The "Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade” warned on Saturday the Lebanese army that it will be targeted by attacks until it proves its patriotism, calling for the release of Sheikh Omar al-Atrash.

“The Lebanese army will remain a target until it proves its patriotism and its liberation from Iran and Hizbullah,” the brigade said via twitter.

Four firefighters were injured on Saturday as they battled to extinguish a devastating fire that erupted at a a heritage site in the southern town of Zefta in Nabatiyeh.

The state-run National News Agency reported that some four hours after the blaze broke out in al-Darawish Palace, firefighters had succeeded in stemming the raging flames.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin the latest developments in the region and the bilateral ties between the two countries.

Miqati, who is currently in Russia, also held talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of his visit to the country to attend the opening of the winter Olympic opening ceremony in Sochi.

Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said on Saturday that an alleged drone spotted hovering over the residence of Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in Maarab is believed to be Israeli.

Charbel considered that this type of unmanned aircraft could carry a missile that weighs around 200 or 300 kilograms.

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri held a series of contacts with several rival parties to push forward the cabinet formation process that reached a standstill after it was put on front burner recently.

Al-Joumhouria newspaper reported that Hariri reportedly held a telephone conversation with Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun.

Muslim clerics and scholars are set to hold a sit-in anew near the Defense Ministry in Yarze to protest the arrest of Sheikh Omar al-Atrash, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Saturday.

According to the daily, the army intelligence received information that a delegation from Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley will head to the defense ministry to protest the ongoing detention of al-Atrash.

Security measures were boosted near the Defense Ministry in Yarze following reports indicated that extremist terrorist groups have an intention to target military headquarters across Lebanon, including the ministry.

According to al-Joumhouria newspaper published on Saturday, the strict security measures were fortified after security agencies obtained information that high-ranking military officers will be targeted by terrorist acts.

Hizbullah on Friday warned that any “ploys and maneuvering” in the cabinet formation process might “topple the results that are sought” from the formation of a new government.

The party has called for “forming an all-embracing cabinet comprising all national components so that it can confront all political, security, economic and social problems,” said MP Mohammed Raad, head of Hizbullah's Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc.

French President Francois Hollande on Friday promised President Michel Suleiman to start equipping the Lebanese Army with weapons “as soon as possible.”

Hollande also reiterated “Paris' commitment to supporting Lebanon” during a meeting with Suleiman in Tunisia, where they took part alongside world leaders in a ceremony celebrating the adoption of the country's new constitution.

The "Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade” announced on Friday killing an Iranian military trainer in the Bekaa region.

"We claim responsibility for a heroic operation that targeted a top Iranian military trainer on Thursday at a drill camp,” the brigade said on its Twitter account, noting that the operation's name is “in the heart of the enemy.”