Beirut Court of Appeals first chief Judge Habib Rizkallah on Tuesday issued a ruling reversing a decision by Court of Appeals judge Habib Mezher to adjoin the recusal lawsuits against the judges Tarek Bitar and Nassib Elia.

Rizkallah’s ruling separates the two files and returns Bitar’s file to the original committee of Chamber 12 headed by Elia.

On behalf of the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday extended his “heartfelt best wishes to the people of Lebanon on their Independence Day.”

President Michel Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Miqati held a meeting Monday at the Baabda Palace after overseeing a military parade marking Lebanon’s Independence Day.

President Michel Aoun on Sunday noted that the solution for the country's governmental paralysis is "not implausible."

Al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri on Sunday lamented that Lebanon is nowadays “standing on the brink of hell” after it once was “the paradise of the Levant and the Arabs’ forum for civilization, dialogue, culture and democracy.”

Hizbullah central council member Sheikh Nabil Qaouq on Saturday noted that there is a “real chance” to resolve the political dispute that led to the suspension of Cabinet sessions.

Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Friday said that his party “backs the resumption of the Lebanese government’s meetings.”

He, however, added that the government should only meet after “addressing the reasons that led to the meetings’ suspension.”

President Michel Aoun on Friday stressed that he will “continue to work for Lebanon’s rise from the multiple difficulties and tough circumstances that it is going through.”

“I hope the last year of my tenure will witness the beginning of real revival and recovery,” Aoun said.

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh on Friday met with Prime Minister Najib Miqati and said he handed him “a report prepared by the BDO, Semaan, Gholam & Co auditing company.”

“The report was prepared at my request and it includes an auditing of my personal bank accounts and the accounts that have been mentioned in the press for the past year and a half and are the subject of judicial investigations,” Salameh said after the meeting.

Information Minister George Kordahi has stressed that remaining in his post is the “sacrifice,” not his resignation.

Speaking to al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published Friday, Kordahi said he is “open to any solutions that would achieve the national interest.”