Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri discussed separately with Speaker Nabih Berri and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, the latest developments on the controversial electoral draft-law issue, Hariri's media office said in a statement Friday.

In a phone call, Hariri and Berri tackled the latest developments in that regard and the efforts exerted to reach common ground between conflicting parliamentary blocs on an electoral law that meets approval of all, the statement added.

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri warned on Sunday of the hazards of the sectarian incitement, calling on the Lebanese to exert efforts to prevent sedition in the country.

Hariri described in a statement issued by his press office the assault against four Sunni clerics on Sunday night as “disgraceful.”

The dispute over the Higher Islamic Council elections deepened on Thursday amid increasing tension between Prime Minister Najib Miqati and Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani.

LBCI reported that the Mufti filed on Thursday a lawsuit against anyone found suspicious of “forging” the extension of the Higher Islamic Council's term.

The second Saudi deputy Prime Minister Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud announced on Sunday that Saudi Arabia is keen on the presence of Lebanese citizens on its territories, denying claims that it intends to withdraw deposits from Lebanon's banks.

“KSA is keen on maintaining the best relations with Lebanon,” Prince Muqrem said after meeting with a delegation of heads of the country's economic committees in Riyadh, adding that Lebanese presence on its territories is appreciated by everyone in the kingdom, on top of them is King Abdullah.

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri condemned on Wednesday Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour's request that Syria's seat at the Arab League be restored, saying that the regime has “found a spokesman to speak at the League.”

He said in a statement: “The Lebanese government is requesting all Lebanese to participate in covering up the crimes of Syrian President Bashar Assad.”

A prominent Iranian security chief was present in Lebanon at the time of the assassination of Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau chief Brigadier General Wissam al-Hasan last year, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Friday.

According to the newspaper, Brigadier “Hindawi,” one of Iran's elite Quds Force who is close to the commander of the Force General Qassem Suleimani, was in Lebanon when the assassination occurred.

Speaker Nabih Berri said Friday that he was ready to hear proposals on the controversial electoral draft-law after he withdrew his hybrid plan, which became a point of contention between the March 8 majority and the March 14 opposition alliances.

In remarks to An Nahar daily, Berri said he has “now become in the position of hearing” proposals.

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri was rumored to have been wounded during a visit to a town along the Lebanese Syrian border, An Nahar newspaper said on Friday.

The newspaper reported that Speaker Nabih Berri swiftly telephoned Hariri Thursday night to ask about his health.

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri reiterated Thursday in a phone call with Speaker Nabih Berri that al-Mustaqbal Movement is committed to hold the elections before their constitutional deadline, Hariri's press office said.

“Al-Mustaqbal was and is still committed to hold the elections on time despite all the organized campaigns claiming otherwise,” said Hariri from Riyadh.

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri criticized on Thursday the government's silence over Hizbullah members' alleged fighting in Syria alongside regime forces.

He slammed in a statement “the unconscious government's allowing of Hizbullah to jeopardize national security through its intervention in the conflict.”