Around 1,100 Lebanese and Syrian nationals will be banned from renewing their residence permits in Kuwait for having direct links to Hizbullah, the Kuwaiti al-Qabas daily reported on Friday.

A well-informed security source told the daily on condition of anonymity that a list “of those banned from renewing their residency permits” in Kuwait will include the names of “blocked” 1,100 Lebanese and Syrians for having direct links to Hizbullah.

A group of young men from the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh have joined the ranks of the extremist Islamic State group, raising the number of new members from Lebanon to 14, al-Akhbar daily reported on Friday.

A source close to the IS confirmed to the daily that the group has called these youth to follow security training sessions in order to task them afterward with missions inside Lebanon.

The Health and Economy Ministers have been rattling sabers over alleged carcinogenic wheat, exchanging accusations at a time when the health of the people is at stake.

In remarks to As Safir daily published on Friday, Health Minister Wael Abou Faour expressed surprise at the behavior of Economy Minister Alain Hakim, saying “we can't unveil a scandal of this magnitude and remain silent.”

Lebanon's ex-Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh has announced his bid for the leadership of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization that is based in Paris.

He made the announcement during an interview with LBCI TV on Thursday.

The U.N. Security Council has reiterated its call on Lebanon's rival politicians to elect a president and appealed for more support from the international community for the Lebanese army and police.

“The members of the Security Council reaffirmed their deep concern over the 21-month vacancy in the presidency of Lebanon and the current political stalemate in government, which seriously impair Lebanon’s ability to address the security, economic, social and humanitarian challenges facing the country,” they said in a statement issued on Thursday,

A Libyan armed group has threatened to kidnap Lebanon's ambassador to Libya, the embassy staff and any Lebanese citizen there if Lebanese authorities do not release Hannibal Moammar Gadhafi from prison.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi reiterated his call Thursday for the election of a president as soon as possible, stressing that any attempt to prolong the presidential void is against the stipulations of the Constitution.

Amnesty International has criticized the measures introduced by Lebanon in 2015 to curb the influx of Syrian refugees into the country, although it lauded Lebanon for hosting “over one million refugees.”

Hizbullah's Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc on Thursday slammed Saudi Arabia's labeling of Hizbullah as a “terrorist” group as one of the “most ridiculous” decisions that have been taken by the kingdom.

“The Saudi regime's designation of Hizbullah as a terrorist organization is one of the most ridiculous innovations of this flabby regime that has lost its balance,” said the bloc in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.

The government announced on Thursday that the waste management plan, which was adopted over the weekend, will be implemented on Friday.

Information Minister Ramzi Jreij said after a cabinet meeting at the Grand Serail: “There are no obstacles hindering the implementation of the plan.”