President Michel Aoun gears up for a two-day visit to Kuwait where he is scheduled to hold talks with senior Kuwaiti officials, al-Joumhouria daily reported Friday.

Aoun flies to Kuwait on Sunday for talks with the Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, the Prime Minister, Speaker of the National Assembly, the Foreign Minister and the President of Kuwait Fund for Development.

Amid concerns to maintain a stable security situation in Lebanon, Prime Minister Saad Hariri held separate talks Thursday evening with Army Commander General Joseph Aoun and General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, al-Joumhouria daily reported Friday.

Discussions focused on the latest security developments mainly on the country's border, and the measures taken in some areas.

President Michel Aoun stressed during a meeting with a delegation from the Association of Banks in Lebanon that the country's new economic vision aims to achieve economic growth, as he was reassured that new U.S. sanctions against Hizbullah won't target Lebanese banks, the National News Agency said Thursday.

The Internal Security Forces said in a statement on Thursday that it arrested a Lebanese-Australian suspect for his links to the Islamic State extremist group, LBCI reported.

In light of a governmental difficulty to agree on whether to issue biometric cards for the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Election Supervisory Committee said on Thursday that time is running out and stressed the need to complete preparations for the polls away from procrastination, al-Joumhouria daily reported.

“We are in race against time, the matter can longer tolerate procrastination and waste of time,” sources from the committee told the daily on condition of anonymity, pointing out that issuance of biometric voter cards is still an unfinished “obstacle.”

Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Wednesday that Lebanon is preparing to increase the capacity of its airport to accommodate five million extra passengers as part of a guideline prepared by the Ministry of Works and based on a donation by the Middle East Airlines.

Police have cracked down on two drug dealers in the Mount Lebanon districts of Jbeil and Keserwan, the Internal Security Forces said on Wednesday.

ISF police said that illegal “drug trade has spiraled in Mount Lebanon, mainly in Keserwan and Jbeil, which prompted intensive investigations that led to the arrest of the drug dealers on Tuesday,” an ISF statement said.

Police in the northern region of Akkar are investigating the shooting death of a man, the National News Agency reported on Wednesday.

A man was found dead at his house in the Akkar town of Kroum Arab after sustaining a gun shot wound, NNA said.

Head of the National Liberals Party MP Dori Chamoun said on Wednesday there is “nothing remarkable” about the accomplishments made during the term of President Michel Aoun, as the President marked one year since assuming office.

“I can't see any thing outstanding that draws the attention,” he told the daily in an interview.

Hizbullah made no reactions to a series of fiery stances against the party made by Saudi State Minister for Gulf Affairs Thamer al-Sabhan, amid assurances that the diplomat's stances “will not affect agreements between Lebanon's political parties,” al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

Hizbullah sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told the daily: “The matter will not affect the current agreements,” as they ruled out the possibility it would reflect on Lebanon's government.