Lead investigative judge into the Beirut port blast, Tarek al-Bitar, vowed Monday that “no culprit will remain outside prison and no innocent will remain in prison.”

Echoes from Lebanon, a virtual art exhibition, has been launched to show how people expressed their feelings on the recent events and situations in Lebanon: hope, pain, love and anger.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri held talks Monday at the Center House with French Ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo.

The head of Hizbullah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc, MP Mohammed Raad, met Monday in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday called on anti-government protesters to “respect citizens’ right to movement” and “avoid the blocking of public roads.”

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Sunday blasted what he called the “absurd policies” that are attempting to “return Lebanon to the era of sectarian polarization,” in tweets marking the anniversary of the March 14 uprising.

The Free Patriotic Movement announced Sunday in a political paper that is “determined” to review its 2006 memorandum of understanding with Hizbullah and that it wants a “fair distribution” of Lebanon’s financial losses.

The paper was recited by FPM chief Jebran Bassil in a televised address marking the FPM’s March 14 anniversary.

The Lebanese pound hit an all-time low against the dollar Saturday, prompting money exchange shops in the area of Chtoura to shut their doors.

The politburo of the free Patriotic Movement held its periodic meeting today and lashed out at PM-designate Saad Hariri blaming him for the delayed government formation.

Separate spots of deposits of black tar were seen on the northern Sidon beach on Saturday after an oil spill out at sea last month from the side of Israel.

Head of the Sidon municipality, Mohammed al-Saudi said separate spots of black tar have spread along Sidon’s beach, mainly in the north side of the city facing the public beach.