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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.
23 May 2013, 19:43 Arab Democratic Party leader Rifaat Eid to LBCI: Tripoli would only be hit when Jabal Mohsen ceases to exist and Jabal Mohsen is protecting it and all reports about mortars being fired on the city are baseless.
23 May 2013, 19:36 NNA: The security forces will take the necessary measures to restore clam in Tripoli within the coming few hours.
23 May 2013, 19:35 President Michel Suleiman held talks with National Struggle Front MPs Walid Jumblat and Wael Abou Faour at Baabda Palace.
23 May 2013, 19:22 VDL (100.5): Milad Hadshiti was killed when a sniper shot struck him in the head at the Hariri Project area in al-Qobbeh.
23 May 2013, 19:14 LBCI: Miqati's meetings with political and security officials and the leaders of the fighting frontiers are still ongoing in a bid to stop the clashes.
23 May 2013, 19:06 The international road linking Tripoli to al-Beddawi and the Syrian border has been rendered impassable due to intense sniper activity.
23 May 2013, 19:06 Clashes erupted between Jabal Mohsen and al-Baqqar, al-Riva, al-Mankoubin and al-Mallouleh and the sounds of medium-caliber weapons are echoing across the city.
23 May 2013, 19:03 National News Agency: A number of RPGs hit Syria Street and the vicinity of al-Zahriyeh area.
23 May 2013, 19:00 VDL (100.5): Clashes intensified significantly in Tripoli and the sounds of RPGs are echoing across the city.
23 May 2013, 18:50 Future TV: Unknown attackers opened fire towards tents erected by Syrian refugees at al-Zahrani triangle, causing no casualties.
23 May 2013, 18:06 VDL (100.5): Lebanese citizen Milad Awkar was killed in Tripoli's al-Shaarani.
23 May 2013, 18:04 VDL (100.5): The death toll from the Tripoli clashes has risen to 18, among them 3 army troops.
23 May 2013, 17:18 Future TV: Hizbullah encircled a patrol for the Lebanese joint border security force, but one of its members managed to reach Akroum to seek its residents' assistance.
23 May 2013, 17:08 Future TV: Hizbullah members clashed with a patrol for the Lebanese joint border security force in the Hawik-al-Nabi Berri area.
23 May 2013, 16:58 LBCI: Sniper activity is still ongoing in Tripoli amid fears that clashes will intensify throughout the night.
23 May 2013, 16:48 Ex-PM Saad Hariri: The ongoing fighting in Tripoli is aimed at providing a cover for the war of Hizbullah and the Syrian regime against the town of Qusayr.
23 May 2013, 16:18 Future TV: Clashes have intensified between Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 15:33 Hizbullah spokesman Ibrahim Moussawi denied to AFP that between 75 and 104 Hizbullah fighters have been killed in Syria since last year, saying the party will announce the real figure later.
23 May 2013, 14:40 Caretaker Energy Minister Jebran Bassil during press conference to respond to LF chief Geagea: Lebanon cannot exist without granting the fair representation of power to all sides.
23 May 2013, 14:24 Sources from the meeting on Tripoli at Miqati's residence told LBCI that there are positive signs that a ceasefire will be reached in the city.
23 May 2013, 14:23 Al-Jadeed: A man was killed in Bab al-Tabbaneh as clashes renewed.
23 May 2013, 14:22 LBCI: A meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at Miqati's residence in the presence of the leaders of Bab al-Tabbaneh's fighting frontiers.
23 May 2013, 14:14 MTV: The al-Bireh-Akkar road has been blocked with burning tires to demand the release of detainees held by the public prosecution.
23 May 2013, 14:08 LBCI: Clashes have renewed in Syria Street in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 13:40 MTV: A non-commissioned officer and a corporal were wounded in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 13:14 MP Kabbara: We're about to reach a ceasefire decision to which everyone would commit and which would allow the implementation of a comprehensive security plan in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 12:54 VDL (93.3): Four soldiers were wounded in Tripoli this afternoon, some critically.
23 May 2013, 12:53 A meeting got underway at Miqati's residence between the caretaker PM, ministers Faisal and Ahmed Karami, MPs Jisr and Kabbara, and Ahmed Safadi.
23 May 2013, 12:42 LBCI: Military sources accused gunmen in al-Baqqar and the Hariri Project of shooting and wounding 4 troops at the entrance of their barracks.
23 May 2013, 11:35 VDL (93.3): Gunmen opened fire from the Baqqar area on the army barracks in al-Qobbeh in Tripoli, injuring two soldiers.
23 May 2013, 11:20 Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji held talks with First Military Investigation Judge Riyad Abu Ghida.
23 May 2013, 11:02 Acting ISF chief Maj. Gen. Roger Salem arrived in Akkar for a meeting with security officials at the Akkar police station.
23 May 2013, 10:48 VDL (100.5): Two rockets hit Syria street in Tripoli and heavy gunfire was heard.
23 May 2013, 10:12 Caretaker Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn briefed President Michel Suleiman on the plan carried out by the army to restore security in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 10:10 VDL (93.3): Israeli warplanes made intense overflights at medium altitude in the South.
23 May 2013, 10:00 LBCI: Sheikh Nabil Rheem escaped unscathed after his vehicle came under sniper fire while he was leaving Bab al-Tabbaneh.
23 May 2013, 09:50 President Michel Suleiman met with MP Michel Murr. They discussed the electoral crisis and the proposals seeking to prevent vacuum.
23 May 2013, 09:48 VDL (93.3): Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel met with U.S Ambassador Maura Connelly.
23 May 2013, 09:37 Rifi to MTV: The situation in Tripoli is unnatural and it is aimed at diverting attention away from the developments in al-Qusayr.
23 May 2013, 09:34 Seventy-five fighters from Hizbullah have been killed in Syria since they first became involved in the country's war months ago, a source close to the group said.
23 May 2013, 09:10 MTV: Acting ISF chief Roger Salem is holding talks in Tripoli with former ISF chief Ashraf Rifi.
23 May 2013, 08:07 VDL (100.5): Change and Reform MP Ziad Aswad submitted his candidacy to run for the parliamentary elections.
23 May 2013, 08:06 VDL (100.5): Caretaker PM Najib Miqati arrived in Tripoli to follow up closely on the security situation in the city.
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