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24 May 2013, 13:42 The United States, Turkey and Qatar called for holding an urgent U.N. rights debate on Syria.

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24 May 2013, 13:54 Al-Manar: Eight Israeli soldiers crossed the technical fence in the al-Wazzani area.
24 May 2013, 13:42 LBCI: Hasan Abbas was wounded when a shell fell on Tripoli's neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen.
24 May 2013, 13:18 MTV: Imad al-Qassir died of wounds incurred in Tripoli's clashes and a woman was wounded by sniper gunfire in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
24 May 2013, 13:15 Al-Jisr called for rejecting violence in the North.
24 May 2013, 13:15 Al-Jisr: We call for suing people threatening and terrorizing Tripoli and we urge President Suleiman to demand the army to act firmly and fairly with all perpetrators to safeguard the city's stability.
24 May 2013, 13:14 Al-Mustaqbal MP Samir al-Jisr after a meeting of Tripoli's MPs at the Center House: We are committed to religious coexistence in the city.
24 May 2013, 12:54 Patriarch al-Rahi from Beirut airport: We categorically reject extension and elections must be held according to any current or new law, and laws must not be an excuse (for postponing elections).
24 May 2013, 12:53 Patriarch al-Rahi from Beirut airport: There is no dispute among the Christian leaders and they are characterized by their free and diverse opinions.
24 May 2013, 12:52 Patriarch al-Rahi from Beirut airport: We were honored by the things we heard about Lebanon while abroad concerning its role in peace and stability in this Levant and this is what we're working for.
24 May 2013, 12:52 Patriarch al-Rahi from Beirut airport: The Baabda Declaration was firm in stating that Lebanon is a neutral country and no one must be allowed to implicate it in regional and international axes and we regret that it is being implicated against its will.
24 May 2013, 12:51 Patriarch al-Rahi from Beirut airport: We must restore our unity as Christians and Muslims and this is our wish amid these critical circumstances.
24 May 2013, 12:51 Patriarch al-Rahi from Beirut airport: I do not accept claims that the ball is only in the court of Christians and a consensual electoral law is not only a Christian concern.
24 May 2013, 12:50 Patriarch al-Rahi from Beirut airport: Christians are united and the conflicting viewpoints do not imply that there is a rift.
24 May 2013, 12:50 Patriarch al-Rahi from Beirut airport: This failure created a major disappointment and it may be attributed to the lack of trust (among the parties) and we call for holding elections within the constitutional timeframe because Lebanon's feature is the rotation of power.
24 May 2013, 12:49 Patriarch al-Rahi from Beirut airport: We cannot say that the situation deteriorated because of my absence and of course we voice regret that the parties concerned have not been able to reach a new electoral law.
24 May 2013, 12:49 The International Committee of the Red Cross urged all sides in Tripoli to "allow the injured immediate and safe access to hospitals, to refrain from harming civilians and to allow people to leave the areas affected by the violence."
24 May 2013, 12:44 Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi arrived in Beirut after a 56-days trip to Latin America.
24 May 2013, 12:32 VDL (93.3): Residents from Arsal contacted security agencies in Hermel to report an air raid by a Syrian helicopter on Khirbet Younin in Arsal's outskirts.
24 May 2013, 12:24 VDL (93.3): Hussein Youssef Abbas, 12, was wounded by sniper fire in Tripoli's al-Baqqar.
24 May 2013, 12:11 Sources to LBCI: The ministries of finance and interior will keep receiving nomination requests for the parliamentary elections even after the end of the working hours.
24 May 2013, 12:08 LBCI: Imad al-Kassir was wounded by sniper gunshots near the vegetable market in Tripoli.
24 May 2013, 12:05 MTV: A Syrian helicopter fired shotguns on the Arsal plains region on the border between Lebanon and Syria.
24 May 2013, 10:51 LBCI: A cabinet session will be held on Monday.
24 May 2013, 10:50 Charbel to VDL (100.5): The situation in Tripoli is beyond the power of the state. The situation there is linked to that in Syria.
24 May 2013, 09:53 General Prosecutor Judge Hatem Madi called for an emergency meeting on Monday at his office to discuss the conditions of the crowded prisons.
24 May 2013, 09:29 VDL (100.5): 27 LF officials submitted their candidacies to the parliamentary elections.
24 May 2013, 09:28 March 14 independent MP Butros Harb filed his candidacy to run for the upcoming elections.
24 May 2013, 09:07 MTV: Speaker Nabih Berri presented his candidacy to the parliamentary elections through his aide Ali Hamdan.
24 May 2013, 09:05 LBCI: The Interior Ministry extended Friday's deadline for nominees to file their candidacies to 2:00 p.m.
24 May 2013, 08:43 LBCI: A rocket landed near the Omari Mosque in Tripoli.
24 May 2013, 08:00 Suleiman: The concept of resistance should rise above strife.
24 May 2013, 07:56 VDL (100.5): Members of Speaker Nabih Berri's Development and Liberation parliamentary bloc filed their candidacies for the parliamentary elections.
24 May 2013, 07:55 Suleiman: I gave my full cover to the army to fully carry out its duties.
24 May 2013, 07:50 President Michel Suleiman from Defense Ministry: Appointing the PM-designate was simple task, but the formation of the cabinet is proving difficult. We oppose political maneuvers that may lead to the postponement of the elections.
