MP Michel Aoun's Change and Reform bloc reassured Tuesday that there will not be a “bilateral or tripartite approach” should Aoun be elected president, noting that it is still seeking to reach “national consensus.”

A cafe owned by a Mustaqbal Movement supported came under gunfire at dawn Tuesday in the coastal area of Saadiyat, 25 kilometers south of Beirut, state-run National News Agency reported.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi announced Tuesday that the looming election of a new president can be considered as a “new dawn for Lebanon,” six days before a parliamentary vote that is expected to put Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun in the Baabda Palace.

Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Alain Aoun said that the election of bloc leader, MP Michel Aoun, as the new Lebanese president “is definite."

Commenting on Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's remarks that the party would be making a sacrifice when it names Mustaqbal Movement chief Saad Hariri for the premiership, al-Mustaqbal sources replied and said that Hizbullah would be making a sacrifice when it abides by the Constitution because it is unfamiliar with that, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday.

“Hizbullah would be making a sacrifice when it succumbs to the Constitution because it is not used to that,” the sources told the daily on condition of anonymity.

Police in the north, thwarted an operation to smuggle massive amounts of Captagon narcotic pills to Saudi Arabia, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday.

A truck coming from Syria that contained ample amounts of Captagon pills bound to be shipped to Saudi Arabia was seized in the northern port of Tripoli, added NNA.

Dialogue channels between Hizbullah and Speaker Nabih Berri are ongoing and are focusing on the formation of the new government which will see the light after the election of a president at the end of October, An Nahar daily reported on Tuesday.

Sources following up closely on the file, said that Hizbullah is keen to have considerable participation for Berri in the next government, added the daily.

Several political figures were asked to take tight safety measures to curb attempts aiming to shake Lebanon's stability, now that the presidential elections is onto the front burner and Lebanon could enjoy again having a head of state, Kuwait's As-Siyasah newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Now that things are heading towards the election of Change and Reform bloc head MP Michel Aoun in the parliamentary session on October 31, and due to fears that some uncalculated security developments might emerge, several politicians were asked to be cautious, added the daily.

Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh stressed Monday that he will not withdraw from the presidential race although the chances of his electoral rival, Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun, seem to be “stronger” in the upcoming October 31 session.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi expressed “relief” Monday that the country's lengthy presidential vacuum might see an end during the October 31 voting session.