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22 May 2013, 06:13 ISF arrested 73 people for committing different crimes throughout Lebanon.
22 May 2013, 05:50 Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi is attending Pope Francis's daily mass and is set to hold talks with him later in the day.
22 May 2013, 05:42 VDL (100.5): Sniper activity and sporadic gunfire is ongoing in Tripoli.
22 May 2013, 05:38 MTV: Fighting subsided in Tripoli amid traffic paralysis. Schools and universities remained shut.
22 May 2013, 05:22 MP Atef Majdalani to Free Lebanon: We made a proposal that guarantees the election of 55 MPs by the Christians but Aoun rejected it in coordination with Hizbullah.
22 May 2013, 04:38 Gasoline prices rose by LL200 while diesel prices increased LL300.
21 May 2013, 19:43 Al-Jadeed: A. Turkmani was killed in Tripoli's Bab al-Tabbaneh.
21 May 2013, 19:43 VDL (100.5): Clashes intensified significantly on the frontiers of al-Shaarani, al-Qobbeh and Hariri Project.
21 May 2013, 19:35 A sit-in organized by Tripoli's civil society figures got underway in rejection of the clashes.
21 May 2013, 19:24 VDL (100.5): Young man Ahmed Mustafa Shihab, who hails from Tripoli, was killed while fighting in Qusayr.
21 May 2013, 19:06 MP Mohammed Kabbara reciting a statement issued after a meeting for Tripoli's dignitaries: Tripoli calls on the state to restore its security and stability and defend it against the shabiha of Assad and Hassan Nasrallah who are killing the Lebanese and Syrian peoples.
21 May 2013, 19:05 MP Mohammed Kabbara reciting a statement issued after a meeting for Tripoli's dignitaries: The chiefs of security agencies know that Assad's party in Baal Mohsen is the aggressor, so how can they be lenient with the murderer and firm with the victim?
21 May 2013, 19:05 MP Mohammed Kabbara reciting a statement issued after a meeting for Tripoli's dignitaries: How can some shabiha kill the city's residents without being held accountable?
21 May 2013, 19:04 MP Mohammed Kabbara reciting a statement issued after a meeting for Tripoli's dignitaries: The threats of Assad's party, which were later executed, are a blatant crime that is tantamount to mass murder against an entire people and they deserve the death penalty. Rifaat Eid and Assad's shabiha must be arrested.
21 May 2013, 19:03 MP Mohammed Kabbara reciting a statement issued after a meeting for Tripoli's dignitaries: Does the state want to defend Tripoli or not?
21 May 2013, 18:29 VDL (100.5): Zeideddine Suleiman was killed by sniper fire in Jabal Mohsen.
21 May 2013, 18:12 VDL (100.5): A man was critically wounded in the vicinity of al-Qobbeh Square and was rushed to hospital.
21 May 2013, 17:55 LBCI: A woman and her two toddler daughters were wounded by the shrapnel of a shell near al-Jihad Mosque in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
21 May 2013, 17:45 Al-Mayadeen: The Arab Democratic Party has ceased fire after a mediation by the Army Command.
21 May 2013, 17:29 LBCI: The Arab Democratic Party has ordered a halt to all military operations in Tripoli and asked its fighters to leave matters to the army.
21 May 2013, 17:07 Al-Jadeed: A mortar fell on the Roxy-al-Tal intersection in Tripoli.
21 May 2013, 17:05 The army urged citizens not to heed “malicious rumors” that are being circulated by “suspicious parties through mobile phone messages about the military institution's missions, especially in the North.”
21 May 2013, 16:53 Arab Democratic Party media officer Abdul Latif Saleh to OTV: The battle is open and we will show them who are the lions of Jabal Mohsen.
21 May 2013, 16:52 Arab Democratic Party media officer Abdul Latif Saleh to OTV: We have decided to settle things in Tripoli and we thank the army but they are launching blasphemy accusations against it and it is suffering casualties among its ranks.
21 May 2013, 16:50 LBCI: Jabal Mohsen's residents are entering bomb shelters at the request of the Arab Democratic Party.
21 May 2013, 16:50 VDL (100.5): Shelling has intensified in Tripoli and mortars, RPG-7s and B-10s are falling on the city amid the erection of sand barricades in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
21 May 2013, 16:38 LBCI: A shell landed near al-Mitain Street in Tripoli.
21 May 2013, 16:33 VDL (100.5): Saad al-Masri, the leader of one of Bab al-Tabbaneh's frontiers, arrived from Turkey and Tripoli is expected to witness fierce battles throughout the night.
21 May 2013, 16:25 VDL (93.3): Mariam al-Saqqa, Issa Thawra and Ali Ahmed were wounded when a mortar hit al-Omari Street.
21 May 2013, 16:19 VDL (100.5): Ahmed al-Bunni was killed at Jabal Mohsen's al-Amerkan Square after receiving a bullet in the neck.
21 May 2013, 16:17 MTV: A shell hit an army base in al-Zahriyeh, leaving a man from al-Tiba family wounded.
21 May 2013, 16:16 VDL (100.5): Multiple rocket launchers were deployed in Jabal Mohsen as a prelude to escalation.
21 May 2013, 16:16 VDL (100.5): Bab al-Tabbaneh's residents are evacuating their houses and the army withdrew its vehicles that were deployed on Bab al-Tabbaneh's highway near al-Qasr Bakery.
