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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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