The Lebanese Democratic Party has set the date for the funeral of two guards of State Minister for Refugee Affairs Saleh al-Gharib, who were killed in Sunday's Qabrshmoun clash, after it had linked the funeral with the extradition of the perpetrators and referring the case to the Judicial Council, Asharq al-Awsat daily reported on Friday.

A protest was staged Thursday outside the headquarters of Beirut Municipality in the center of the capital ahead of a session for discussing and approving the terms of reference for setting up a controversial waste incinerator in the city.

The decision on the move was however postponed amid reservations voiced by council members belonging to the Lebanese Forces, the Free Patriotic Movement and other parties.

Game Cooks, a leading gaming studio of mobile and Virtual Reality (VR) content based in San Francisco and Beirut, has won the “VR and Beyond” challenge organized by Dubai Future Accelerators in partnership with Burj Khalifa and HTC Vive Middle East.

Game Cooks competed with around 115 VR companies from around the world and was shortlisted among 6 finalists before earning the first rank. The event organizers had invited VR developers and companies to build VR content for Burj Khalifa to enhance visitors’ experience. The competition rewards the most captivating and memorable user experience in virtual reality.

General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim on Thursday announced that “things are on the right track” in the efforts to contain the repercussions of the deadly Qabrshmoun incident.

“I will not discuss the issue of the numbers” of those arrested, said Ibrahim after meeting Lebanese Democratic Party chief MP Talal Arslan in Khalde.

Leader of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea on Thursday addressed a message to President Michel Aoun, urging him to intervene to save his presidential term, the National News Agency reported.

“This is your presidential term, do not allow anyone to spoil it,” Geagea said, in reference to Aoun’s son-in-law, Foreign Minister and Free Patriotic Movement chief Jeban Bassil without naming him.

Head of the Lebanese Democratic Party MP Talal Arslan on Thursday echoed a stern warning from attempts to hand over innocent people to cover up for the actual perpetrators of Qabrshmoun incident, which strongly shook civil peace and state security alike, the National News Agency reported.

A planned visit to the northern city of Tripoli by Free Patriotic Movement chief Foreign Minister Jebran is “still on time,” the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Thursday.

Following the Qabrshmoun shooting incident, Bkirki emphasized that it will spare no effort to stabilize the Christian-Druze reconciliation, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Thursday.

Several people were injured Wednesday as fuel tanks exploded at the al-Shahrouq station in the Dinniyeh district town of Bakhoun.

The blast fully destroyed the two-story station amid ambiguity over the fate of its five workers, the National News Agency said.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday hosted Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat over a “reconciliation” dinner following their latest spat.

Hariri and Jumblat had met Tuesday for the first time since their latest war of words. That meeting was held at the headquarters of the Druze religious authority in Verdun on the sidelines of condolences over the death of Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Ali Zeineddine.