Families of the victims of last year’s explosion in Beirut’s port stormed Thursday the Justice Palace in Beirut, as they protested "towards justice."

Holding photos of their loved ones and Lebanese flags, the families rallied on Thursday morning outside the Justice Palace to urge a faster court decision regarding recusal lawsuits obstructing the investigation into the blast.

"Where there's a will, there's a way," the U.S. embassy in Lebanon tweeted Wednesday, describing a meeting between U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein and Army Commander Joseph Aoun as fruitful.

U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein arrived in Lebanon Tuesday and met today, Wednesday, with Aoun.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Wednesday stressed that Lebanon “must not remain to be a missile launchpad” nor “an enemy of its neighborhood.”

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has lashed out at what he called the “subversive” U.S. influence in Lebanon, while questioning the Lebanese identity of political parties which he said are “receiving orders from embassies.”

Acting information minister Abbas Halabi said Tuesday that a ministerial committee has been formed to study the fate of Beirut's Blast-hit silos facing the threat of collapse.

The ministerial committee will prepare a report by the end of February, Halabi said.

U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein arrived in Lebanon Tuesday carrying a new proposal regarding the maritime borders demarcation between Lebanon and Israel.

Amos' visit comes after Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz had said that "Israel is ready to resume the maritime border talks with Lebanon."

The U.S. has started to explore Hizbullah's position on the demarcation file between Lebanon and Israel, al-Akhbar newspaper said.

The newspaper said it has learned that the Americans are examining Hizbullah's stance on the maritime borders demarcation, specifically regarding the common fields between Lebanon and Israel.

Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Monday said that his party is not “worried” over the results of the upcoming parliamentary elections.

“We are awaiting the date of the upcoming parliamentary elections so that people decide what they want and we’re not worried of these elections,” Hizbullah number two said in an interview with Iran’s FARS news agency.

The new minimum wage is expected to reach seven million Lebanese Pounds, according to head of the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers Beshara al-Asmar.

Asmar told al-Jadeed TV that the minimum wage is being discussed on an exchange rate of LBP 19,000 to 1 USD.

Iraq's national security adviser Qassem Al Araji said that Lebanese authorities had informed Iraq about an Islamic State group heading to the country, two weeks ago.

Iraq launched three airstrikes on the group in Diyala and killed nine militants, including four Lebanese.