24 May 2013, 07:47 Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel to MTV: We will keep the ministry's offices open till after 11:00 a.m. in case other candidates wanted to file their candidacies for the parliamentary elections.
24 May 2013, 07:42 Caretaker Energy Minister Jebran Bassil to VDL (93.3): The FPM decided to submit its candidacies for the elections in order to exert pressure on powers to approve a new electoral law.
24 May 2013, 07:12 MTV: FPM chief MP Michel Aoun submitted his candidacy for the parliamentary elections at the Interior Ministry.
24 May 2013, 06:37 MTV: President Michel Suleiman arrived at the Defense Ministry in Yarze.
24 May 2013, 06:25 Beirut police detained five people on charges of drug possession and seized three motorcycles.
24 May 2013, 06:03 UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Paolo Serra headed to Rome.
24 May 2013, 05:56 ISF detained 53 people for committing various crimes throughout Lebanese territories.
24 May 2013, 05:30 MP Ahmed Fatfat to VDL (100.5): The situation in Tripoli requires a radical solution.
24 May 2013, 05:19 VDL (100.5): A soldier was killed and another wounded when their car overturned and plunged into the Berdawni river.
24 May 2013, 05:15 MP Samir al-Jisr to Future TV: What is happening in Tripoli has no relation with the clashes in Qusayr. It has political goals to pressure the city.
24 May 2013, 05:00 VDL (93.3): The intensity of the clashes in Tripoli subsided, but intermittent sniper activity has continued in the city.
23 May 2013, 19:43 Arab Democratic Party leader Rifaat Eid to LBCI: Tripoli would only be hit when Jabal Mohsen ceases to exist and Jabal Mohsen is protecting it and all reports about mortars being fired on the city are baseless.
23 May 2013, 19:36 NNA: The security forces will take the necessary measures to restore clam in Tripoli within the coming few hours.
23 May 2013, 19:35 President Michel Suleiman held talks with National Struggle Front MPs Walid Jumblat and Wael Abou Faour at Baabda Palace.
23 May 2013, 19:22 VDL (100.5): Milad Hadshiti was killed when a sniper shot struck him in the head at the Hariri Project area in al-Qobbeh.
23 May 2013, 19:14 LBCI: Miqati's meetings with political and security officials and the leaders of the fighting frontiers are still ongoing in a bid to stop the clashes.
23 May 2013, 19:06 The international road linking Tripoli to al-Beddawi and the Syrian border has been rendered impassable due to intense sniper activity.
23 May 2013, 19:06 Clashes erupted between Jabal Mohsen and al-Baqqar, al-Riva, al-Mankoubin and al-Mallouleh and the sounds of medium-caliber weapons are echoing across the city.
23 May 2013, 19:03 National News Agency: A number of RPGs hit Syria Street and the vicinity of al-Zahriyeh area.
23 May 2013, 19:00 VDL (100.5): Clashes intensified significantly in Tripoli and the sounds of RPGs are echoing across the city.
23 May 2013, 18:50 Future TV: Unknown attackers opened fire towards tents erected by Syrian refugees at al-Zahrani triangle, causing no casualties.
23 May 2013, 18:06 VDL (100.5): Lebanese citizen Milad Awkar was killed in Tripoli's al-Shaarani.
23 May 2013, 18:04 VDL (100.5): The death toll from the Tripoli clashes has risen to 18, among them 3 army troops.
23 May 2013, 17:18 Future TV: Hizbullah encircled a patrol for the Lebanese joint border security force, but one of its members managed to reach Akroum to seek its residents' assistance.
23 May 2013, 17:08 Future TV: Hizbullah members clashed with a patrol for the Lebanese joint border security force in the Hawik-al-Nabi Berri area.
23 May 2013, 16:58 LBCI: Sniper activity is still ongoing in Tripoli amid fears that clashes will intensify throughout the night.
23 May 2013, 16:48 Ex-PM Saad Hariri: The ongoing fighting in Tripoli is aimed at providing a cover for the war of Hizbullah and the Syrian regime against the town of Qusayr.
23 May 2013, 16:18 Future TV: Clashes have intensified between Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 15:33 Hizbullah spokesman Ibrahim Moussawi denied to AFP that between 75 and 104 Hizbullah fighters have been killed in Syria since last year, saying the party will announce the real figure later.
23 May 2013, 14:40 Caretaker Energy Minister Jebran Bassil during press conference to respond to LF chief Geagea: Lebanon cannot exist without granting the fair representation of power to all sides.
23 May 2013, 14:24 Sources from the meeting on Tripoli at Miqati's residence told LBCI that there are positive signs that a ceasefire will be reached in the city.
23 May 2013, 14:23 Al-Jadeed: A man was killed in Bab al-Tabbaneh as clashes renewed.
23 May 2013, 14:22 LBCI: A meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at Miqati's residence in the presence of the leaders of Bab al-Tabbaneh's fighting frontiers.
23 May 2013, 14:14 MTV: The al-Bireh-Akkar road has been blocked with burning tires to demand the release of detainees held by the public prosecution.
23 May 2013, 14:08 LBCI: Clashes have renewed in Syria Street in Tripoli.
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