The Free Patriotic Movement, the Lebanese Forces and the Kataeb Party intend to boycott any parliamentary session aimed at extending the legislature's term in the absence of a new electoral law, a senior FPM official told al-Hayat daily in remarks published Sunday.

A Lebanese registered ship hijacked off the coast of war-torn Somalia has been freed, says a shipping expert.

The pirates who boarded the ship Saturday abandoned it Sunday before naval forces rescued the ship, Mohamed Abdirahman, former director of Puntland's marine forces, told The Associated Press.

At least five people have been killed and 32 others wounded in three days of fierce clashes at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh in the southern city of Sidon, state-run National News Agency said.

Army Commander General Joseph Aoun inspected military units deployed on the outskirts of the eastern border in the town of Arsal, the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

Democratic Gathering parliamentary bloc leader MP Walid Jumblat said he rejects voting either in cabinet or in parliament on a new vote law proposal to rule the upcoming parliamentary elections, An Nahar daily reported on Saturday.

Jumblat said that consensual agreement on a new electoral law is better than a vote.

Clashes continued on Saturday at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh in Sidon, after overnight armed clashes between the Joint Palestinian Security Forces and hardline Islamist group led by Bilal Badr, the National News Agency reported.

NNA said that Fatah commander Munir Maqdah have said in a statement: “The situation at the camp is taking a military course and will be settled. Fatah movement has recorded a progress against the groups of Bilal Badr. The security forces will deploy in the camp, no other solution.”

The United States House of Representatives is reportedly mulling a bill that will impose tough new sanctions against Hizbullah, An Nahar daily reported on Saturday.

Information about the new sanctions against the party were discussed during the latest monthly meeting between the Central Bank of Lebanon (BDL), the Banking Control Commission of Lebanon and the Association of Banks in Lebanon, said the daily.

The issues of the stalled electoral law, Hizbullah's weapons and corruption were the focus of the parliamentary plenary session that was held on Friday to discuss the government's performance.

At least three people were killed and ten others were wounded Friday after armed clashes erupted at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh in the southern city of Sidon, media reports said.

Hizbullah on Friday condemned the overnight U.S. missile strike on a Syrian air base as a “blatant aggression” and “foolish step” that will aggravate tensions in the region.