Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati arrived Tuesday in Kuwait to represent Lebanon in the Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria, which will kick off Wednesday under the chairmanship of U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon.

“Following his arrival, Miqati headed to his residence location at the Bayan Palace,” his office said.

Several rockets and shells fell Tuesday on the Arsal border area of Khirbet Daoud during clashes inside Syrian territory.

Four artillery shells struck the area at 3:00 p.m., causing no casualties, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.

Hallum Al-Amin has just marked her 100th birthday, but the celebration took place far from her home in Syria, which she fled last year to become a refugee in Lebanon.

"I'm afraid I'm going to die outside my homeland," she told Agence France Presse a few days after celebrating her landmark birthday, in a village near the southern town of Tyre.

Intensive consultations to form a new cabinet continued on Tuesday among the various political parties as former Prime Minister Saad Hariri held phone talks with his Christian allies.

Hariri telephoned Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea and Phalange Party Central Committee Coordinator MP Sami Gemayel and discussed with them the latest developments in the formation process, after the two Christian leaders voiced concerns on Monday.

The United States embassy in Lebanon denied on Tuesday issuing a warning to its citizens in the country to avoid Hamra street in Beirut and Gefinor area.

“Such messages were not sent by the U.S. embassy in Beirut,” the mission said via its account twitter, describing the reports as “false.”

Abdullah Azzam Brigades accused Hizbullah on Tuesday of removing the respirator of Majed al-Majed, who died in Lebanon recently, stressing that its project against Iran and the party will go on.

“The Sheikh (al-Majed) was in a come when he was detained and his condition deteriorated... prompting Hizbullah to remove his respirator,” a statement issued by the group that is loyal to al-Qaida said via twitter.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat noted on Tuesday that Iran is open to dialogue with all powers, reported al-Alam television.

He told the station: “Iran's openness falls in the interests of Muslims and Arab countries.”

Electricite du Liban contract workers decided on Tuesday to reopen Dora highway as a goodwill gesture after promises by Caretaker Labor Minister Salim Jreissati to follow up the case of KVA service provider company's decision to sack 62 workers.

Jreissati described after talks with a delegation from the contract workers committee the company's decision as “arbitrary dismissal.”

The trial of those accused of killing former prime minister Rafik Hariri provides a rare chance at justice for a country more used to impunity for political assassinations.

But analysts say the proceedings are unlikely to have much of an impact on the country for now, with the consequences of the bloody war in neighboring Syria overshadowing the trial.

Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam held talks with head of al-Mustaqbal Parliamentary bloc MP Fouad Saniora as optimism loomed over the formation of an all-embracing cabinet

The meeting between the two officials on Monday night focused on the latest developments regarding the cabinet formation process.