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06 December 2013, 14:08 President Michel Suleiman paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, saying: "By his absence the world loses a man who believed in humanitarian values despite the race and color."
06 December 2013, 13:49 VDL (93.3): Joe Kayrouz was killed in the parking lot of a supermarket in Jbeil after a speeding car crashed into it.
06 December 2013, 11:59 Financial General Prosecutor Judge Ali Ibrahim opened an investigation into the floods at the Lebanese University campus in Hadath and the failure to unclog blocked sewers in the airport road's tunnel.
06 December 2013, 11:56 Caretaker PM Najib Miqati held talks with caretaker health minister Ali Hassan Khalil.
06 December 2013, 11:30 NNA: Israeli warplanes overflew Jezzine and Iqlim al-Tuffah at medium altitude around 10:30 am.
06 December 2013, 11:10 Al-Shahhal: The army is being biased in Tripoli. Some officers are bypassing the law.
06 December 2013, 10:33 MTV: Salafist cleric Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal canceled the sit-in that he had called for in Tripoli.
06 December 2013, 09:49 MP Ziad al-Qadiri to Future TV: Miqati resigned through a clear coordination with Hizbullah.
06 December 2013, 09:46 VDL (100.5): A hand grenade exploded near al-Naseri mosque in Bab al-Tabbaneh followed by gunshots.
06 December 2013, 09:40 MP Jean Oghassabian to VDL (93.3): President Suleiman should call for dialogue to resolve the country's crises.
06 December 2013, 09:04 ISF arrested 33 people for committing different crimes throughout Lebanon.
06 December 2013, 08:37 Minister Shakib Qortbawi to VDL (93.3): Those who don't want the army in Tripoli means they don't want security.
06 December 2013, 08:35 MP Jamal al-Jarrah to VDL (100.5): Only a neutral cabinet is possible in Lebanon today.
06 December 2013, 08:21 VDL (93.3): The army is taking strong security measures and setting up checkpoints in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 22:51 The army announced that the troops are trying to disperse protesters near al-Qobbeh barrack and said Abdul Hamid Mohammed Awad led the protests, beat up a citizen and acted violently against soldier.
05 December 2013, 22:46 OTV: A meeting in salafist cleric Salem al-Rafei's house called for a "day of anger" and for protests on Friday.
05 December 2013, 22:37 LBCI: A demo got underway in Souk al-Nahhasin in Tripoli against the army.
05 December 2013, 22:27 Sheikh Khaled al-Sayyed: We give the army a short deadline to withdraw the troops from Bab al-Tabbaneh and stop the raids, or else, we will act against the military institution on all axes.
05 December 2013, 22:27 A stun grenade was hurled in al-Koura Square.
05 December 2013, 21:46 Salafist cleric Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal called for a large-scale protest after Friday's prayers in al-Mansouri Grand mosque to call for calm and to prevent the use of the army forces to confront Sunnis.
05 December 2013, 21:38 LBCI: The army blocked roads leading to al-Qobbeh barrack in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 21:22 LBCI: Armed presence was recorded in several streets in Tripoli as tires were burned and gunshots were fired in the air to protest the army's measures in the city.
05 December 2013, 21:22 LBCI: The army fired gunshots to prevent a group of men from advancing towards the al-Qobbeh barrack, which lead to them leaving the area.
05 December 2013, 21:21 OTV: A meeting got underway between security bodies and Sheikh Khaled al-Sayyed to control the situation in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 21:19 Security source to AFP: A soldier was killed in clashes with gunmen in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
05 December 2013, 21:17 VDL (93.3): The international road was blocked near al-Abdeh to demand removing the siege imposed on Bab al-Tabbaneh.
05 December 2013, 21:17 LBCI: Shadi al-Mawlawi and his brother Nizar were among the first people to advance towards the army barracks in al-Qobbeh.
05 December 2013, 21:17 LBCI: An urgent meeting got underway in Tripoli Salafist cleric Sheikh Salem al-Rafei's office.
05 December 2013, 21:17 The media office of Salafist cleric Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal: Sunnis will not be the victims and the solution to the crisis in Tripoli is through dialogue and just politics, and it starts with arresting criminals in Jabal Mohsen.
