Military Prosecutor Judge Saqr Saqr pressed charges against Ali al-Hujeiri, aka Abu Ajineh, over his links to a terrorist group and for his involvement in the fights against the Lebanese army, the National News Agency reported on Monday.

Hujeiri was charged over his affiliation to al-Nusra Front terrorist group and facilitating the entry of combatants into Lebanese territories to participate in battles against the Lebanese army in the northeastern border town of Arsal back in 2012, 2013 and 2014, according to NNA.

Israeli warplanes hovered at a medium altitude on Monday above several regions in south Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported.

NNA said the enemy airplanes flew above the towns of Nabatieh, Iqlim al-Teffah, al-Khyam, Marjeyoun and al-Arqoub at around 10:00 am.

The Congress wants to “deal a blow to the Iranian Republic” through the sanctions it imposed on Lebanon's Hizbullah, which French sources said will “devastate the Lebanese economy,” the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat reported Monday.

“The Congress wants to afflict Iran through Hizbullah, that is why the US State Department has decided to sanction the party,” a French source told the daily on condition on anonymity.

President Michel Aoun stressed on Saturday that the maintaining Lebanon's monetary system is a priority in order to “prevent the country from falling into a financial crisis.”

“The priority is to maintain the general stability and monetary regularity in order to prevent the country from falling into a financial crisis. Then, only the people and State would pay price,” said Aoun to his visitors.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said on Saturday that the situation in Lebanon has become “unbearable” with the presence of more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees and that the country “must not wait for the international community” but should exert strenuous efforts to return the displaced.

“Lebanon can not wait for the international community to return displaced Syrians back to their country because it has its own considerations,” said Rahi.

Police in the northern district of Akkar arrested a suspect over his alleged involvement in arms trade across the country's border, the National News Agency said Saturday.

Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said that the country's 2017 draft state budget will soon be ratified and promulgated, as he stressed keenness on maintaining the country's monetary stability, al-Joumhouria daily reported Saturday.

“The State budget will soon be ratified and published. The cabinet has sent a request adding an article that allows us to publish it as soon as it is approved,” said Khalil to the daily.

President Michel Aoun stressed during a meeting with US Central Command, General Charles Brown at the Baabda Palace, that Lebanon is continuing its efforts to combat terrorism and pursue sleeper cells, the National News Agency reported on Friday.

"Lebanon is continuing to fight terrorism after liberating its eastern border from the Islamic State group," said Aoun, pointing out that "the current efforts are focused on pursuing sleeper cells and arresting their members."

Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Friday that the parliament is supposed to convene next week so as to approve the draft laws related to the wage scale agreed during Friday's cabinet meeting.

Minister of Information Melhem Riachi said on Friday that it is the "duty of Christians" to look beyond worldwide extremism and to opt for real peace with Muslim partners, the National News Agency reported.