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21 May 2013, 04:24 Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel to VDL (93.3): We thank the army for dealing strongly with the gunmen in Tripoli. All Tripoli residents want the army to prevent attacks on citizens and security forces.
20 May 2013, 19:53 OTV: A clash between the LF and the FPM erupted at the USJ university in Mathaf after a student event.
20 May 2013, 19:50 Aoun: The relation with Franjieh is good and normal and rumors blow news out of proportion.
20 May 2013, 19:48 Aoun: We told the president that we're willing to help him but he did not show any cooperation and today he has to learn the norms of good governance.
20 May 2013, 19:35 OTV: Seven shells hit Jabal Mohsen in the past half hour.
20 May 2013, 19:31 Aoun: We want 11 ministers, given our political weight, and they want to give us 8 ministers. Speaking of shares for the premier and the president is not a right thing because it is not a charity and each party's share must be proportional to the number of its MPs.
20 May 2013, 19:30 Aoun: Who is centrist among them? What kind of centrism is this? Centrism is March 14 in disguise and it would be foolish to try what has already been tried. The president is not a centrist and I insist that he is not a centrist.
20 May 2013, 19:29 Aoun: The March 14 camp shunned Miqati's cabinet because they were awaiting the regional developments, but Assad did not fall, so they decided to return to cabinet.
20 May 2013, 19:27 Aoun: They have put conditions in a manner that allows them to control the cabinet.
20 May 2013, 19:21 Aoun: Of course we will submit our nominations as a precaution and I have already said that we will attend the session even if the Orthodox law was dropped. The alternative in the session is the 1960 law, so what can we do, it is inevitable.
20 May 2013, 19:18 Aoun: Extension is not useful and I want to return to the constitutional rules, and if we fail to agree we should resort to a vote in parliament.
20 May 2013, 19:16 Aoun: Why don't we resort to the people if we fail to reach an agreement? Let us hold elections and let people choose their governors.
20 May 2013, 19:15 Aoun: I don't have a choice and something will impose itself on us and in this case it is the 1960 law, as extension is unconstitutional.
20 May 2013, 19:03 Aoun: The president is biased when he uses his powers in advance against parliament and against Christians, and it is not for him to decide whether the law is constitutional or not.
20 May 2013, 19:01 Aoun: I'm not to blame if al-Mustaqbal and the PSP have agreed to steal the rights of Christians.
20 May 2013, 18:57 Aoun: The president and the PM caused the vacuum and the premier cannot obstruct a law that is issued by parliament.
20 May 2013, 18:55 Aoun: I'm demanding constitutional rights and they are the ones violating the constitution through the previous law. Equal power-sharing is equal power-sharing and they can't follow a mechanism that does not grant us our full rights and only the Orthodox law would restore our full rights.
20 May 2013, 18:52 Aoun: All the studies that happened were aimed at giving al-Mustaqbal Movement the parliamentary majority.
20 May 2013, 18:51 Aoun: I was seeking a draft law for the sake of Christians and the LF's dispute is not with the FPM, but rather with Christians. We told them that we're willing to abandon our allies and asked them if they're willing to do the same, but we did not sense that they had the same determination.
20 May 2013, 18:49 Aoun: We have agreed with the LF to vote together for the Orthodox law if the choice is between extension and the 1960 law.
20 May 2013, 18:48 Aoun: We're against extension and against the 1960 law and my stance is clear and straightforward and I won't boycott elections if the Orthodox law was not passed.
20 May 2013, 18:48 Aoun: Aounists consider that they were the attacked party and I consider that we have left the verbal attacks behind us.
20 May 2013, 18:46 Aoun: Who tried to turn the discussion from a debate over the electoral law into discussing the memories of the past?
20 May 2013, 18:43 Aoun: Minister Bassil studied the hybrid law in Maarab and we did not accept this proposal.
20 May 2013, 18:41 Aoun: We're keen on the proper representation of all the components of the Lebanese people, but a major usurpation of our rights happened in 2005.
20 May 2013, 18:40 Aoun: The draft law proposed by the LF is not consensual, does not contain fairness or justice and does not secure proper representation for Christians.
