As political parties wrangle to finalize some details related to the electoral law mainly a suggestion to allocate six parliamentary seats out of 128 for the expats' representation, Speaker Nabih Berri stressed that the suggestion is “not applicable,” al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced after talks Sunday with President Michel Aoun that the new electoral law “must be finalized before the Cabinet session” that will be held Wednesday.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday warned against extending parliament's term or reaching so-called parliamentary vacuum despite the latest optimism about the possibility of approving a new electoral law in Wednesday's Cabinet session.

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades arrived Sunday morning in Lebanon for a four-day visit to the neighboring Mediterranean country, Lebanon's National News Agency said.

Head of Rafik Hariri International Airport Fadi al-Hassan has reassured on the airport's security situation after unconfirmed media reports said the facility was one of the targets of the terrorist Islamic State cell that has been busted by security forces in recent days.

Lebanese Forces deputy leader MP George Adwan has stressed that the country will have a new electoral law “on Friday.”

After the major progress that has been made in efforts to agree on a new electoral law, the remaining hurdles are expected to be resolved “in the next three days,” Baabda Palace sources said.

A terror suspect has been arrested in the town of Bebnin in the northern Akkar district, state-run National News Agency reported on Sunday.

Defense Minister Yaacoub al-Sarraf concluded an official trip to Cyprus where he met with senior officials, and was informed about a Cypriot grant to the Defense Ministry worth 15 million Euros, the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

During his visit, the Defense Minister held talks that focused on the situation in the region, the bilateral relations between the two countries and the military cooperation agreement signed between the two nations in 2016, NNA said.

Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned until June 16 a parliament session that was scheduled to convene on Monday to address Lebanon's parliamentary electoral law.