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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.
23 May 2013, 08:01 Salem: The situation in Tripoli is very dangerous. We are exerting all efforts we are capable of.
23 May 2013, 07:58 Acting ISF Chief Brig. Gen Roger Salem: We must preserve our positions and reactivate our work to reassure the people.
23 May 2013, 07:29 Future TV: Salam left the Baabda Palace without making any statement.
23 May 2013, 06:46 Acting ISF Chief Brig. Gen Roger Salem is heading a security meeting at the Serail of Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 06:43 A meeting is underway between President Michel Suleiman and PM-designate Tammam Salam to discuss the process of cabinet formation.
23 May 2013, 06:08 ISF arrested 41 people for committing different crimes throughout Lebanon.
23 May 2013, 05:48 VDL (93.3): A shell landed on a foodstuff depot in Tripoli's al-Mallouleh area, causing a fire and dark clouds of smoke.
23 May 2013, 05:46 MP Khaled al-Daher to VDL (100.5): We can see that Aoun holds onto the 1960 electoral law at a time when the hybrid proposal has been the best plan.
22 May 2013, 19:49 LBCI: Four people got wounded when a mortar shell fell on Tripoli's Jabal Mohsen neighborhood. One of the men is in serious condition.
22 May 2013, 19:14 MTV: The meeting of the fighting fronts in Tripoli will resume their talks in half an hour.
22 May 2013, 18:56 LBCI: The second meeting of the leaders of Bab al-Tabbaneh's fighting frontiers failed to reach agreement on a ceasefire in Tripoli.
22 May 2013, 18:50 Geagea: The only solution is separating Hizbullah's state from the Lebanese state, which means forbidding Hizbullah from taking part in any state institution.
22 May 2013, 18:46 Geagea on Qusayr's clashes: Hizbullah's participation harms the National Pact and the party has established its own state and it has a major project which has nothing to do with the Lebanese state.
22 May 2013, 18:37 Geagea: The worst option is returning to the 1960 law.
22 May 2013, 18:36 Geagea: Constitutional deadlines must not be overlooked and it is necessary to hold the elections.
22 May 2013, 18:24 Geagea: The hybrid law secures at least 15 more MPs elected by Christian votes compared to the 1960 law.
22 May 2013, 18:23 Geagea: The main standard for us and for our allies is seeking ways to improve Christian representation.
22 May 2013, 18:22 Geagea: We must not accept a return to the 1960 law and the solution is to hold a parliamentary session and vote for the hybrid law.
22 May 2013, 18:21 Geagea: Aoun is committing a big crime for the sake of small electoral gains.
22 May 2013, 18:18 Geagea on the possibility of holding a parliamentary session to vote on electoral laws: It will not happen because Hizbullah is preoccupied in Syria and does not want elections.
22 May 2013, 18:17 Geagea: We will vote for the hybrid law because it is the best possible law we can achieve while preserving Lebanese partnership.
22 May 2013, 18:17 Geagea: The hybrid law is based on the proposals of Fouad Butros and Nabih Berri.
22 May 2013, 18:15 Geagea: Let anyone give me a proposal that secures the election of 64 MPs by Christians while preserving the Lebanese formula and I will endorse it.
22 May 2013, 18:14 Geagea: When the patriarch returns, I will discuss the issue with him extensively as it is not acceptable to discuss something with the patriarch while some bishops are voicing different stances.
22 May 2013, 17:58 Geagea: Those keen on Christian consensus must not wage a media campaign against the other Christian party.
22 May 2013, 17:58 Geagea: The hybrid law is the best solution for Christians and achieving 64 seats is a good thing, but the proposed method to achieve that is bad.
22 May 2013, 17:53 Geagea: The Saudis told me to keep endorsing the Orthodox proposal if that is my choice.
22 May 2013, 17:49 Geagea: I'm not convinced of the 1960 law and all meetings in Bkirki stressed that it is rejected, but Aoun is now endorsing it.
22 May 2013, 17:48 Geagea: I did not spend 11 years in jail to make compromises and engage in games such as those that are being played by Aoun for the sake of regaining lost popularity.
22 May 2013, 17:47 Geagea: I'm with holding a parliamentary session to vote on the two proposals, and we will vote for the hybrid proposal.