20 May 2013, 18:39 Aoun: The Lebanese Forces said that they would return to the Orthodox law if the choice is between extension and the 1960 law, so let them join us in the session.
20 May 2013, 18:38 FPM leader MP Michel Aoun in an interview on MTV: The balance of power is not behind the stalemate we're witnessing today, we rather formed a bloc with the aim of voting for a certain draft law and we're holding onto it and it has not yet been dropped.
20 May 2013, 18:17 AFP: U.S. President Obama stated concern about Hizbullah's role in Syria in his phone conversation with President Suleiman.
20 May 2013, 17:47 AFP: The U.S. has condemned the Syrian army's assault on Qusayr and Hizbullah's involvement.
20 May 2013, 17:09 LBCI: Berri delegated Ali Hasan Khalil to meet with Saniora in a final attempt to salvage the elections.
20 May 2013, 16:56 MTV: Cautious calm has engulfed Tripoli and is being interrupted by intermittent gunshots.
20 May 2013, 16:53 LBCI: Kabbara stressed during a meeting with Tripoli's dignitaries at his residence that he has asked the parties to pacify the situation and let the army do its job.
20 May 2013, 16:38 MTV: A bomb was found placed on a motorbike that belongs to the bodyguard of a Fatah official in Ain el-Hilweh camp.
20 May 2013, 16:34 OTV: A bomb was found in Ain el-Hilweh camp near Sidon and a Palestinian military expert is currently working on dismantling it.
20 May 2013, 16:29 LBCI: The leaders of the frontiers in Tripoli received phone calls from politicians who urged them to leave the streets.
20 May 2013, 16:20 The Military Command warned against the persisting attacks against civilians and against targeting army bases.
20 May 2013, 16:19 Army Command: A soldier was killed and 6 others were wounded after they came under gunfire from armed groups in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 16:19 Al-Jadeed: A closed-door meeting got underway at MP Mohammed Kabbara's resident in Tripoli, in the presence of Minister Ahmed Karami and Minister Mohammed Safadi's representative Ahmed Safadi.
20 May 2013, 16:11 NBN: Messages distributed on Salafist websites and on WhatsApp in Tripoli are calling for preventing the army from entering the conflict zone.
20 May 2013, 16:10 Arab Democratic Party media officer Abdul Latif Saleh to NBN: The battle is taking place between the army and the Takfiris and we have nothing to do with it.
20 May 2013, 16:10 NBN: Tires are being burned in Tripoli to prevent the army from entering Bab al-Tabbaneh.
20 May 2013, 16:09 NBN: The gunman who fired the RPG on the army's armored vehicle is Z. S. and he is well-known by security agencies.
20 May 2013, 16:09 MTV: Young men from Tariq al-Jedideh blocked a road with burning tires in solidarity with Bab al-Tabbaneh's residents.
20 May 2013, 15:57 Daniel Shoaib: Out protest has ended and we staged it because of the insolence of the "Ottoman ambassador" who has crossed all limits.
20 May 2013, 15:56 Sheikh Abbas Zgheib outside Turkish Cultural Center: The families' protests are open-ended because they are legitimate and we cannot impose on them a certain timing for their moves, but we urge them to keep the protests peaceful.
20 May 2013, 15:55 Sheikh Abbas Zgheib outside Turkish Cultural Center: Turkey must understand that all options are on the table if they don't cooperate in the case of the abductees and they must exert more practical steps.
20 May 2013, 15:54 Sheikh Abbas Zgheib outside Turkish Cultural Center: The families' move is legitimate and I laud their positivity in ending the protest, because they want the success of Maj. Gen. Ibrahim's efforts.
20 May 2013, 15:51 FSA Joint Command: Mustafa Badreddine, who is accused of assassinating ex-PM Rafik Hariri, is present on Qusayr's front and overseeing Hizbullah's operations.
20 May 2013, 15:51 US President Obama telephoned President Suleiman and stressed the importance of forming a new cabinet and holding timely elections.
20 May 2013, 15:50 VDL (100.5): Indiscriminate gunfire is targeting some buildings in Tripoli's el-Mina.
20 May 2013, 15:49 FSA Joint Command: The Hizbullah gang suffered more than 50 casualties on the Qusayr front and more than 100 of its fighters were wounded.
