The Free Patriotic Movement criticized the agreement reached to pay the salaries of military officials, reported the daily An Nahar on Tuesday.

Sources from the movement questioned to the daily how officials resorted to “the same procedure that had been adopted in the past by Prime Minister Fouad Saniora, which the FPM had considered as illegal.”

Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb ended a series of meetings to resolve the trash disposal crisis on Thursday by announcing that an agreement had been reached to establish landfills in two regions, reported the daily al-Mustaqbal on Friday.

Landfills will be set up in the northern region of Srar and southern region of al-Kfour, while a debate remains over the establishment of a landfill in the Keserouan-Northern Metn area.

Free Patriotic Movement MP Ibrahim Kanaan hailed the agreement with the Lebanese Forces on the nationality draft-law as a “step in the right direction,” reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Wednesday.

He explained to the daily: “This issue is not about the FPM, LF or even Christians, but it serves national strategic interests by bolstering Lebanese capabilities through its expatriates, who are spread throughout the world.”

Lawmakers from the Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement signed on Tuesday a draft-law on allowing expatriates to regain their Lebanese nationality, reported various media.

Earlier, al-Joumhouria newspaper had said that draft-law will be the “fruit of the Declaration of Intent” signed between the two sides in June.

The Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement will continue their contacts to reach a united stance on the upcoming legislative session, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.

LF chief Samir Geagea and Change and Reform bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan had held talks to that end on Saturday.

A meeting is expected to be held soon between Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement officials ahead of next week's legislative session, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Friday.

It said the Change and Reform bloc Secretary MP Ibrahim Kanaan is set to pay a visit to Maarab “within the next two days to come up with a joint vision of the parliamentary session.”

Cabinet is expected to convene on Friday to adopt Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb's waste disposal plan, reported the daily al-Mustaqbal on Wednesday.

Ministerial sources said: “The session will be its last due to the obstruction of the Free Patriotic Movement.”

The Mustaqbal Movement has agreed to a proposal by the Free Patriotic Movement for the implementation of the national defense law, which covers security appointments, reported al-Akhbar newspaper on Monday.

This will therefore allow the contentious issue of security appointments to top the agenda of cabinet's next session.

Change and Reform bloc officials revealed Tuesday that consultations among top politicians aimed at ending the deadlock on the promotion of army officers have made progress.

The officials, who were not identified, told al-Mustaqbal newspaper that the talks are tackling the promotions and the activation of the work of parliament and the government.

Lebanon's rival leaders met on Tuesday for the third round of national dialogue amid heavy reinforcements made by security forces to stop protesters from reaching the parliament building in downtown Beirut's Nejmeh Square.

A terse statement said the conferees focused on the issue of the presidential vacuum and that the next rounds of national dialogue will be held on October 6, 7 and 8.