The March 14 General Secretariat slammed on Wednesday Hizbullah’s recent positions, accusing it of acting as the sole authority on state decisions and the constitution due to its positions on the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

It said in a statement after its weekly meeting: “We will consider the government as collapsed should it reject the funding of the tribunal.”

Around 15 trucks loaded with Asphalt headed Sunday to the predominantly Shiite town of Lassa in the Jbeil district and began building roads on property owned by the Maronite patriarchate, Ad-Diyar daily reported.

The newspaper said Monday that Maronite bishops were surprised by the move, wondering how the asphalting could take place over the weekend.

Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem stated on Sunday that all government factions agreed to discuss matters with complete freedom, with each side respecting the other’s views.

He said: “However, we have not yet reached an agreement over the complicated issues and if we don’t reach one, then will resort to a vote.”

Russia will likely veto any United Nations Security Council action against Lebanon should it fail to fund the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, reported the daily al-Liwaa on Saturday.

An informed source told the daily that Syrian and Iranian circles view Russia and China’s veto of a U.N. resolution against Syria’s deadly crackdown on protests earlier this week as a turning point in relations between them.

Lebanon’s decision to abstain from voting on the U.N. Security Council resolution against the Syrian regime triggered wide reactions locally, especially among the March 8 forces and the March 14-led opposition that strongly criticized it, An Nahar newspaper reported on Thursday.

Sources told the daily that the Foreign Ministry had directed Lebanon's Special Envoy to the U.N. Nawaf Salam to vote against the resolution, but urgent discussions among officials favored that Lebanon abstain from voting.

Israel is to launch a spy satellite that will double the resolution of its images, keeping a close watch on Iran, Channel 10 television reported on Wednesday.

It said the satellite, built by Israeli firm Elbit and due for launch soon, would be able to take high resolution images from an altitude of 600 kilometers (360 miles).

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah held talks on Tuesday with Energy Minister Jebran Bassil on the latest developments in Lebanon, announced the party’s media department in a statement.

The meeting addressed the latest local and regional political developments, as well as issues expected to be addressed by cabinet.

Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Hassan Fadlallah said on Sunday that the cabinet is strong and takes its decisions based on consensus between all the members.

“The cabinet has a real chance to develop the country,” Fadlallah said.

Hizbullah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah met with Marada movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh on Saturday and discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and the region.

A statement issued by the Hizbullah's media office stated that Nasrallah and Franjieh "evaluated the government's recent work, as well as upcoming issues."

A debate over Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi’s positions on Syria, Hizbullah’s arms, and Christians in the region during the Maronite bishops council meeting on Wednesday prompted the gatherers to remove these issues from their final proclamation.

The Bishops’ meeting last Wednesday was not as rosy as depicted in the press, especially the March 8 media. It was an opportunity for the bishops to give the Patriarch their opinion on his Paris declarations.