The Lebanese army said on Friday that is has arrested in the eastern Bekaa Valley a Syrian suspected of belonging to a terrorist organization.

The military said in a communique that Moussa Obeid al-Khodr was apprehended in the area of Qob Elias on Thursday.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi slammed on Friday some journalists and TV stations without naming them for reports and shows that “contradict moral values” and said Lebanon's presidential crisis is linked to Sunni-Shiite discord.

“Some writings and TV shows are violating sanctity and resorting to deception and lies for money-making purposes,” said al-Rahi.

Snow fell on Friday on areas located 200 meters above the sea level as powerful storm Zina swept through Lebanon, blocking mountain roads and plummeting temperature with wind chills driving them even lower.

The temperature in the capital Beirut dipped as low as 2 degrees with wind chills.

Syrian President Bashar Assad reportedly said that there will be no presidential elections in Lebanon any time soon unless dialogue with Damascus led to a candidate who is an ally.

“This year might witness the election of a new president in Lebanon if certain conditions were implemented,” Assad's visitors quoted him as saying in comments published in the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Seyassah.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat has called for the end of political and sectarian calculations in the government after the cabinet members failed to strike a deal on the treatment of solid waste.

“The road to the Naameh landfill will close on January 17,” said a decisive Jumblat in comments to al-Akhbar newspaper published on Friday.

The Lebanese intelligence had informed its European counterparts that several jihadist groups linked to organizations in Syria or even in Europe will carry out a huge terrorist act on French territories.

According to As Safir newspaper published on Friday, several intelligence agencies, including that of Lebanon, warned European countries that jihadists will target France with terrorist acts.

The cabinet could convene again Saturday if the dispute on the controversial proposal on the treatment of solid waste was resolved by then, An Nahar daily reported.

The newspaper said Friday that Prime Minister Tammam Salam has expressed severe frustration over the obstacles placed in front of the proposal despite an earlier agreement reached between Environment Minister Mohammed al-Mashnouq and Kataeb Party representatives.

The United States Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale underlined the importance of the dialogue between the rival parties in Lebanon, setting the election of a new head of state in Lebanon as a priority.

The dialogue between the Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces would facilitate the election of a new president, al-Joumhouria newspaper published on Friday quoted Hale as saying during a visit to Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi the day before.

The impact of Storm Zina continued to be felt across Lebanon on Thursday, as a cold snap brought unusually low temperatures to the coast and some mountainous towns remained cut off by snow.

All public, private and vocational schools as well as nurseries will remain closed on Friday, the third consecutive day, at the request of the ministers of education and health.

Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul Karim Ali denied Thursday that Syrians are now required to obtain visas to be able to enter Lebanon, reiterating his call for “coordination” between the two countries regarding border measures.

“There can't be visas between Syria and Lebanon,” Ali stressed after talks with Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh.