks on the formation of a new Cabinet broke down, heralding more economic and financial collapse for the small country.

The Lebanese pound also fell against the dollar on the black market after the meeting failed to produce a breakthrough.

The Presidency on Monday hit back at PM-designate Saad Hariri and said that President Michel Aoun has never mentioned a one-third-plus-one share in his meetings with Hariri.

“The Presidency was surprised by the PM-designate’s remarks and approach in form and content,” the President said in a statement, referring to Hariri’s remarks after his meeting with Aoun earlier in the day.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Monday distributed to reporters a draft cabinet line-up that President Michel Aoun had rejected on December 9.

“Because His Excellency the President said in his latest speech that I had only submitted broad lines to him, I will distribute to you the full line-up, with names and portfolios, that I had submitted to him here in Baabda on December 9, 2020 -- or more than 100 days ago,” Hariri said after meeting Aoun in Baabda.

A much-anticipated meeting between President Michel Aoun and PM-designate Saad Hariri has failed to achieve any breakthrough in the stalled cabinet formation process.

“Unfortunately, His Excellency the President sent me yesterday a full line-up put together by him, which contained the allocation of portfolios to sects and parties, with a letter saying that it would be better if I filled it up,” Hariri said after meeting Aoun in Baabda.

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari on Monday stressed Saudi Arabia’s keenness on security in Lebanon and the importance of an independent political decision in the country.