Lebanese businessman Hassan Jaber who had been detained in the African nation of Ethiopia returned to Beirut on Tuesday.

Jaber arrived in Beirut coming from Gabon where he was flown to it on Sunday after contacts between authorities to free him.

Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday called the parliamentary committees for a joint meeting to discuss decree No. 2367 aimed at organizing the chiropractic profession in Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.

Lebanese journalists and politicians carried out a solidarity stand with Nidaa al-Watan newspaper on the eve of its appearance before the judiciary against its criticism of Iranian influence in Lebanon through Hizbullah party.

In its headlines the newspaper published an article it titled “New Ambassadors in Baabda ... Welcome to Khamenei’s Republic."

The Cabinet on Tuesday begins discussions of the 2020 draft budget amid reports that “painful measures” could be imposed as part of more austerity steps to cut the deficit and pave the way for international funding, al-Joumhouria daily reported.

The Pre-Trial Judge at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Daniel Fransen lifted Monday the confidentiality off his decision that confirmed an indictment against Salim Jamil Ayyash relating to the attacks against Marwan Hamadeh, Georges Hawi and Elias Murr, the STL said.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks on Monday at the Grand Serail with Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum where talks focused on energy cooperation between Lebanon and Qatar.

NNA said al-Kaabi was accompanied by the Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammed Hassan Jaber al-Jaber.

A crowd of citizens gathered in front of Beirut’s Justice Palace in protest against allowing senior member of a disbanded Israel-backed militia, Amer al-Fakhoury, enter Lebanon demanding severe sentence against him, the National News Agency reported on Monday.

Progressive Socialist Party leader ex-MP Walid Jumblat on Monday described as “conspiracy of the era” the “sabotage” attack at oil refineries in Saudi Arabia, adding that Lebanon will be one of the parties “greatly” harmed by that.

“The attack on Saudi oil facilities goes beyond Yemen's war, which must be solved peacefully,” said Jumblat in a tweet.

Three Lebanese financial institutions could be subject to US sanctions, shortly after a batch of sanctions hit Jammal Trust Bank for “facilitating banking activities for Hizbullah, and its three subsidiaries,” al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri visited Head of the Progressive Socialist Party ex-MP Walid Jumblat at the latter’s residence in Clemenceau, in the presence of Minister Wael Abou Faour and former Minister Ghattas Khoury.