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09 December 2013, 23:12 Aoun: The Qalamoun battle will continue and they started the battle in Maalula because of its symbolic nature, as it is not a strategic or military location and it is not a military target.
09 December 2013, 23:09 Aoun: Geneva 2 will be turned into a conference for combating terrorism.
09 December 2013, 23:02 Aoun: Do they have the right to enter Maalula and its churches? These are crimes against humanity. The 42 churches are not weapons depots. Why did they destroy the monument of the Virgin Mary?
09 December 2013, 23:01 Aoun: Christians in Syria are facing an additional threat and war crimes are happening there, especially when rebels are entering monasteries. All international courts would put them on trial for that, because these are not military places, but rather religious places of worship.
09 December 2013, 23:01 Aoun: What are the Syrian rebels doing in Arsal?
09 December 2013, 22:57 Aoun on claims that the FPM has sent fighters to Syria to defend churches and monasteries: I did not send any fighter to Syria and I don't have a militia.
09 December 2013, 22:38 Aoun: Hizbullah was forced to intervene in Syria.
09 December 2013, 22:36 Aoun: Some Lebanese are seeing mistakes with one eye. Who provided political cover to the Salafists in Tripoli?
09 December 2013, 22:33 Aoun: Resistance against Israel is a choice and protecting the northern and eastern borders is also a choice.
09 December 2013, 22:28 Aoun: What is PM Miqati doing? Is he taking care of public or private affairs? Governance must not be selective but must be rather based on firm rules.
09 December 2013, 22:27 Aoun: Today, the majority supports the 9-9-6 cabinet formula and Jumblat is with this proposal.
09 December 2013, 22:25 Aoun: Forming a cabinet that does not enjoy the confidence of parliament would create problems.
09 December 2013, 22:25 Aoun: I don't think that the cabinet will be formed anytime soon and we're heading to a crisis.
09 December 2013, 22:24 Aoun: A caretaker cabinet is better than a cabinet that cannot win a vote of confidence because the first has the parliament's confidence.
09 December 2013, 22:24 Aoun: I don't have a problem and I would accept four portfolios in the new cabinet.
09 December 2013, 22:23 Aoun: No one has consulted with me over the issue of the cabinet formation process and I have not asked for a specific number of ministers.
09 December 2013, 22:21 Aoun: I have performed my duties and pushed for a cabinet session, but if Miqati doesn't want that, then that's his business.
09 December 2013, 22:20 Aoun: The issue of oil is an important juncture and there is negligence, not only over the issue of oil exploration, but also over the issue of the thousands of refugees.
09 December 2013, 22:19 Aoun: It is the cabinet's duty to convene to discuss the urgent issues.
09 December 2013, 22:07 Aoun: I believe that the presidential election will take place.
09 December 2013, 22:05 Aoun: Saudi Arabia can only influence the MPs who usually heed its instructions.
09 December 2013, 22:04 Aoun: It would be a big mistake to link the fate of the presidential election to the fate of the regime in Syria.
09 December 2013, 22:03 Aoun on Bkirki's role in presidential election: In 1989, patriarch Sfeir was asked to submit a list with the names of five presidential candidates and that experience was a failure.
09 December 2013, 22:00 Aoun on the possibility that Qahwaji might run for president: If the legal prerequisites are not fulfilled, I will oppose his nomination.
09 December 2013, 21:59 Aoun: We always support the army's morale.
09 December 2013, 21:59 Aoun: I had opposed the extension of Qahwaji's term for legal reasons, but today he is performing his duties and he must not be weakened because that would weaken the military institution.
09 December 2013, 21:53 Aoun: A figure accepted by both Hizbullah and the Mustaqbal Movement would make a good presidential candidate.
09 December 2013, 21:53 Aoun: We are trying to unite the Christians through our initiatives.
09 December 2013, 21:50 Aoun: The new president must have the ability to bring together the rival parties.
09 December 2013, 21:48 Aoun: The cabinet is not convening and no crucial decisions are being taken, which means that there is a political vacuum. Should the president's term be extended, we will be keeping the same officials who have led the country into this state. There is an election that we must carry out or else they would be gambling with the fate of Lebanon. The new president must have the ability to resolve the crisis instead of managing it.
09 December 2013, 21:47 Aoun: Everyone would lose in the event of a political vacuum and the election would give a chance to the Lebanese to talk to each other again.
