Both President Michel Aoun and Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh have denied discussing the issue of Hizbullah’s controversial financial institution, al-Qard al-Hasan, in a meeting that they held in Baabda.

A statement issued by the Presidency said media reports that claimed the opposite were “baseless,” noting that the discussions tackled “the monetary situations in the country, the issue of the ration cards and the issue of subsidization.”

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday highlighted the necessity for all political forces in Lebanon to join "sincere" efforts in order to save Lebanon from its crises, the National News Agency reported.

On the latest Israeli aggression on Palestinians in Gaza City, Berri hoped that the Palestinian people would triumph and establish their independent state with Al-Quds as its capital.

Owners of two Turkish power-generating vessels off Lebanon’s shore, which supply the country with electricity, decided to stop their engines after a judicial order saying they must settle arrears.

The Central Bank governor Riad Salameh is expected to meet President Michel Aoun on Wednesday to discuss the bank’s preparations to launch the “Sayrafa” electronic platform aimed at regulating the exchange rate, media reports said.

The talks will also highlight the latest initiative Salameh launched to conduct negotiations with the Association of Banks in Lebanon to re-inject quantities of dollars and hard currencies from the depositors’ accounts available before the October 17, 2019 uprising.

Lebanese authorities on Tuesday announced a lockdown and a curfew for the first two days of Eid al-Fitr, while noting that coronavirus cases have significantly dropped in the country.

A statement issued by the government-affiliated Disaster Risk Management Unit said all kinds of celebrations and rallies will be banned during the lockdown while a curfew will be imposed as of the morning of the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which will likely be observed in Lebanon on Thursday.

The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on seven Lebanese nationals allegedly linked to Hizbullah, which is designated as a “terrorist” organization by Washington.

“The threat that Hizballah poses to the United States, our allies, and interests in the Middle East and globally, calls for countries around the world to take steps to restrict its activities and disrupt its facilitation networks,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.

Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Jebran Bassil on Tuesday urged against lifting the subsidization of essential goods before reaching a “full plan” to deal with the consequences of such a move.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Tuesday stressed that Lebanon “will witness a new crisis every day” as long as “Hizbullah, the Free Patriotic Movement and their allies are the rulers.”

“Yesterday and today it’s gasoline, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow it will be diesel, and after that it will be foodstuffs,” Geagea tweeted, referring to Lebanon’s growing economic and financial woes that are more and more affecting citizens’ daily lives.

President Michel Aoun urged the international community to intervene and end Israel’s aggression against Palestinians, the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

NNA said that Aoun is following up on the latest developments in the occupied territories of Palestine amid Israel’s continued aggression against al-Aqsa mosque and east Jerusalem district of Sheikh Jarrah.

Director at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Firass Abiad “welcomed” the continuous drop in the Covid numbers, but said it would be “too early” to be optimistic.