Former premiers Saad Hariri, Najib Miqati, Fouad Saniora and Tammam Salam on Wednesday deplored what they called “the remarks against the Taef Accord,” in an apparent response to the recent statement of Shiite mufti Sheikh Ahmed Qabalan, the son of Higher Islamic Shiite Council chief Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan.

“The National Pact and the Document of National Accord are an honest, rational and enlightened reflection of the deep-rooted relation between Christians and Muslims, which is based on the nobleness of the unifying idea of coexistence,” the ex-PMs said in statement.

Banque du Liban, Lebanon's central bank, on Wednesday issued two memos subsidizing the dollar exchange rate for the importers and manufacturers of essential foodstuffs as well as industrialists.

Lebanese negotiators held their seventh virtual meeting Wednesday with representatives of the International Monetary Fund, the Finance Ministry said.

The United Kingdom is “working together with countries across the Middle East to tackle coronavirus and protect the most vulnerable,” UK Minister for the Middle East James Cleverly has said, as Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr.

Lebanon on Wednesday recorded 21 new coronavirus cases, which raises the country's total to 1,161, the Health Ministry said.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to close down social media platforms after Twitter labelled two of his tweets "unsubstantiated" and accused him of making false claims.

"Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen," Trump tweeted.

Prime Minister Hassan Diab, Defense Minister Zeina Akar and Army Chief Joseph Aoun visited the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura on Wednesday after reported disputes between the peacekeeping forces and residents in South Lebanon.

Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc rejected the recent calls for federalism and the attempts to "overthrow" the Taef Accord.

New directives have been put in place over the outbreak of coronavirus as Lebanon prepared to ease lockdown measures in light of its crisis-hit economy, but authorities have imposed fines on individuals who fail to wear face masks in public to counter the virus spread.

Lebanon recorded 21 cases on Tuesday, 13 in the town of Majdal Anjar, 6 among Lebanese expats, and 2 among Lebanese residents raising the total of infections to 1140.

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday rejected a US request to empower a UN peacekeeping force patrolling the border with Israel.