Nations around the world have watched in horror and delight at the five days of civil unrest in the United States following the death of a black man being detained by police. But they have not been surprised.

In Lebanon, anti-government protesters flooded social media with humorous tweets sympathetic to U.S. protesters, using the hashtag #Americarevolts. That's a play on the slogan for Lebanon's protest movement -- Lebanon revolts -- which erupted on Oct. 17 last year.

Lebanon on Sunday recorded 29 COVID-19 cases and one more death, the Health Ministry said.

Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan on Sunday threatened to “suspend participation” in Hassan Diab's government in connection with a row over the appointment of a new Judicial Police chief.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi announced Sunday that the international community still cares about Lebanon as he warned politicians against acting irresponsibly.

Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi on Sunday issued a memo significantly easing the coronavirus lockdown measures.

The Lebanese army arrested five Sudanese nationals on Saturday attempting to infiltrate into the occupied Palestinian territories from Lebanon, the Army Command-Orientation Directorate said on Saturday.

Protesters staged a sit-in on Saturday outside the Justice Palace demanding full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1559, and rejecting "Hizbullah’s arms outside the state institutions and the presence of mini-states within a state."

International representatives reportedly warned of the consequences of Lebanon’s delay in introducing the reforms it promised, warning of an eventual collapse shall this persists, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Saturday.

According to information obtained by the daily, senior Lebanese officials received a number of “warning” messages recently inquiring about the “government’s unjustified delay in initiating urgent remedial reforms, and warned of the negative repercussions of the political struggle,” between Lebanon’s various parties.

Health Minister Hamad Hasan announced Friday that he is “satisfied” over the decline in the numbers of coronavirus cases in the country.

Scuffles erupted Friday evening between anti-government protesters and riot police outside the Interior Ministry in Sanayeh.