20 May 2013, 15:47 Electricite du Liban: The maintenance operation at the Deir Ammar power plant was postponed due to the security situation in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 15:38 VDL (93.3): The number of casualties suffered by the Lebanese army in the Tripoli clashes has risen to three.
20 May 2013, 15:28 Caretaker Interior Minister Charbel: The army is in control of the situation in Tripoli and it is determined to shoot back at the sources of gunfire and will not tolerate to suffer more casualties among its ranks.
20 May 2013, 15:26 MTV: One more person has been wounded in Tripoli and clashes are still ongoing.
20 May 2013, 15:17 LBCI confirmed the death of a second soldier in Tripoli, prompting residents in the city to block roads in protest against gunmen targeting the army.
20 May 2013, 15:10 LBCI: A second soldier was reportedly killed in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 15:08 MTV: The army came under fire as it deployed in Syria Street towards Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 14:44 OTV: Heavy clashes are taking place between the army and Bab al-Tabbaneh gunmen on Syria Street.
20 May 2013, 14:41 LBCI: The army is bringing in reinforcements to Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 14:40 VDL (93.3): Clashes between the army and gunmen in Tripoli took place near the Nasser Mosque. A civilian was wounded in the unrest.
20 May 2013, 14:37 Awali: We will not leave the building until the center is shut down.
20 May 2013, 14:37 Awali: The security forces know that we are right in our demands and that we will not assault anyone.
20 May 2013, 14:36 Awali: We decided to detain the head of the cultural center at the building because he broke a pledge that he will not open the center.
20 May 2013, 14:36 Spokeswoman of families of Aazaz pilgrims Hayat Awali to LBCI: We entered the Turkish Cultural Center through the back door and we studied our action before carrying it out.
20 May 2013, 14:31 VDL (93.3): The MPs and dignitaries of Tripoli will shortly hold a meeting at MP Mohammed Kabbara's residence.
20 May 2013, 14:28 LBCI: Clashes erupted between the army and a number of gunmen in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 14:27 MTV: One of the four soldiers wounded in Tripoli is in critical condition.
20 May 2013, 14:26 MTV: The families of the Aazaz pilgrims entered the office of the head of the Turkish Cultural Center in downtown Beirut and the security forces are tackling the situation.
20 May 2013, 14:17 LBCI identified the slain soldier in Bab al-Tabbaneh as Omar Omar.
20 May 2013, 14:06 LBCI: The army is still deployed in Syria Street and trying to implement its security plan.
20 May 2013, 13:57 MTV: The Interior Ministry extended to May 27 the deadline for submitting candidacies for the parliamentary elections.
20 May 2013, 13:47 LBCI: A soldier was reportedly killed and four others wounded as the army attempted to enter Bab al-Tabbaneh.
20 May 2013, 13:44 Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: 28 Hizbullah fighters have been killed and 70 wounded, three critically, in the unrest in al-Qusayr.
20 May 2013, 12:50 MPs according to LBCI: Berri has not set the date for another electoral subcommittee meeting pending contacts he will carry out over the next two days.
20 May 2013, 12:50 LBCI: The electoral subcommittee failed to achieve any progress during its four-hour meeting.
20 May 2013, 12:47 OTV: A unit from the Third Rapid Intervention Regiment has entered Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.
20 May 2013, 12:42 OTV: An agreement was not reached at the electoral subcommittee and another meeting will not be held on Monday.
20 May 2013, 12:39 MTV: Contacts are ongoing between Berri and members of the electoral subcommittee and it is unlikely that a session will be held at night.
20 May 2013, 12:39 OTV: The parliamentary subcommittee decided to hold further meetings and Berri would set the date and time.
