Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil announced Sunday that his latest criticism of ally Hezbollah was not targeted at its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, as he warned that the 2006 memorandum of understanding with the party is at risk.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday reiterated his call for “heading to the U.N. and world powers to rescue Lebanon before it’s too late.”

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh following "a request from French President Emmanuel Macron," LBCI TV reported overnight.

Several MPs and political parties on Sunday condemned the overnight incidents at Ashrafieh's Sassine Square that followed Morroco's World Cup win.

A clash erupted overnight at Ashrafieh’s Sassine Square after dozens of individuals arrived in the area on motorbikes carrying “flags of Morocco, Palestine and Syria,” media reports said.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has held talks in Riyadh with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Army Commander General Joseph Aoun on Saturday traveled to Qatar at an invitation from its deputy PM and foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, the army said.

Former president Michel Aoun held talks Friday in Bkirki with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, hours after a visit to Bkirki by Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil.

Lebanese actress Stephanie Saliba was released after questioning Friday as a witness in a corruption probe involving Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, a judicial source and her agent told AFP.

Saliba was detained after failing to appear for previous summons in the case and was subsequently "questioned as a witness" in the investigation into money laundering and illicit enrichment, the source said.

Lebanese actress Stephanie Saliba, who has links to Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, was arrested on Friday, a judicial official and the state-run National News Agency said.

The development is the latest in the controversy surrounding Salameh, who is being investigated for corruption as an economic meltdown and financial collapse convulse the tiny nation.