The Military Tribunal issued on Monday arrest warrants against two Syrian officials over their links to the case of former Minister Michel Samaha, reported the National News Agecny.

First Military Investigation Judge Riyad Abu Ghida issued the warrant against Syrian security chief Ali Mamlouk and a colonel identified only by his first name Adnan.

General Prosecutor Judge Hatem Madi demanded on Monday to strip MP Butros Harb of his parliamentary immunity over remarks he made on the judiciary and President Michel Suleiman after Mahmoud Hayek was charged with the attempt on his life.

The state-run National News Agency reported that Madi handed over to Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi a request to refer a demand to the parliament to lift immunity off Harb in order for him to be prosecuted over insulting the president and accusing the judiciary of plotting a conspiracy against him.

Head of the Higher Judicial Council Judge Jean Fahd set on Monday the date of interrogations of Fatah al-Islam inmates, who battled the Lebanese army in 2007 in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in the north.

The questioning of the prisoners will kick off on Friday.

The electoral subcommittee resumed on Monday its meetings to discuss the hybrid draft-law that combines the winner-takes-all and proportional representation systems.

MP Robert Ghanem said after the meeting that various lawmakers made suggestions over the distribution of candidates between the two systems.

The Mustaqbal bloc announced on Monday an electoral draft law based on former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's recent initiative.

“We presented to parliament an electoral draft law that tackles the concerns of Christians over fair representation,” MP Ahmed Fatfat said during a press conference at parliament.

Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji stressed that the army will not compromise in the pursuit of the assailants in the Arsal clash, reported As Safir newspaper on Monday.

He told the daily: “We will pursue the perpetrators wherever they are and to whichever side they are affiliated with.”

Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Miqati expressed on Monday solidarity with the army over the clashes in the eastern town of Arsal near the border with Syria, saying that it has the full political cover.

“What happened in Arsal is a crime against the whole nation,” Berri said in comments published in As Safir newspaper.

A blast went off on Sunday evening in the southern area of al-Fawwar between al-Hallousiyeh, Badyas and Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, Future TV reported.

Citing reports, the TV network said Israeli aircraft might have detonated an electronic transmission device.

President Michel Suleiman on Sunday said that “no one should harbor armed men,” stressing that the killers of Major Pierre Bashaalani and First Sergeant Ibrahim Zahraman “will be punished.”

“The state and the army must come first and we hope that justice will be served and the criminals will be arrested,” Suleiman said from the Bekaa town of Mrayjat, where he offered condolences to Bashaalani's family.

Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji condemned on Sunday the Arsal clashes, while saluting the two slain officers.

He said in a statement: “We reject any attempt to make light of the gravity of the premeditated crime committed against the army.”