Ex-PM Saad Hariri on Tuesday criticized Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil's latest statements and ruled out a restoration of Lebanon's commercial ties with Syria.

The isolation of some regions “could be the best solution in light of what happened last week” as to the uptick in coronavirus cases, Health Minister Hamad Hasan said on Tuesday.

Cabinet on Tuesday officially decided to call off official school exams in light of the coronavirus crisis as the Higher Defense Council recommended extending the so-called state of general mobilization until June 7.

Twenty-three people tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus on Tuesday in Lebanon, raising the tally to 954 since the first case was detected on February 21.

Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Tuesday voiced calls on all Lebanese to abide by the safety precautions against coronavirus, noting that the government could impose a strict lockdown in case of negligence.

The second round of remote negotiations between the International Monetary Fund and Lebanon was held, and talks focused on “issues related to the central bank, mainly on the bank’s accounts,” LBCI reported on Tuesday.

A Lebanese man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Minnesota to conspiring to export drone parts and technology from the U.S. to Hizbullah in Lebanon.

U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald said Monday that Usama Hamade, 55, pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally export goods and technology.

Lebanon on Monday confirmed twenty more COVID-19 coronavirus cases, among them 18 Bangladeshis, the Health Ministry said.

Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday stressed that Lebanon is still committed to the reforms pledged at the 2018 CEDRE conference in Paris.

Seventeen foreign laborers living in the same building have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, media reports said.