Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks on Thursday with visiting Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at the Grand Serail and discussed the latest developments, the situation in Lebanon and the Arab region and the bilateral relations between Lebanon and Egypt, the Premier’s media office said.

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh assured during talks with the President on Thursday that the Lebanese Lira is stable, noting that the Bank will subsidize loans for the housing and productive sectors, the National News Agency said.

The relation between the Progressive Socialist Party and Hizbullah has “never” experienced a “break-like stalemate” and a “unilateral” decision taken by Hizbullah without prior “warning,” Asharq al-Awsat said on Thursday.

When the meeting of the Council of Ministers ended at the Grand Serail Wednesday, the Minister of Information Jamal Jarrah said the Cabinet plans to finalize discussions of the state budget this week.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Wednesday chaired a Cabinet meeting at the Grand Serail dedicated to resume discussions to approve the country's draft austerity budget.

Interior Minister Raya el-Hassan said in an interview with Saudi owned al-Arabiya television news channel that "the security situation in Lebanon is maintained, as is the case at the airport."

Following the protests staged by retired military personnel over possible cuts to their end of service benefits, President Michel Aoun held a meeting on Wednesday with six parliament deputies who are also retired military servicemen, the National News Agency said.

Hizbullah MP Ali Fayyad of the Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc, recently visited Moscow where he participated in the International Security Conference held on 23, 24 and 25 April, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly will begin a 3-day official visit to Lebanon on Wednesday evening, during which he will meet with President Michel Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the Premier’s office said.

Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil on Tuesday lashed out at "incitement," after media reports attributed a state budget-related warning to Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Jebran Bassil.