Next week may act as a final deadline for political powers to resolve the deadlock over the government, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Saturday.

Informed ministerial sources told the daily: “New options could be sought if the impasse is not resolved next week.”

They did not give further details.

All contacts that have been held have forced Prime Minister Tammam Salam to wait ahead of taking any new measures before his return from his trip to Egypt, explained the sources.

The premier is scheduled to travel to Egypt on a one-day visit where he is expected to meet with President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and other high-ranking officials.

The cabinet is facing a deadlock following the Free Patriotic Movement's insistence to tackle the contentious security appointments file ahead of any other issue, which is threatening to paralyze its work.

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