Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil tweeted on Thursday about the importance of the Vatican’s support for the role of Christians in Lebanon.

"The presence of Christians in Lebanon is linked to their role,” the FPM chief said.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund is expected to grant Lebanon’s central bank $900 million on September 23, as parliament approved the ration card plan during a legislative session at the UNESCO Palace.

“The IMF decided Monday to return the reserves lodged by some countries with it and Lebanon’s share from this issue is $900 million,” Berri told parliament, adding that the caretaker finance minister “has been informed of this.”

Turkish company Karpowership on Tuesday announced that it has decided to resume supplying Lebanon with electricity from its two power ships Fatmagul Sultan and Orhan Bey.

Noting that the move will take effect today, Tuesday, the firm said its decision comes as a “goodwill gesture” as it “looks forward to a constructive dialogue with the Lebanese state in order to find solutions for the pending issues within the coming days and weeks.”

President Michel Aoun on Tuesday presided over a meeting for the Higher Defense Council which tackled a number of pressing issues.

Speaking at the beginning of the meeting, Aoun said “the main objective is to discuss the security situation in the country, especially with the coming of summer season and the expectations that the touristic season will be promising with the arrival of Lebanese expats from abroad.”

President Michel Aoun on Monday scheduled a Higher Defense Council meeting for Tuesday to “discuss the security situations in the country and the latest developments,” the Presidency said.

The development comes amid a severe fuel shortage crisis in the country that has led to scuffles at gas stations and road-blocking protests across the country.

Hizbullah on Monday strongly deplored an overnight U.S. airstrike against Iran-backed armed groups which a monitor said killed at least seven fighters.

In a statement, Hizbullah said it "strongly condemns the treacherous American aggression that targeted the Iraqi-Syrian border."

A blast rocked the office of the lawyer Sakhr al-Hashem in Furn el-Chebbak on Monday afternoon, causing material damage.

The lawyer, who was at the office at the time of the incident, escaped unharmed along with his two sons who work with him.

All proposals about a so-called “four sixes government” and the redistribution of portfolios are “not serious” and the only serious endeavor is the one led by Hizbullah based on Speaker Nabih Berri’ initiative, al-Jadeed TV reported on Monday

“One of the serious proposals is for President (Michel) Aoun and PM-designate (Saad) Hariri to lodge names of Christian candidates with Speaker Nabih Berri in order to find two consensual nominees,” al-Jadeed said.

Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday chaired a meeting dedicated to tackling the electronic platforms that track the dollar exchange rate on the black market.

The meeting was attended by the caretaker ministers of finance, interior, justice and telecommunications, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, State Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat, Cabinet Secretary-General Mahmoud Makkiyeh and Diab’s advisor Khodor Taleb.

President Michel Aoun has been following up since early morning on “the developments of the fuel crisis in the country” and the “suffering of citizens at gas stations,” the Presidency said on Monday.

To that end, Aoun held a series of calls with caretaker Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar and the relevant administrations at the Ministry, calling for “swift and firm measures to contribute to alleviating the fabricated crisis and ending the exploitation of citizens,” the Presidency added in a statement.