After suspending earlier a judge for committing “irregularities,” Justice Minister Albert Serhan assured on Saturday that he is not on a mission to track judges but more to hold accountable all those who commit irregularities where be it intentional or not.

Hizbullah has decided to “break” its relations “indefinitely” with Progressive Socialist Party leader ex-MP Walid Jumblat, Al-Akhbar daily reported on Saturday.

Although Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh refrained from responding to Economy Minister Mansour Bteish’s “criticisms,” but his remarks had a negative impact on Lebanon’s stock market yesterday, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Saturday.

Justice Minister Albert Serhan on Friday suspended a judge occupying a “sensitive post” after he was previously referred to the disciplinary council of judges.

“As part of the investigations being conducted by the Judicial Inspection Commission, the Commission's council issued a resolution on April 4, 2019 to refer a judge to the disciplinary council of judges,” a statement issued by Serhan's office said.

President Michel Aoun reassured Friday that the situations in Lebanon have become “very acceptable” following the “acute divisions” that preceded his election as president.

“This has preserved Lebanon against all the threats that were surrounding it, because the rift remained at the political level,” Aoun told a delegation from the Maronite League led by its newly-elected president ex-MP Naamatallah Abi Nasr.

Energy Minister Nada al-Bustani announced in a press conference on Friday the opening of a second round of bidding for licenses to search offshore oil and gas field blocks number 1, 2, 5, 8 and 10.

Speaker Nabih Berri concluded his official visit to Iraq by holding more meetings with Iraqi leaders and political parties at the Prime Minister's Guest House in the Green Zone in Baghdad, the National News Agency reported on Friday.

Berri has met with Ahmed al-Jabbouri, a leader in the parliamentary National Axis Alliance, who said after the meeting that “Berri’s visit to Baghdad would have positive results on all files, in terms of completing the formation of the (Iraqi) government and on relations between Lebanon and Iraq and with the countries of the region.”

An armed personal dispute erupted overnight in the southern Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh, the National News Agency reported on Friday.

Authorities in Lebanon are struggling at this delicate economic stage to take various reformative steps in order to reduce the budget deficit, and to promote economic and financial efforts in an attempt to give some positive signals to the international community, the group of donor countries and international institutions, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Friday.

A ministerial panel on Thursday adopted a plan proposed by the energy minister to resolve the country's chronic electricity problem, referring it to the Cabinet.

LBCI television said the panel finished its meetings “without resolving a lot of points of contention.”