The Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc on Tuesday responded to "the campaign targeting everything related to the work of the premiership and the finance ministry," noting that "every revision with the aim of correction is a welcome thing."

In a statement issued after its weekly meeting in Qureitem under ex-PM Fouad Saniora, the bloc noted that "the parties leading the campaign" against ex-PM Rafik Hariri "are the ones who were behind … the destruction of state institutions in the past."

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun on Tuesday noted that "the objective of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is undermining stability rather than maintaining justice," adding that "the evidence is that many heads of state had died here (in Lebanon) before" with the United States remaining idle about their cases.

After the weekly meeting of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc held in Rabiyeh, Aoun stressed that "the issue of the Judicial Council is clear, and everyone knows that the murder of ex-PM Rafik Hariri had been referred to the Judicial Council since the beginning."

A Lebanese court on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years in prison the pilot of Beirut-bound UTA Flight 141, which crashed off the West African coast in 2003 killing at least 136 people, a judicial source said.

Libyan pilot Najib al-Barouni, who remains at large, was found guilty of neglect, the source told Agence France Presse.

Interior Minister Ziad Baroud condemned on Tuesday politicians’ protection of officers who have had shortcomings in performing their duties in traffic control.

He said during a press conference that he will reveal the name of any officer who does not perform his duty, adding that the tense political situation in Lebanon does not exempt any one from his obligations in tackling traffic issues.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri is expected to arrive in London on Monday as part of a two-day visit to the UK where he will meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Foreign Secretary William Hague, and Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

The talks are set to focus on regional and international developments, bilateral relations, and ways to develop them.

Syrian President Bashar Assad has described Premier Saad Hariri as the right person for the period Lebanon is currently going through, stressing that Hariri is capable of overcoming the problems under the present circumstances.

Assad also believed that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is a Lebanese affair, adding that Damascus has no idea when the indictment in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri would be issued.

MP Sami Gemayel noted on Tuesday that Syria aims to establish good ties with Prime Minister Saad Hariri on condition that he abandon his March 14 allies and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

He told LBC during his ongoing trip to the United States that Washington assured him that it supports the international tribunal and Lebanon’s sovereignty, denying allegations that the U.S. position towards these matters had changed.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat described on Monday his recent visit to Damascus as "successful and excellent", saying it was an occasion to follow up on the effects of the summer's Saudi-Syrian-Lebanese summit, as well as the recent Saudi-Syrian summit in Riyadh.

He highlighted in his weekly commentary in the PSP-affiliated Anbaa magazine the importance of Lebanese-Syrian ties that "were baptized in blood and highlighted in the Taif agreement that emphasized that Syria's security is Lebanon's security, and Lebanon's security is Syria's security."

Canadian Ambassador to Lebanon Hilary Childs-Adams stressed on Monday the importance of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon as it would help achieve justice and freedom for Lebanon.

She made her statements after holding talks with Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the Grand Serail.

A prominent media official in the Special Tribunal for Lebanon revealed that the indictment will include names of the accused and the charges against them, reported the daily al-Liwa Monday.

It added that evidence found against the accused will only be revealed in court and not in the indictment.