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20 June 2013, 05:54 VDL (93.3): Arsal and Labweh gunmen exchanged fire and the army interfered to resolve the dispute.
20 June 2013, 05:41 MP Mohammed al-Hajjar to VDL (100.5): Hizbullah is responsible for what the Lebanese are suffering from.
20 June 2013, 05:39 Caretaker Minister Salim Jreissati to VDL (93.3): There is no longer any need for a cabinet whose task is to oversee the elections because the parliament extension law will be validated.
20 June 2013, 05:38 ISF arrested 43 people for committing different crimes throughout Lebanese territories.
19 June 2013, 19:07 VDL (100.5): Ahmed Ayyoub left Beirut's International Airport without giving any statement about his expulsion from Qatar because he was in a delicate emotional condition.
19 June 2013, 18:48 LBCI: Israeli warplanes released 10 missile-deflecting heat balloons over the western and central sectors in the South, especially over the al-Labbouneh area.
19 June 2013, 18:45 VDL (100.5): People close to young man Ayyoub ruled out that political reasons might be behind his expulsion from Qatar.
19 June 2013, 18:45 VDL (100.5): Lebanese young man Ahmed Ayyoub arrived at the Beirut airport aboard an MEA flight after being expelled from Qatar and the reasons behind the expulsion are still unknown.
19 June 2013, 17:17 National News Agency: Nine Israeli troops and two Merkava tanks crossed the technical fence in the al-Wazzani area into the eastern bank of al-Wazzani River and inspected the place as the Lebanese army and UNIFIL deployed in the parallel street.
19 June 2013, 17:02 MTV: The March 14 camp has rejected the 8-8-8 formula and proposed to the president the idea of forming a 14-minister cabinet named entirely by Suleiman and Salam without any ministers for March 8 and March 14. The president approved the idea which was also endorsed by Patriarch al-Rahi.
19 June 2013, 17:01 MTV: Jumblat has proposed the 8-8-8 formula once again and agreed with Berri on appointing Jean Obeid as a consensus minister.
19 June 2013, 17:00 PM-designate Salam's sources to MTV: Contacts over the formation of the cabinet will resume in an intensive manner in Mosaitbeh on Monday.
19 June 2013, 16:55 LBCI: The residents of Abra and Sidon are saying that everyone has weapons and that clashes might renew at any moment.
19 June 2013, 16:53 MTV: Suleiman will send the Arab League a memo similar to the one he sent to the Security Council over the Syrian violations.
19 June 2013, 16:44 VDL (100.5): Several volleys of machinegun fire were heard a while ago in Syria Street-Bab al-Tabbaneh.
19 June 2013, 16:43 MTV: Tension erupted in Tripoli amid intermittent sniper activity.
19 June 2013, 16:42 Mustaqbal bloc MP Nabil de Freij to Future TV: The president was satisfied with March 14's memo.
19 June 2013, 16:36 High-ranking security source to al-Manar: The army did not remain silent over the Wadi Rafeq crime and we hope we will reach the desired results soon.
19 June 2013, 16:34 Al-Manar: The families of the Wadi Rafeq victims have given the army a limited timeframe to arrest the killers.
19 June 2013, 16:17 Hariri: Huge efforts are exerted to prevent a recurrence of this abnormal situation and the state should take action against anyone who took part in it.
19 June 2013, 16:16 Hariri: The political conflict in Sidon should be democratic and we reject armed conflicts. I apologize from those who lived as captives because of this armed presence yesterday and we will work hard to avoid the recurrence of this incident.
19 June 2013, 16:15 Hariri: Sidon will only accept the rule of the state and we reject conflicts and all illegal arms. We also reject political cover for perpetrators. Sidon will always be a city of religious coexistence.
19 June 2013, 16:14 Hariri: The repercussions of Sidon's events are harsh on the city and on Lebanon.
19 June 2013, 16:14 Sidon MP Bahia Hariri: We offer our condolences to all residents of Sidon over the latest incidents.
19 June 2013, 15:57 Central News Agency: MP Walid Jumblat underwent a successful back surgery at the AUBMC and was discharged from hospital today.
19 June 2013, 15:55 MTV: Israeli troops accompanied by Merkava tanks crossed the Blue Line's technical fence near al-Wazzani park.
19 June 2013, 15:32 LF leader Geagea discussed with U.S. Ambassador Connelly the general political situations in Lebanon and the region.
19 June 2013, 14:23 Asir: We refuse to have our dignity be violated by any side.
19 June 2013, 14:23 Asir: We have reached a point where the residents of Sidon are willing to die to achieve their dignity.
19 June 2013, 14:22 Asir: Several options, including the military one, are available should the apartments with gunmen fail to be vacated.
19 June 2013, 14:21 Asir: We hope the people will understand our position and what prompted us to take it.
19 June 2013, 14:20 Asir: We want to live in peace with all Lebanese, but we do not know where Hizbullah chief Nasrallah is seeking to take Lebanon.
19 June 2013, 14:17 LBCI: Gunshots were heard near Sidon's Bilal bib Rabah mosque simultaneously with Asir's press conference.
19 June 2013, 14:07 Asir: I had warned seven months ago that some residences in Sidon are occupied by gunmen. Residents in the city complained about this and Minister Charbel vowed to resolve this issue within 15 days, but seven months later, we are still suffering from this problem.
