General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim will reportedly head to Syria on Wednesday to discuss a number of “pending” files between the two countries, expressing readiness to carry out any “coordination mission” with Damascus mandated to him by the Lebanese cabinet as for the displaced issue, al-Joumhouria daily reported.

Ibrahim is expected to “meet with Syrian officials and conduct a comprehensive review with them on all pending issues between the two countries, especially the security files related to the kidnapped and the extradition of Lebanese detained by Syrian authorities,” said the daily.

The U.N. children's agency said Tue that Australia has granted it 30 million Australian dollars, or about $23 million, to boost access to education for vulnerable children in Lebanon over the next three years.

A UNICEF statement said the announcement was made during Australian Governor-General Peter Cosgrove's visit to a Lebanese public school.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks on Tuesday with Australia's Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove at the Grand Serail where talks touched on strengthening bilateral ties between Lebanon and Australia at various levels, Hariri's media office said in a statement.

Talks have also focused on the latest developments in Lebanon and the region.

A delegation from the Free Patriotic Movement visited leader of the Democratic Gathering bloc MP Walid Jumblat at the latter's residence in Clemenceau, media office of the Progressive Socialist Party said on Tuesday.

In light of the Lebanese Forces “inclination” to ask its ministers to resign from the government, al-Mustaqbal Movement has stressed keenness on its alliance with the LF and on the “presence” of the latter in the cabinet, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri lashed out at Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressing that the latter's comments about Lebanon were “unacceptable.”

Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday has voiced calls on Lebanese expats to register their names at embassies in order to take part in the country's parliamentary elections scheduled for May 2018.

President Michel Aoun received on Monday Australia's Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lady Lynn Cosgrove at the Presidential Palace in Baabda.

Upon his arrival at the Palace, Aoun and Cosgrove held a private meeting after which they held a joint press conference.

The General Security Directorate said it has arrested six individuals suspected of forging travel documents to facilitate the illegal travel of people from Lebanon abroad, the National News Agency reported on Monday.

“General Security units have carried out several arrests between October 13-19 detaining six individuals on charges of forging travel documents for the transfer of individuals from Lebanon to European, Asian and African countries,” the Directorate said in a statement.

President Michel Aoun is expected to start an Arab tour early next month that will include Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt, al-Mustaqbal daily reported on Monday.

Aoun's visit to Kuwait is expected to take place on November 5 for talks with Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah in addition to senior Kuwaiti officials, said the daily.