Unidentified gunmen shot dead a man on Monday morning in front of his house in Aley’s town of Kahale, media reports said.

Hizbullah officials reportedly described US President Donald Trump as “crazy” who is willing to push with Israel, towards a war against Iran and the party before Joe Biden assumes office on January 20, British daily The Guardian reported Monday.

Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced Sunday that the country’s scientific and ministerial committee will discuss the issue of the emergence of a new coronavirus strain in Britain during its meeting on Monday.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday met in Bkirki with MP Ibrahim Kanaan, the secretary of the Free Patriotic Movement-led Strong Lebanon bloc.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi announced Sunday that he will not cease his mediation regarding the new government despite the ongoing deadlock.

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea criticized the “incompetent” ruling authority on Saturday and indirectly urged President Michel Aoun to step aside.

Former justice minister and ex-Internal Security Forces head Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi replied on Saturday to Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh, saying the official should have pointed his finger at the main parties responsible for the presence of ammonium nitrate that triggered Beirut’s deadly explosion on August 4.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara el-Rahi joined the ongoing efforts aiming to form a new government in Lebanon "before the year’s end," the Saudi Asharq el-Awsat newspaper reported Saturday.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil agreed in their meeting on Friday on the need for “unified standards” in the government formation process, Bkirki sources said.

Outgoing British Ambassador to Lebanon Chris Rampling has criticized Lebanon’s leaders for their lack of “responsibility” in the face of the country’s multiple crises, in an op-ed marking the end of his tenure in Lebanon.

Below is the full text of the op-ed: