Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed on Thursday that dialogue with political parties following the latest political crisis was chosen for the sake of Lebanon's stability, assuring that he was not held against his will in Saudi Arabia and that Hizbullah has a “political role in Lebanon and won't use its arms inside.”

In an interview with French weekly magazine Paris Match, Hariri said he will resume his role as Prime Minister and that he wanted the world to understand that Lebanon “can no longer tolerate the interference of Hizbullah in regional conflicts.”

Residents of the remote border village of Tufail in the Bekaa Valley started returning to their homes on Thursday after being forced to leave three years ago due to infiltration by the Syrian army and Hizbullah fighters.

Speaker Nabih Berri will reportedly discuss with Hizbullah the need to respect a policy of non-interference in regional conflicts until President Michel Aoun returns back from a trip to Italy, the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa daily reported on Thursday.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri flew Wednesday night to Paris for a family visit, a source close to him said.

"He left half an hour ago and will spend a few days with his family in Paris," said the source.

Investigative Judge Peter Germanos indicted on Wednesday detained prominent writer and actor Ziad Itani of collaboration with Israel and the possession of narcotics, the National News Agency reported.

Grand Mufti of the Republic Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan stressed on Wednesday Lebanon's need to adhere to its dissociation policy stressing that Lebanon stands behind its premier Saad Hariri after his decision to suspend his resignation pending talks.

Lebanon “urgently needs complete commitment to the dissociation policy to deter harm and preserve the country's internal stability,” said Daryan in a televised address marking the Prophet Mohammed birthday.

President Michel Aoun stressed on Wednesday that Saad Hariri will stay the Prime Minister of Lebanon as he stressed that the political crisis that followed his resignation will be over within days.

As the cabinet gears up for an expected meeting next week, Speaker Nabih Berri said it is unlikely for a “governmental reshuffle or formation of a new government” to take place mainly after the reigning confusion that gripped the country and ended with PM Saad Hariri delaying his plans to resign.

President Michel Aoun left Beirut on Tuesday for a three-day official visit to Rome at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Sergio Matarella, who will hold talks at the Italian presidential palace on the Lebanese-Italian relations and means of developing them in all fields, the National News Agency reported.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Tuesday that he expects a “breakthrough” in the country's political crisis next week, as he warned that Lebanon would face a “problem” if it does not implement a “real dissociation policy.”

“We will continue the ongoing dialogue in the coming days with all due positivity and openness. It is a serious dialogue aimed at finding serious solutions to preserve our ties with all our Arab friends, especially the Gulf,” said Hariri during a meeting with a joint delegation from Lebanon's Economic Committees and General Confederation of Lebanese Workers.