09 December 2013, 21:46 Aoun: We're against extending of renewing the term of the president and we're against political vacuum. We're with the election of a new president.
09 December 2013, 21:46 Aoun: I believe that all parties have an interest in holding the presidential election on time.
09 December 2013, 21:44 Aoun: We have not consulted with our allies and with Hizbullah over the issue of nominations for the presidency and it's still early for me to discuss this issue and no one has told me that I'm a candidate.
09 December 2013, 21:43 Aoun: Throughout history, no president has been elected by the Lebanese but rather through foreign will.
09 December 2013, 21:42 Aoun: If we want to build a state, the Lebanese must not be followers.
09 December 2013, 21:42 FPM leader MP Michel Aoun in an interview on MTV: I'm not a candidate for the presidency, unless the MPs want that. I won't accept to be a president who manages the crisis and we have tried crisis management administrations since 1990 until today, which have led to bad results at the economic and security levels.
09 December 2013, 21:18 LBCI: A percussion bomb was hurled near the al-Shiraa Square in Tripoli's Abi Samra.
09 December 2013, 20:03 Sources close to Miqati to MTV: In case of any emergency, a cabinet session might be held, and that includes donations to citizens and refugees in Tripoli. We reject claims that the cabinet's convention would be an attempt to buoy up the government.
09 December 2013, 19:50 OTV: The Civil Defense has asked all its stations to go on full alert around the clock and the vehicles are being inspected ahead of the storm.
09 December 2013, 19:45 MP Butros Harb to Future TV: They want to hold a cabinet session on the issue of oil with the aim of approving the biggest deal in Lebanon's history -- which is worth billions of dollars -- without any scrutiny.
09 December 2013, 18:49 Bassil from Bkirki: A Lebanese Christian stand must be taken over the developments in Maalula because this issue violates Muslim and Christian rights.
09 December 2013, 16:28 Phalange Party: The international community should exert efforts to release the kidnapped bishops and Maalula nuns and prevent attacks against Christian positions.
09 December 2013, 16:03 Abou Faour: The Social Affairs Ministry cannot cooperate with the Syrian regime because it is responsible for the tragedy of the Syrian people.
09 December 2013, 16:01 Caretaker PM Miqati arrived in Johannesburg to attend the funeral of late South African President Nelson Mandela.
09 December 2013, 16:00 Caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour to AFP: Authorities have not been able to reach an agreement over setting up refugee camps for Syrians because of the March 8 camp's opposition.
09 December 2013, 14:50 Safadi snaps back at Aridi: The worst thing is for an official to hold all officials the responsibility of what he should do.
09 December 2013, 14:44 President Suleiman to LBCI: I am convinced of my defense of Saudi Arabia over the accusations made against it. There is no evidence that it was involved in the Iranian embassy bombings.
09 December 2013, 14:32 Safadi to al-Jadeed: All the accusations made against me by Aridi are not true.
09 December 2013, 14:24 Judge Riyad Abu Ghida was handed the file of the charges against Rifaat Eid. He will study them to take the appropriate measures.
09 December 2013, 14:15 Bassil: The oil file will only be tackled when the March 14 camp, namely the Mustaqbal Movement, decides so.
09 December 2013, 14:14 Bassil: The ball is now in the court of the March 14 camp and Miqati, first and foremost, caters to his interests with the Mustaqbal Movement.
09 December 2013, 14:14 Bassil: I leave it to the president and caretaker PM to judge how important it is to tackle the oil and gas exploration file.
09 December 2013, 14:12 Caretaker Energy Minister Jebran Bassil after meeting Speaker Berri: We discussed the possibility of staging a cabinet session to address the oil file, but nothing new was achieved over this matter.
09 December 2013, 13:31 OTV: President Suleiman demanded the formation of a new government that can stage the presidential elections, regardless if it does not enjoy parliament's confidence.
09 December 2013, 13:19 VDL (93.3): President Michel Suleiman said that he has not yet received any request from caretaker PM Miqati to hold a cabinet session.
09 December 2013, 13:12 A meeting is underway between Speaker Nabih Berri and Ministers Ali Hassan Khalil and Jebran Bassil to discuss the possibility of holding a cabinet session.