05 December 2013, 21:04 LBCI: Gunshots were fired near the eastern entrance of the army barrack in al-Qobbeh in Tripoli as protesters reached the area.
05 December 2013, 21:01 LBCI: Clashes erupted between the army and protesters near the barrack in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 20:57 A rally took place in al-Qobbeh in Tripoli near the army barrack to protest the military institutions' measures in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
05 December 2013, 20:48 Security official to AFP: At least 6 soldiers were wounded, including an army officer, in a fire exchange with gunmen in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
05 December 2013, 19:51 MP Marwan Hamade commented on Hizbullah chief's speech to Future TV: Saudi Arabia is the party that discovered that things in Syria cannot be left in the hands of the Assad family and the corrupt group of rulers.
05 December 2013, 19:40 Al-Baddawi road was blocked to protest the army's raids in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
05 December 2013, 19:31 OTV: Five army troops were lightly wounded in Tripoli's clashes.
05 December 2013, 19:24 OTV: A bomb was hurled in Tripoli's Syria street.
05 December 2013, 19:17 LBCI: Clashes erupted in Bab al-Tabbaneh, during which tear gas was used, when army troops was raiding locations in region.
05 December 2013, 18:21 LBCI: Shells launched from the Syrian side of the birder fell on the outskirts of Dababiyeh, al-Noura, Hikr Janine, al-Arma and Qashlaq towns of Akkar.
05 December 2013, 18:03 NNA: Walid Fatima Abu Omar was wounded by sniper gunshots in Bab al-Tabbaneh as the army opened fire at the sources of the shots.
05 December 2013, 18:01 Future TV: Shells fired from the Syrian side of the border landed on the outskirts of the towns of al-Noura, al-Qashlaq, and Aamar al-Baykat, sparking panic among the people.
05 December 2013, 17:49 LBCI: State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr charged 3 people who hail from Jabal Mohsen for their involvement in Tripoli's clashes.
05 December 2013, 16:59 PSP chief MP Walid Jumblat: It is better to accuse Israel of being behind bombings in Lebanon instead of accusing Saudi Arabia because that will only lead to more tensions.
05 December 2013, 16:56 Aoun: The Lebanese Forces bloc is not ready or willing to meet with us and we care about holding talks with all factions.
05 December 2013, 16:55 Aoun: We have to work to save the country and the republic and what we care about is not heading towards more vacuum.
05 December 2013, 16:54 Aoun: We will have another meeting and the ideas we exchanged we will convey them to our leaders to discuss it with all other parliamentary blocs.
05 December 2013, 16:54 Aoun: We talked about reviving the work of the ministries in all regions.
05 December 2013, 16:53 Aoun: We agreed on holding the presidential elections on time and avoiding dragging Lebanon into more complications. There is a common preoccupation concerning finding a way to create the suitable atmosphere for elections.
05 December 2013, 16:53 Aoun: In case we could not form a new cabinet, we must hold meetings for the current caretaker council of ministers to tackle issues that cannot bear any stalling.
05 December 2013, 16:52 Aoun: We agreed on forming a new cabinet and on relaunching national dialogue to deal with differences in the country.
05 December 2013, 16:52 Aoun: We agreed on reviving the work of the parliament in this phase.
05 December 2013, 16:51 FPM MP Alain Aoun: We have common grounds with the PSP delegation and we share a responsibility to protect Lebanon through adopting local initiatives.
05 December 2013, 16:50 Shehayyeb: There are common committees for all political factions in Mount Lebanon and we hope the image of this region reflects on all Lebanon.
05 December 2013, 16:50 Shehayyeb: We tried in today's meeting to revive the work of institutions that serve the people, who care about the economic situation.
05 December 2013, 16:50 Shehayyeb: The repercussion of the Syrian situation is reflected on Lebanon and meetings are necessary at this stage. We hope the state's institutions become active again and that a cabinet is formed as soon as possible. We support President Suleiman's calls for dialogue.
