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16 May 2012, 18:47 MTV: Three RPGs fell on the clashes area between Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.
16 May 2012, 18:26 OTV: Two RPGs fell on Souk al-Qameh which is located between Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.
16 May 2012, 18:08 Miqati discussed the security situation in Tripoli with Charbel, lauding "the awareness of Tripoli's leaders which ended street action and restored relative normalcy in the city."
16 May 2012, 17:07 MTV: Three out of six suspects arrested with Shadi al-Mawlawi have been released.
16 May 2012, 16:56 MP Walid Jumblat to MTV: The General Security acted in a foolish way and they should have sent him a judicial warrant for interrogation instead of luring him into a trap.
16 May 2012, 16:50 Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Moqdad to al-Manar: Whoever antagonizes Syria will not win, but will rather lose in Lebanon and we are suffering attacks by terrorist groups across the Lebanese border.
16 May 2012, 16:49 Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Moqdad to al-Manar: We have precise and documented information about the trafficking of arms from Syria into Lebanon.
16 May 2012, 16:36 Al-Manar: Relative calm has been engulfing Tripoli and no gunfire has been heard since around three hours.
16 May 2012, 15:25 Interior Minister Charbel arrived at Tripoli's al-Nour Square after reaching a deal with Islamist protesters, who reopened roads while maintaining their sit-in.
16 May 2012, 15:06 A deal was reached between Interior Minister Charbel and Islamists under which Shadi al-Mawlawi will be re-interrogated in the presence of his lawyers.
16 May 2012, 14:50 Maj. Gen. Jamil Sayyed denied reports circulated today claiming that some detainees had confessed they were plotting to assassinate him.
16 May 2012, 14:44 Intermittent clashes are ongoing in Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen and the sound of machinegun fire and RPGs is echoing in the area.
16 May 2012, 14:21 MTV: The interior minister will shortly announce that a deal has been reached with the Islamists who have been observing a sit-in in Tripoli.
16 May 2012, 14:15 Al-Jadeed: Clashes have abated and the army is arresting a number of people involved in the latest shooting.
16 May 2012, 14:13 MTV: A soldier was wounded at the al-Mallouleh roundabout in Tripoli, raising the toll of wounded troops to two.
16 May 2012, 13:28 VDL(100.3-100.5): EDL has decided to take a series of legal measures against the workers who disrupted security at the institution and threatened its employees.
16 May 2012, 13:26 Sources denied to VDL(100.3-100.5) the withdrawal of any soldier from any Tripoli area the army had deployed at since yesterday morning.
16 May 2012, 13:25 Al-Jadeed: Clashes spread to the districts of al-Baqqar, vegetable market, al-Zahriyeh, Starco and Baal al-Darawish.
16 May 2012, 13:21 STL: The Registrar has designated one lead counsel and two co-counsel to represent the victims of the 14 February 2005 attack in the Ayyash et al. proceedings.
16 May 2012, 13:16 VDL(93.3): Clashes have abated in Tripoli after a person was killed and more than 10 were wounded. A soldier was wounded as an army patrol came under gunfire from Jabal Mohsen.
16 May 2012, 13:13 Jabal Mohsen sources to al-Manar: We have nothing to do with what happened today and the army opened fire at gunmen.
16 May 2012, 13:06 The army has closed the roads leading to Bab al-Tabbaneh from al-Beddawi, al-Qobbeh, al-Mallouleh and al-Ayrouniyeh, amid a severe traffic jam caused by the fleeing of residents.
16 May 2012, 13:04 OTV: A soldier was wounded in the leg as an army patrol came under gunfire.
16 May 2012, 13:02 Top military source to MTV: An army soldier was wounded, not an officer.
16 May 2012, 13:01 VDL(93.3): Gunmen transporting a number of wounded people fired gunshots in al-Mitein Street in a bid to make their way through traffic.
16 May 2012, 12:58 Unidentified gunmen in a car opened fire indiscriminately in Tripoli's al-Mitein Street-Abdul Hamid Karami Square.
16 May 2012, 12:53 National News Agency: Six people were wounded amid gunfire targeting all the hotspots in Tripoli: Bab al-Tabbaneh, Jabal Mohsen, al-Omari uphill, Starco, al-Mallouleh and al-Mankoubin.
16 May 2012, 12:51 VDL(93.3): A soldier was wounded as a dispute between the army and young men in Bab al-Tabbaneh over the removal of barricades erupted into an armed clash.