09 December 2013, 12:48 Aridi: Not all what happened is caused by the finance ministry. But it is the main cause.
09 December 2013, 12:26 Aridi: Safadi later apologized to me.
09 December 2013, 12:26 Aridi: I asked Safadi if he was the thief or he covered up for the thieves.
09 December 2013, 12:26 Aridi: I asked the cabinet for the renewal of contracts to deal with rainwater on the streets. But the finance minister accused of 2 billion of embezzlement.
09 December 2013, 12:20 Aridi: My ministry has until now been allocated for 2013 around LL3 billion only.
09 December 2013, 12:18 Aridi: We brought a document from the cabinet and sent it to the finance ministry but the approval did not come.
09 December 2013, 12:17 Aridi: We had asked since last May to receive LL61 billion.
09 December 2013, 12:14 Aridi: During the period between May and Sept. we called in contractors.
09 December 2013, 12:14 Aridi: On Sept. 2,I received a notice of non-approval.
09 December 2013, 12:13 Aridi: On May 7, Safadi approved my demands on the funds of the decisions taken by the cabinet in 2012.
09 December 2013, 12:12 Aridi: Safadi reacted positively to my remarks.
09 December 2013, 12:12 Aridi: I didn't implement any project that the cabinet hadn't approved.
09 December 2013, 12:12 Aridi: The cabinet before its resignation also appropriated funds for public works.
09 December 2013, 12:11 Aridi: On May 3 I told Safadi that some issues have been approved by the cabinet in 2012 and that funds have been appropriated.
09 December 2013, 12:09 Aridi also apologized for not answering his phone when roads were blocked with rain water. But he said that he hadn't making appearances.
09 December 2013, 12:09 Aridi to journalists: I accept from you everything even if they are harmful or are not right.
09 December 2013, 12:08 Aridi thanked journalists, reporters, photographers and their media outlets for following up what happened.
09 December 2013, 12:08 Aridi: I apologize from the people for what happened on the roads.
09 December 2013, 12:07 Aridi: I am in the service of the people and no matter what is said I will not change.
09 December 2013, 12:06 Caretaker Minister Ghazi Aridi during a press conference: I reiterate that I assume responsibility of anything related to the public works ministry.
09 December 2013, 12:01 The ICRC transported a Lebanese woman and her two children from Israeli territories to Lebanon, and handed them over to police to take the legal measures against them.
09 December 2013, 11:57 VDL (100.5): EDL will reduce its power production starting Monday afternoon because of the Finance Ministry's failure to allocate funds needed to purchase fuel.
09 December 2013, 11:51 VDL (93.3): The army arrested 2 Palestinian brothers, one of them a member of al-Nusra Front, heading from Gazze in the West Bekaa to the Syrian territories through Arsal.
09 December 2013, 11:50 Beirut police arrested four Lebanese and three Syrians for committing different crimes. They also impounded 11 motorcycles and 10 cars.
09 December 2013, 10:12 MP Antoine Zahra to LBCI: There are no constitutional justifications that allow the cabinet to reconvene. The security situation could be tackled at a meeting for the Higher Defense Council.
09 December 2013, 10:04 VDL (100.5): Bumper-to-bumper traffic on the eastern highway near Nahr al-Kalb caused by an accident between five cars.
09 December 2013, 09:14 Caretaker FM Adnan Mansour handed over to Guinea President Alpha Conde a letter from his Lebanese counterpart.
09 December 2013, 09:09 Hizbullah MP Ali Fayyad to VDL (100.5): There's an urgent need to reactivate the cabinet.
09 December 2013, 09:00 NNA: A hand grenade was tossed at midnight near the vegetable market in Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp, causing material damage.
09 December 2013, 08:40 MP Khaled al-Daher to VDL (100.5): Things are heading toward calm in Tripoli. Syria is keen to hit Lebanon's stability.
09 December 2013, 08:29 Caretaker Minister Ghazi Aridi will hold a press conference at 12:00 pm.
09 December 2013, 08:28 MP Ammar Houri to VDL (93.3): The solution to the crisis is not through illegal and unconstitutional measures but through the formation of a new cabinet.
09 December 2013, 08:24 MP Ibrahim Kanaan to VDL (100.5): Holding a cabinet session is constitutional.
09 December 2013, 08:11 Caretaker Minister Nicolas Nahhas to VDL (93.3): Miqati is seeking to revive cabinet sessions after he realized that all roads have been blocked and that he is being held responsible by all parties.
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