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24 May 2013, 19:42 LBCI: Two shells fell on al-Shaarani and al-Rahbat regions of Tripoli's al-Qoba neighborhood.
24 May 2013, 19:18 MTV: Clashes have slightly intensified on the al-Riva, al-Shaarani, al-Mankoubine and al-Baqar axes in Tripoli.
24 May 2013, 19:07 Syrian National Coalition's spokesperson Khaled Saleh: We have been informed that the Hizbullah militia is advancing towards Daraa, the capital of the revolution.
24 May 2013, 19:03 LBCI: Mohammed Merhi was wounded by sniper gunshots in Tripoli.
24 May 2013, 18:46 OTV: Masked men fired gunshots towards a shop that sells alcoholic drinks near al-Tal police station in Tripoli.
24 May 2013, 18:43 LBCI: Four armed men kidnapped Ahmed Fayez Loulou near his company in Saadnayel.
24 May 2013, 16:55 LBCI: The deployment of the army in Bab al-Tabbaneh has not been accepted until the moment.
24 May 2013, 16:53 MTV: A meeting will be held between Berri and Saniora this weekend to define the course of things regarding the elections.
24 May 2013, 16:53 Patriarch al-Rahi received phone calls congratulating him on his safe return from FPM leader Aoun, LF chief Geagea and ex-deputy speaker Ferzli.
24 May 2013, 16:48 LBCI: The leaders of the fighting frontiers failed to reach an agreement during their meeting at Harba Mosque and will resume their talks after the Maghrib prayer.
24 May 2013, 16:48 LBCI: Two shells fell on the corniche of Abu Ali River near Barrad al-Bisar.
24 May 2013, 16:39 MP Jumblat from Ain al-Tineh: I recommend reducing the interference in Syria and Tripoli's residents are Lebanese citizens. When Tripoli's political leaders reject the army, this is a condemned thing.
24 May 2013, 16:38 MP Jumblat from Ain al-Tineh: Major world powers are currently trying to resolve the crisis in Syria, such as the U.S. and Russia, so who are we to be able to change the equation in Syria, we won't be able to change anything.
24 May 2013, 16:38 MP Jumblat from Ain al-Tineh: We must protect the army under any circumstances.
24 May 2013, 16:37 MP Jumblat from Ain al-Tineh: These are my words after my meeting with my friend, Speaker Berri, and I take responsibility for what I'm saying.
24 May 2013, 16:37 MP Jumblat from Ain al-Tineh: Today, I'm with extending parliament's term because we can't hold elections in this tense atmosphere and because it would prevent vacuum and chaos in state institutions.
24 May 2013, 16:37 MP Jumblat from Ain al-Tineh: Amid these bleak circumstances, I don't think that it is useful to engage in the elections farce.
24 May 2013, 16:36 MP Jumblat from Ain al-Tineh: There are forces who have opted for chaos in Tripoli and it is prohibited to attack the army because we would be committing self-destruction.
24 May 2013, 16:22 MTV: Hasan Daher al-Meqdad and four other members of al-Meqdad clan have been released on bail.
24 May 2013, 16:07 LBCI: Clashes renewed on the Hariri Project frontier in al-Qobbeh and two people have been reportedly wounded.
24 May 2013, 15:52 MTV: Jumblat is currently meeting with Berri in Ain al-Tineh.
24 May 2013, 15:42 LBCI: Some of the leaders of the fighting frontiers in al-Qobbeh have rejected the agreement terms and the deployment of the army before the issuance of an arrest warrant for Rifaat Eid.
24 May 2013, 15:12 VDL (100.5): Patriarch al-Rahi has tasked Priest Abdou Abu Kassm to represent him at the ceremony of the Resistance and Liberation Day tomorrow in Mashghara.
24 May 2013, 14:15 LF leader Samir Geagea: Holding a cabinet session to form the electoral supervisory committee is illegitimate, against the National Pact and would revive the 1960 law.
24 May 2013, 14:14 LBCI: The Syrian army set on fire wheat fields and olive groves in Hilwas and Nsoub on the Syrian side of the border and the flames spread into groves in Lebanon.
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.
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