16 May 2012, 12:49 MTV: An officer was critically wounded and the army has reportedly pulled out of Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhoods.
16 May 2012, 12:42 Future News: Two people were reportedly killed and several others wounded in shelling on Bab al-Tabbaneh.
16 May 2012, 12:41 LBC: A soldier was wounded in the leg as the army came under gunfire in Bab al-Tabbaneh and the army fired back and started pursuing the attackers.
16 May 2012, 12:40 MTV: A commando officer and several troops were wounded in the Tripoli clashes and gunfire can be heard across the city.
16 May 2012, 12:21 MTV: Several people were wounded as sniper fire and clashes renewed between Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.
16 May 2012, 12:14 Al-Manar: Clashes erupted between gunmen and the army in Starco Street in Tripoli and a soldier was wounded.
16 May 2012, 11:44 NBN: Speaker Nabih Berri confirmed during Wednesday's parliamentary meeting a list of politicians and figures targeted by extremist groups, describing the threat as serious and dangerous.
16 May 2012, 11:42 LBC: The cabinet approved extra funding for the army and the ISF.
16 May 2012, 11:41 VDL (93.3): The cabinet postponed the discussions on the extra-budgetary spending until next week.
16 May 2012, 11:21 March 14 General Secretariat: The Tripoli clashes are an attempt by the Syrian regime to spread its crisis to Lebanon at the behest of President Bashar Assad to create unrest in Lebanon and the region.
16 May 2012, 10:30 LBC: A meeting is underway between Interior Minister Marwan Charbel and ISF director general Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi with Islamist protesters at Tripoli Serail.
16 May 2012, 10:09 Charbel: Al-Qaida doesn't exist in Lebanon but there are people who support it. It doesn't have a training base in the country nor does it receive funding.
16 May 2012, 10:07 LBC: A prisoner exchange took place between the Jaafar clan and Syrian opposition members at the border.
16 May 2012, 09:58 Charbel urged the cabinet to assume its responsibilities and to take a cohesive political decision.
16 May 2012, 09:51 Charbel: Shadi al-Mawlawi's case is in the hands of the competent judicial authority and we are ready to cooperate to reveal the truth.
16 May 2012, 09:48 Charbel: The judiciary will issue indictments against some detainees and allow others to be released.
16 May 2012, 09:47 Charbel called on politicians to unite and to resolve the flaws as soon as possible.
16 May 2012, 09:45 Charbel: The government will resolve all the disputes, starting with the conditions of the Islamist inmates.
16 May 2012, 09:45 Interior Minister Marwan Charbel form Tripoli Serail after chairing a security meeting: We are ready to discuss the recent incidents with all the parties in Tripoli in order to preserve security in the city.
16 May 2012, 09:39 EDL contract workers closed the main gate of the company at Mar Mikhael.
16 May 2012, 09:06 Suleiman at beginning of cabinet session according to al-Jadeed: Even if there was a flaw in the way Shadi al-Mawlawi was arrested, that does not justify his release.
16 May 2012, 08:58 Lebanese Institute for Democracy and Human Rights according to MTV: Shadi al-Mawlawi may be released on bail.
16 May 2012, 08:15 Interior Minister Marwan Charbel arrived in the Serail of Tripoli where he will chair a security meeting.
16 May 2012, 07:26 Israeli warplanes flew at medium altitude over Jezzine and Iqlim al-Tuffah at 10:00 a.m.
16 May 2012, 07:22 VDL (100.5): EDL's contract workers denied reports saying they will burn the company's building in Beirut, stressing that their strike will remain peaceful.
16 May 2012, 07:18 MTV: EDL's contract workers warned the company's general manager against entering the building.
16 May 2012, 07:18 Cabinet session is currently underway at the Baabda Palace.
16 May 2012, 06:51 President Michel Suleiman is currently holding talks with PM Najib Miqati at the Baabda Palace ahead of the cabinet session.
16 May 2012, 06:36 VDL (100.5): EDL contract workers urged the company's employees in Beirut to leave the building before 11:00 a.m., warning that they will set the offices on fire if the ISF interfered.
16 May 2012, 06:26 Internal Security Forces detained 35 people for committing various crimes.
16 May 2012, 05:08 Minister Nicolas Nahhas to VDL (100.5): We have to resolve the extra-budgetary spending crisis as the challenges ahead of us are very important. I am optimistic that the cabinet will be able to overcome this obstacle.
16 May 2012, 04:35 Gasoline prices dropped by LL1,100, while diesel prices dropped LL400.
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