05 December 2013, 16:49 Shehayyeb: We cannot eliminate any other group in the country and our centrist position stems from wanting to prevent strife in the country.
05 December 2013, 16:49 MP Akram Shehayyeb: FPM MPs suggested a strategy to revive the work of the parliament and the institutions and we support this stance.
05 December 2013, 16:48 National Struggle Front MP Akram Shehayyeb after meeting a FPM delegation: Everyone in the country is scared and worried about Lebanon's fate. We have always called for dialogue and the parliament is the place to communicate.
05 December 2013, 16:22 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: We cannot find any other real solution to forming a cabinet other than the 9-9-6 equation, which is a standard that should be adopted in the constitution because political blocs consider themselves fairly represented.
05 December 2013, 16:21 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: It has become necessary to form a cabinet that manages the country's affairs and we stress on the importance of holding the presidential elections on time.
05 December 2013, 16:21 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: We condemn all attacks by Takfiris against the Syrian people and against Christians that are being killed and violated. Takfiri attacks do not stop at religious figures and symbols and the attack against churches, burning of houses and the kidnapping of nuns require condemnation.
05 December 2013, 16:20 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: We call on March 14 and all groups in the country to stop embracing and finding justifications for Takfiris.
05 December 2013, 16:19 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: Takfiri terrorism in the country requires that all factions to confront this trend that threatens Lebanon's existence.
05 December 2013, 16:19 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: The solution to Tripoli's situation is in dialogue between all concerned factions until a consensus is reached to provide political cover for the army's presence to preserve security.
05 December 2013, 16:18 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: The chaos in Tripoli is a natural result of March 14's embracing of street fighters.
05 December 2013, 16:18 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: The accord reached on Iran's nuclear program will reflect positively on international relations and will alleviate the possibilities of war, which will assure stability in most of the region's countries and strengthen our challenge to the occupation.
05 December 2013, 16:16 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: This martyrdom will boost the fighters' will-power to confront the Zionist enemy.
05 December 2013, 16:16 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: Laqqis' terrorist assassination is a Zionist attack that carries several dangerous meanings that require becoming strict to face a scenario that aims at targeting the resistance.
05 December 2013, 16:15 Loyalty to Resistance bloc: We discussed the security situation in Tripoli and the decision to hand over the army the task of assuring stability.
05 December 2013, 16:15 Loyalty to Resistance bloc after the MPs' weekly meeting: We have discussed the assassination of Laqqis, especially that he previously escaped several assassination attempts carried out by Israel.
05 December 2013, 16:11 NNA: First Lieutenant A. A. was wounded in the gunfire exchange in Bab al-Tabbaneh and was transferred to a hospital for treatment.
05 December 2013, 15:51 Two shells were hurled at Tripoli's Syrian street and were followed by gunfire shots.
05 December 2013, 15:49 VDL (93.3): Gunshots heard in Ain El Helweh were fired during the commemoration of Mohammed al-Saadi's death.
05 December 2013, 15:47 OTV: A shell hit Tripoli's Syria street.
05 December 2013, 15:42 OTV: One sergeant and two gunmen were wounded as the army responded to the sources of fire in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 15:41 Al-Jadeed: Gunfire was heard in Ain el-Hilweh's al-Fawqani street.
05 December 2013, 15:34 The Intelligence Directorate referred 4 detainees involved in the latest round of Tripoli clashes to the military Public Prosecution.
05 December 2013, 15:27 VDL (93.3): A meeting is underway between members of the FPM and PSP at parliament.
05 December 2013, 15:14 OTV: Clashes erupted once again in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 15:13 VDL (93.3): Two people were wounded in clashes that erupted between the army and gunmen in the Starco area in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 15:13 Yazigi: Given the latest developments, we will suspend our Gulf tour and head to Damascus to follow up on the case of abducted nuns.
05 December 2013, 15:12 Patriarch Yazigi: We urge the international community to intervene and ensure the release of the nuns.
05 December 2013, 15:11 Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Youhanna X Yazigi urged the release of the nuns and orphans kidnapped in Syria.
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