22 May 2013, 17:45 Geagea: General Aoun said in an interview on OTV in 2011 that the Orthodox law is sectarian, unconstitutional and unacceptable and suddenly he flip-flopped, not for the sake of Christians, but rather for the sake of a dirty game they are playing.
22 May 2013, 17:41 Geagea: The other camp had doubts that the Orthodox law is futile, that's why they agreed to suspend it. We want the 64 MPs in order to live with others in this country, not alone.
22 May 2013, 17:39 Geagea: Everyone knows that the Orthodox draft law is the only proposal that can secure 64 MPs, but how can we lose a country for the sake of winning 64 MPs?
22 May 2013, 17:38 Geagea: Through practical experience, we realized that the Orthodox Gathering law would be a leap into the unknown and that it would pose a threat to the Lebanese formula, although it would lead to the election of 64 MPs by Christians.
22 May 2013, 17:37 LBCI: The leaders of Bab al-Tabbaneh's fighting frontiers are currently meeting in Harba Mosque ahead of giving their final answer to the ceasefire proposal.
22 May 2013, 17:36 Geagea: On April 3, 2013, we became convinced that this proposal has no hope to pass.
22 May 2013, 17:35 Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in an interview on MTV: We were the ones who suggested the Orthodox Gathering proposal and the committee met with all leaders and when all parties rejected the proposal, we shelved it.
22 May 2013, 17:06 Deputy Speaker Farid Makari to MTV: No dates have been set for the convention of parliament's bureau or the parliamentary subcommittee.
22 May 2013, 17:00 MTV: All indications suggest that Tripoli will witness fierce clashes tonight.
22 May 2013, 16:57 MP Mohammed Kabbara to LBCI: All of Tripoli's politicians are asking the army to end the clashes, but in a fair way that doesn't aggrieve anyone.
22 May 2013, 16:29 MTV: Clashes have intensified in Tripoli as a shell fell in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
22 May 2013, 16:17 Future TV: The Nashabeh Mosque, which lies between Syria Street and Jabal Mohsen, went up in flames after it was hit during the clashes.
22 May 2013, 16:05 AFP quoting activists: Syrian regime forces and Hizbullah fighters launched an offensive on al-Hamidiyeh, north of Qusayr.
22 May 2013, 16:01 Caretaker PM Miqati made contacts aimed at containing the situation in Tripoli, urging reason and restraint and saying "wisdom obliges us to prevent the destruction of our city."
22 May 2013, 15:58 PM-designate Salam telephoned Army chief Qahwaji, who briefed him on the security situation in Tripoli and the measures taken by the army to stop the clashes.
22 May 2013, 15:54 Al-Jadeed: Fierce clashes are ongoing in the Hariri Project-al-Amerkan Square area in Tripoli.
22 May 2013, 15:41 Al-Jadeed: Traffic has stopped on the international highway between Tripoli and Akkar due to sniper activity.
22 May 2013, 15:26 Gunshots were heard in the Bab al-Tabbaneh and al-Barraniyeh neighborhoods in Tripoli.
22 May 2013, 15:20 Mustaqbal bloc leader MP Fouad Saniora telephoned President Suleiman, caretaker PM Miqati, PM-designate Salam, and Tripoli MPs to address local developments and Hizbullah's involvement in the fighting in Syria.
22 May 2013, 15:09 LBCI: Passengers riding in a car with tinted windows opened fire into the air during a religious procession for the Virgin Mary in Deir al-Ahmar.
22 May 2013, 14:56 Witnesses to LBCI: Assailants from the Syrian side of the border set on fire three kilometers of olive gardens in Jabal Akroum in the North.
22 May 2013, 14:40 MTV: Gunmen loyal to al-Asir deployed around the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Sidon and the reason is still unknown.
22 May 2013, 14:35 U.S. Secretary of State Kerry said thousands of Hizbullah members are deployed in Syria, accusing the party of dragging Lebanon into war.
22 May 2013, 14:29 Future TV: The army has brought in more reinforcements to the Bab al-Tabbaneh area.
22 May 2013, 14:05 VDL (100.5): The Syrian army made a 50-meter incursion into Jabal Akroum and burned crops on the Lebanese and Syrian sides of the border.
22 May 2013, 13:26 MP Kabbara denied to MTV reports claiming that his motorcade came under gunfire in Tripoli.
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