French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius reiterated on Monday his country's support for Lebanon's policy of disassociation towards Syria's conflict, vowing to provide aid in hosting the Syrian refugees.

"We are aware of the Lebanese efforts made in rescuing the refugees and we pledge to help in this respect,” Fabius said after meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati in Paris.

British Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt on Monday called on the Lebanese to refrain from sending fighters to war-torn Syria, reiterating “the importance of international community support to Lebanon's disassociation policy.”

“As I discussed with Speaker (Nabih) Berri, President (Michel) Suleiman and the Army Commander (General Jean Qahwaji) today, I am pleased that we are, together, building Lebanon’s capacity to protect its sovereignty,” Burt said after talks with Berri in Ain al-Tineh.

Religious and civil figures from Tripoli on Monday rejected the proliferation of arms in their restive city and condemned the latest calls for “jihad” in Syria that were voiced by Lebanese Sunni clerics.

There is a need to “spare the Lebanese arena any domestic conflict that might be sparked by the events in Syria,” said a statement issued by the dignitaries after a meeting at Dar al-Fatwa in the northern city.

The Phalange Party stated on Monday that Hizbullah's participation in Syria's conflict brings down the people-army-resistance equation, reiterating calls for abiding by the Baabda Declaration.

"The equation has been stripped of its meaning after the resistance's role has transformed from exclusively facing Israel, to acting inside Lebanon and now to serve the Syrian regime in this critical period the region is going through,” the party's political bureau said in a released statement after its weekly meeting.

The U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon announced Monday it will appoint a special investigator to probe “three incidents which could potentially be considered interference with the administration of justice through publication of alleged witness identities.”

STL President Judge David Baragwanath, acting as the Contempt Judge for the month of April, took the decision on Monday to have an amicus curiae (friend of the court) appointed by the Registrar, with the Judge’s approval, to further investigate these three incidents.

Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is scheduled to make a televised appearance on Tuesday night.

Hizbullah's al-Manar television said that his speech, set for 8:30, will tackle the latest political developments.

One woman was wounded on Monday when rockets fired from Syria landed in Masharii al-Qaa border region.

Al-Manar television said that a woman was wounded after six shells fired by gunmen in Syria landed in the Bekaa area.

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly encouraged on Monday political officials in Lebanon to form a new government and reach an agreement over a new parliamentary electoral law.

He said: “I said last week that time is short and obviously now it is shorter still.”

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi demanded on Monday the release of the two abducted archbishops who were kidnapped in Syria.

He said: “Their kidnapping has nothing to do with the issues of dispute in Syria.”

Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul Karim Ali slammed on Monday claims that Hizbullah is sending fighters to Syria.

He deemed as a “myth” such allegations, accusing the media of distorting the facts in this issue.