20 May 2013, 12:35 MTV: MPs left Ain al-Tineh after the meeting of the parliamentary committee.
20 May 2013, 12:32 VDL (93.3): A shell hit a historic mill in Bab al-Tabbaneh, causing no casualties.
20 May 2013, 12:30 The meeting of the parliamentary subcommittee that was held in Ain al-Tineh has ended.
20 May 2013, 12:17 OTV: Army forces prepare to enter the Jabal Mohsen area in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 12:16 VDL (93.3): The army is preparing to implement a security plan in all areas that witnessed clashes in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 12:04 PSP chief MP Walid Jumblat rejected to al-Anbaa the use of the arms on the internal scene: Political disputes should only be resolved through dialogue.
20 May 2013, 11:46 PM-designate Tammam Salam held a telephone conversation with Caretaker PM Najib Miqati expressing concern over the latest security breakouts in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 11:30 The military court tasked military police to carry out the preliminary investigation into the fighting in the northern city of Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 11:27 Former PM Saad Hariri criticized in a statement the president and government's silence over Hizbullah's fighting Syria: Efforts must be exerted to reach agreement on electoral law to avoid vacuum.
20 May 2013, 11:24 VDL (93.3): The fighting and sniper fire in Tripoli intensified and 2 people were injured, raising the number of today's wounded to 3.
20 May 2013, 10:35 The defense ministry froze the issuing of gun licenses in Tripoli starting today until further notice.
20 May 2013, 10:11 MTV: Heavy gunfire in Tripoli after the funeral of Abdul Qader al-Ahmed, who was killed in Sunday's clashes.
20 May 2013, 10:00 Berri at the start of the subcommittee: Everyone should assume his responsibility. If we fail to agree on a vote law then I will admit it.
20 May 2013, 09:45 LBCI: The electoral subcommittee meeting is underway at Berri's Ain el-Tineh residence.
20 May 2013, 09:42 LF MP George Adwan from Ain el-Tineh: We oppose the 1960 electoral law and the extension of the parliament's term. We propose voting on a new law at the parliament.
20 May 2013, 09:32 MP Hagop Pakradounian according to LBCI: As part of the Tashnag Party, we oppose the 1960 electoral law and support extending parliament's term.
20 May 2013, 09:23 LBCI quoting MP Akram Shehayeb: We agree to both the extension of the parliament's tenure or the adoption of the 1960 law. On the condition we don't fall into vacuum.
20 May 2013, 09:22 Mustaqbal MP Ahmed Fatfat stressed his opposition to extending parliament's term, adding that the bloc will not submit their candidacies today.
20 May 2013, 09:20 FPM Alain Aoun from Ain el-Tineh according to LBCI: We oppose the 1960 law and extending parliament's term.
20 May 2013, 09:13 MP Butros Harb from the Baabda Palace: The state institutions should not be obstructed and the country shouldn't fall into any political vacuum.
20 May 2013, 09:11 LBCI: Speaker Berri is holding talks with MP Sami Gemayel at Ain el-Tineh.
20 May 2013, 09:11 VDL (100.5): MP Sami Gemayel arrived at Ain el-Tineh to attend the electoral subcommittee meeting.
20 May 2013, 08:05 MTV: A rocket fell on the wheat market in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 07:59 LBCI: Heavy sniper fire in the neighborhoods that witnessed gunbattles in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 07:46 LBCI: The army is carrying out raids in the areas that are witnessing sporadic fire.
20 May 2013, 07:45 Beirut police arrested 6 Lebanese, 2 Palestinians and a Syrian for committing different crimes. They also seized 7 vehicles.
20 May 2013, 07:39 VDL (100.5): Caretaker Environment Minister Nazem Khoury headed to Geneva to represent President Michel Suleiman at the Disaster Risk Reduction conference.
20 May 2013, 07:01 Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: 23 Hizbullah fighters were killed in Syria's Qusayr.
20 May 2013, 06:49 Free Lebanon Radio: A trailer that was disconnected from a truck caused bumper-to-bumper traffic on Dora highway.
20 May 2013, 06:42 ISf detained 127 people for committing various crimes throughout Lebanese territories.
20 May 2013, 06:13 Caretaker Minister Faisal Karami to VDL (93.3): We demand the security forces to implement a security plan to calm the situation in Tripoli.
20 May 2013, 05:32 MP Samir al-Jisr to VDL (100.5): Tripoli remains an explosives box but the only way is for the Lebanese army to take stern measures against gunmen.
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