The Free Patriotic Movement on Monday defended President Michel Aoun, noting that he or others “cannot consider Line 29 to be an official line for Lebanon if it does not get endorsed in a decision or decree by the Lebanese government.”

“Line 29 has been adopted by the Lebanese team as a negotiations line, and the President and others cannot consider it to be an official line for Lebanon if it does not get endorsed in a decision or decree by the Lebanese government,” the FPM said in a statement.

President Michel Aoun and Caretaker PM Najib Miqati agreed on Monday to invite U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein to visit Beirut in order to resume the stalled negotiations over the maritime demarcation with Israel, the Presidency said.

The two leaders agreed that the demarcation must be completed "as soon as possible in order to avoid any escalation," after a gas drilling ship had entered a disputed sea area, sparking Lebanese condemnation.

Caretaker Labor Minister Mustafa Bayram on Monday announced that Hizbullah is practicing “positive silence” regarding the Lebanon-Israel row over offshore gas drilling.

“The resistance is practicing positive silence and the Lebanese stance must remain firm,” Bayram, who is close to Hizbullah, told al-Jadeed TV.

President Michel Aoun on Sunday held phone talks with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati and a number of officials following the reports about the entry of the gas drilling ship Energean Power into a sea border area disputed by Lebanon, the Presidency said.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati on Sunday urged the U.N. and other international parties to compel Israel to stop its “dangerous provocations,” after a gas drilling ship crossed the so-called Line 29 and entered a sea area disputed by Lebanon.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has called for the formation of a new government that would enjoy the support of "all parties."

Sweden has chosen “Sustainable Sweden” as a theme for the Swedish National Day celebrations on June 6th. The event will take place in the historic citadel in Byblos in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Byblos Municipality, Volvo Cars and others.

"The aim is to showcase sustainable solutions from different sectors, and to demonstrate that you can host an event with zero plastic waste, recycling and no food waste," UNEP Representative Sami Dimassi and Sweden Ambassador to Lebanon Ann Dismorr said Friday in a joint statement.

A soldier was killed Friday and five others were injured in an exchange of fire during a raid carried out by the Lebanese Army in Baalbek.

The army announced in a statement the death of its soldier.

President Michel Aoun met Friday with a delegation from the Council of Arab Ministers for Social Affairs.

"We hope to come up with recommendations that we can work on for the benefit of the Lebanese people," Head of the Council Minister Ayman Al-Mufleh said.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Friday that his party has not participated in the parliamentary elections "for titles" but "to serve people."

"We have to start working and to complete what we had started in 2005," Geagea noted in a meeting, praising his team who he said contributed to the party's success.