19 June 2013, 14:06 Asir: I hope reason will prevail in order to thwart future dangers. I am not making threats and we are bound to coexist.
19 June 2013, 14:05 Asir: Sunnis in the March 8 and 14 camps have unfortunately failed to heed our calls.
19 June 2013, 14:05 Asir: We have repeatedly called against the violations committed against us in Sidon, but the government failed to address these calls.
19 June 2013, 14:04 Asir: Failure to address this demand prompted us to declare the formation of our armed wing in the past.
19 June 2013, 14:02 Imam of Sidon's Bilal bin Rabah Mosque Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir during press conference: Our original demand has been and still is the serious search for a defense strategy to address the arms of the so-called resistance.
19 June 2013, 12:54 Jamaa Islamiya leader in the South Bassam Hammoud reciting statement issued after a meeting for scholars in Sidon: Political parties must rein in their members in order to prevent strife.
19 June 2013, 12:53 Jamaa Islamiya leader in the South Bassam Hammoud reciting statement issued after a meeting for scholars in Sidon: Some parties are seeking to turn Haret Saida into a new Jabal Mohsen in the face of Sidon's residents.
19 June 2013, 12:53 Jamaa Islamiya leader in the South Bassam Hammoud reciting statement issued after a meeting for scholars in Sidon: Groups operating under the banner of the Resistance must be quickly disbanded and gunmen must be deployed under any pretext and the state must not abandon its responsibilities.
19 June 2013, 12:52 Jamaa Islamiya leader in the South Bassam Hammoud reciting statement issued after a meeting for scholars in Sidon: The firing of shells proves that there are parties who do not value human life and civil peace, and the deployment of gunmen is a rejected act.
19 June 2013, 12:51 Jamaa Islamiya leader in the South Bassam Hammoud reciting statement issued after a meeting for scholars in Sidon: The meeting condemns the regrettable security incidents that happened yesterday and led to the martyrdom of an innocent citizen and the wounding of several others.
19 June 2013, 12:42 EU diplomat to AFP: The EU kicked off a second round of talks in the UK on whether to add the military wing of Hizbullah to its list of international "terrorist" groups.
19 June 2013, 12:38 The Sub-Security Council of Sidon stressed that it will seek to "prevent all armed activities by any party" and called for lifting the political cover off the gunmen.
19 June 2013, 12:37 Plumes of black smoke engulfed al-Manar Street in Abi Samra after a number of young men set alight a large number of tires with the aim of selling the copper they contain.
19 June 2013, 12:06 Aridi: It is wrong to blame the judges for failure of the Constitutional Council to convene because they sought to inquire about the security situation from concerned officials because the appeal over the mandate tackled the security unrest.
19 June 2013, 12:06 Aridi: The security situation in Lebanon and the region prompted the extension of parliament's mandate. The recent unrest in Sidon, Tripoli, and Arsal demonstrate that MPs were right in extending the term.
19 June 2013, 12:05 Aridi: Those who approved the extension of parliament's term should assume the responsibilities of their actions.
19 June 2013, 12:03 Aridi: We have not changed our position on the government. The formation of a new cabinet should be approved by all sides.
19 June 2013, 12:02 Aridi: We will continue to work with Berri and all political powers to thwart strife.
19 June 2013, 12:02 Aridi: The frequency of security incidents in Lebanon is an ominous sign.
19 June 2013, 12:00 Aridi: Our ties with Berri have yielded several measures aimed at preserving stability and security.
19 June 2013, 12:00 Caretaker Minister Ghazi al-Aridi after meeting Berri: We have long sought to thwart strife throughout the political disputes and maintain contacts with all sides to that end.
19 June 2013, 11:07 March 14 General Secretariat after weekly meeting: The memo the alliance presented to President Suleiman is a roadmap for all Lebanese who seek their country's salvation, which is a collective responsibility of the people and not a political camp without the other.
19 June 2013, 10:49 Speaker Nabih Berri during Wednesday's meeting with lawmakers: The security situation is dangerous and some parties want to inflame the country.
19 June 2013, 09:51 Beirut police arrested 4 Lebanese for committing different crimes and seized 7 motorcycles and 2 cars for violating traffic rules.
19 June 2013, 09:40 VDL (93.3): PM-designate Tammam Salam is holding talks with MP Khodr Habib.
19 June 2013, 09:17 Saad: The responsibility of what happened in Sidon does not lie on Asir's group alone but also to all powers that provided protection to this party.
19 June 2013, 09:16 Saad: They aim at igniting a sectarian civil war.
19 June 2013, 09:16 Saad: One of al-Asir's supporters called for kicking the Shiites out of Sidon.
19 June 2013, 09:12 Popular Nasserite Organization head Osama Saad: The security deterioration in Sidon endangers the civil peace.
19 June 2013, 08:35 The Sub-Security Council of Sidon discussed Tuesday's security incidents in the southern city.
19 June 2013, 08:34 Al-Mustaqbal bloc leader Fouad Saniora handed U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly a copy of the memo it delivered to Suleiman on Tuesday.
19 June 2013, 07:20 The military court launched the trial of former Minister Michel Samaha.
19 June 2013, 07:06 Al-Jadeed TV: The 2 Lebanese kidnapped this morning on the Labweh-Arsal road were released.
19 June 2013, 06:17 NNA: Ziad Nasrallah and Izzat al-Badawi were kidnapped from Ras Baalbek while on their to Arsal. They were taken to an unknown location.
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