Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri met French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday evening at the Elysee Palace in Paris, for a working dinner, Hariri's press office said in a statement.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at night Wednesday, media reports said.

Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned an attack by Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Abha’s airport in Saudi Arabia, describing it as “terrorist aggression.”

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack by Yemen’s Huthi rebels on a Saudi airport.

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has received a phone call from Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, the PSP said on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia has decided to resume its diplomatic activity in Lebanon, at least through its ambassador who has returned to Beirut in recent days, al-Mustaqbal Movement deputy head ex-MP Mustafa Alloush said on Wednesday.

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani met President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace on Tuesday, and called on political parties to quickly form a new government, assuring that Qatar seeks not to torpedo the French initiative.

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman will reportedly carry during his scheduled visit to Beirut Tuesday, an initiative to bring the Lebanese parties together at a dialogue table in Doha, the Kuwaiti al-Qabas newspaper reported.

Firass Abiad, the Director at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, raised vigilance on Tuesday saying complacency with COVID raises the risk of developing a Lebanese variant.

Pope Francis urged Lebanese politicians to set their personal interests aside, adding that Lebanon faces the risk of losing its identity.