Saudi Arabia must realize that “the approach of besiegement and pressures on Lebanon will not achieve any results,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has said.

The spokesman, Said Khatibzadeh, added that holding a new round of Iranian-Saudi talks hinges on “Riyadh showing more seriousness.”

An Arab League delegation led by Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki arrived Monday in Beirut in a bid to resolve Lebanon's row with the Gulf countries.

An Arab League delegation led by Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki will visit Beirut Monday in a bid to resolve Lebanon's row with the Gulf countries, media reports said.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday lamented that "some judges are increasing suspicions over the judiciary by taking part in impeding, suspending or freezing the probe into the port bombing or by questioning the work of the investigative judge."

President Michel Aoun on Sunday condemned the dawn assassination attempt against Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi, saying it is targeted against "stability and security in Iraq and the efforts that are being exerted to boost Iraqi national unity."

The lawyers of the families of the Beirut port blast victims are preparing to take a host of legal measures Monday against Court of Appeals judge Habib Mezher, amid calls for the Higher Judicial Council to penalize him for “committing a blatant violation” and to refer him to judicial inspection, media reports said on Saturday.

The Court of Appeals on Friday stressed that Judge Habib Mezher has not been tasked with looking into the recusal lawsuit against Beirut port blast investigator Judge Tarek Bitar, noting that Mezher has instead been exclusively tasked with ruling on a recusal lawsuit filed against Court of Appeals judge Nassib Elia, a memo obtained by al-Jadeed TV showed.

The French Foreign Ministry affirmed Friday that it is communicating with all the parties who are concerned with “the recent row between Lebanon and the Arab countries.”

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian urged all parties and Lebanese officials to “promote calm and dialogue for the benefit of the Lebanese and the stability of Lebanon,” stressing that it is “crucial for the region.”

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka on Thursday visited the areas of Zahle and the West Bekaa in eastern Lebanon. She met with local authorities and toured a development project, an educational institution and an informal tented site for Syrian refugees.

“The impact of the crisis on the people of the Bekaa, just like in other Lebanese areas, is very serious and requires immediate solutions,” the Special Coordinator said after meeting separately with local authorities in Zahle and in West Bekaa. She welcomed steps taken at the local level to address urgent needs.

Information Minister George Kordahi “will not resign” and “this stance has not changed,” sources close to him said on Thursday, shortly after Prime Minister Najib Miqati reiterated his call for the minister to step down.