The general atmosphere is “positive” and the new government is supposed to be formed in the “next few hours,” a Free Patriotic Movement lawmaker said on Monday.

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, Najat Rochdi, has announced a US$6 million allocation from the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund (LHF) to ensure the continuation of critical health care services affected by the ongoing fuel crisis in the country.

This will complement a $4 million allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in support of water services as announced last week by the Emergency Relief Coordinator.

The Free Patriotic Movement is still “standing against a government of three eights,” considering it a "non-veiled" attempt at tripartite Christian-Sunni-Shiite power-sharing, FPM sources said.

A Hizbullah delegation will meet with Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Monday to inform him that “there is a decisive inclination” to form a new government, al-Liwaa newspaper said.

A meeting Tuesday between President Michel Aoun and PM-designate Najib Miqati might be the last chance to form a new government, a media report said.

Iran is not obstructing the formation of the new government in Lebanon, a senior French source has said, hours after phone talks between the French and Iranian presidents.

General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim has visited Prime Minister-designate Najib Miqati to proceed with the discussion regarding the distribution of the ministerial portfolios, media reports said.

Lawyers of six Syrian refugees arrested in Lebanon said on Sunday that the country's security services have given them a 24-hour ultimatum — either leave Lebanon to a third country or be deported to Syria, the war-ravaged country they fled.

Lawyer Mohammed Sablouh said the move is highly unusual, is a violation of Lebanon's international obligations and laws, and seriously endangers the men's lives.

President Michel Aoun on Sunday said that a “corrupt system” is still “controlling the country and the people.”

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil has hoped that Lebanon will have a new government soon.