In a televised address, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said the heavily armed, Iran-backed Hezbollah remained ready for dialog under the French roadmap to pull the nation out of financial meltdown. But he called for reviewing what he called "patronizing behavior."

Most urgently, the country needs the international community's support to rebuild its economy and its destroyed port.

The statement by Macron's office came after Lebanese politicians missed a 15-day deadline to form a crisis Cabinet, with many remaining deadlocked on Wednesday on which political faction gets to have the key portfolio of the finance ministry.

The fire led authorities to order the removal of all dangerous materials from the country's ports and airport to avoid more such incidents that have traumatized the nation.

A month after Beirut’s devastating explosion, Ghassan Toubaji still sits under a gaping hole in his ceiling — he can look up through the dangling plaster, wires and metal struts and the broken brick roof and see a bit of sky.

The international community have said they will not provide financial assistance to Lebanon unless it implements radical changes aimed at fighting widespread corruption.

Lebanon's ambassador to Germany appeared slated to become the crisis-stricken country's next prime minister after getting the support of senior Sunni politicians on Sunday.

In the wake of the blast, Hezbollah has come under unprecedented public criticism and its role in Lebanese politics under intense scrutiny.

Lebanese people have taken to the streets demanding an independent investigation into the explosion and to protest widespread corruption in their country.

The pandemic has killed 113 people in the tiny country, which was successful in limiting the spread of the virus during the early months.