Businessman Najib Mikati, who is set to be Lebanon’s next prime minister, meets with President Michel Aoun.

Lebanon says parliamentary consultations on choosing a new prime minister will begin next week.

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Hariri says he has quit the task of forming a new government, nine months after taking up the challenge.

Lebanon is on the verge of complete chaos following the Lebanese pound’s dramatic fall against the dollar, with citizens taking to the streets, blocking highways and attacking public utilities to protest the deteriorating economic conditions.

Hezbollah’s secretary-general says the pro-resistance media which have been blocked by the US play an important role in expressing solidarity with Palestine.

Lebanon’s Hariri says the only way to stop the country’s economy from total collapse is to form a cabinet that can re-engage with the IMF.

Lebanon has named its third prime minister in one year.