21 May 2013, 16:11 LBCI: A shell hit an army position in al-Ghoraba Street in Tripoli.
21 May 2013, 16:07 An al-Mayadeen TV crew came under gunfire while leaving Jabal Mohsen.
21 May 2013, 16:06 Future TV: Mortar shells hit al-Hamwi Street in Tripoli, causing casualties.
21 May 2013, 16:01 LBCI: Several people were wounded when a shell hit al-Rahmeh Street in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
21 May 2013, 15:54 Future TV: The Abu Ali roundabout has been closed due to the renewal of sniper activity.
21 May 2013, 15:50 MTV: Mohammed Mahmoud al-Asmar was killed by sniper fire in Tripoli.
21 May 2013, 15:49 LBCI: Ambulances are not being able to enter all the hotspots in Tripoli and residents started fleeing the conflict zone.
21 May 2013, 15:38 A percussion bomb that was prepared to be detonated was found in a water canal near the police station at Dahr al-Baydar.
21 May 2013, 15:30 Sheikh Salim Sousan: I will stay at Dar al-Fatwa and will carry on with my missions in line with the juristic council's decision which was published in the official gazette, the shoura council's decision and the appreciation of Sidon's residents.
21 May 2013, 15:26 Arab Democratic Party media official Abdul Latif Saleh to LBCI: We have entered the fight and we will not let Tripoli sleep.
21 May 2013, 15:22 Sheikh Salim Sousan: I had never thought that Sheikh Nassar might come accompanied by gunmen to Dar al-Fatwa.
21 May 2013, 15:22 Sheikh Salim Sousan: There could have been bloodshed and an unpleasant incident in our city, but I'm keen on the city's security and balance and I was not expecting such an approach.
21 May 2013, 15:20 Sheikh Salim Sousan: There was not any handover procedure between me and Sheikh Nassar.
21 May 2013, 15:18 A sit-in organized by civil society activists to protest Hizbullah's intervention in Syria got underway at Beirut's Martyrs Square.
21 May 2013, 15:09 MTV: The clashes intensified in Tripoli's al-Baqqar, al-Qobbeh, and al-Mankoubin areas.
21 May 2013, 15:09 Abdul Latif Saleh: They will see what we will do in the next few hours.
21 May 2013, 15:08 Arab Democratic Party media official Abdul Latif Saleh to al-Mayadeen: We will cut the hand that attempts to target Jabal Mohsen.
21 May 2013, 15:04 VDL (100.5) identified Imad Imad as the individual whom the army had discovered in his possession a number of expired medicine in the past.
21 May 2013, 14:51 MTV: Deir al-Ahmar resident Imad Imad was kidnapped at the entrance of the Bekaa town of Iaat.
21 May 2013, 14:48 Al-Mayadeen: The Arab Democratic Party has decided to turn the clashes with Bab al-Tabbaneh into an all-out battle.
21 May 2013, 14:45 LBCI: Oudai Mohammed Dreih was killed in a clash between the Dreih and al-Akkari families in the Akkar town of Wadi al-Jamous.
21 May 2013, 14:40 Al-Mayadeen: A third person was killed in Tripoli and clashes are ongoing.
21 May 2013, 14:32 Mustaqbal: We condemn any harm that Turkish institutions may suffer from in Lebanon. This worsens the problem and is not a solution for the release of the abducted pilgrims.
21 May 2013, 14:31 Mustaqbal called for the release of the two bishops kidnapped in Syria, and of the Lebanese pilgrims abducted in Aazaz.
21 May 2013, 14:30 Mustaqbal: We rejects attacking the army and we call for penalizing all those involved in such activities.
21 May 2013, 14:30 Mustaqbal: We condemn the tension in Tripoli at this particular time, and this aims at distracting the attention from the crimes committed by Hizbullah in Syria.
21 May 2013, 14:28 Mustaqbal: We still back the hybrid draft electoral law that we came forward with along with the LF and PSP blocs to be voted on at the parliament.
21 May 2013, 14:28 Mustaqbal on the elections: The parliamentary elections must be held as soon as possible to restore trust in the constitutional institutions, especially after the mandate of the parliament is over.
21 May 2013, 14:27 Future TV: Abu Ridwan al-Asmar, the muezzin of Bab al-Tabbaneh's al-Jihad Mosque, has died of his wounds.
21 May 2013, 14:26 Mustaqbal: We urge President Suleiman, Caretaker PM Miqati and Speaker Berri to act to stop Hizubllah's involvement in killing Syrians in al-Qusayr.
21 May 2013, 14:25 Mustaqbal: We ask Hizbullah's fighters what they are doing in al-Qusayr? Did the battle against the enemy relocate to Syria? Why are they putting the Lebanese in a confrontation against the Arab world and the Syrian people?
21 May 2013, 14:23 MP Ziad al-Qadiri after al-Mustaqbal bloc's weekly meeting: Hizbullah's involvement in Syria's war is a crime and the party is implementing the instructions of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
21 May 2013, 14:12 Aoun: I suggest that the LF law also be subject to a vote at parliament and we will accept whatever result is reached.
21 May 2013, 14:12 Aoun: I suggest that parliament vote on the Orthodox Gathering draft law. We will accept the outcome whether it is rejected or not.
21 May 2013, 14:10 Aoun: The Orthodox Gathering proposal was not approved at parliament because of a lack of quorum during last week's parliamentary session. The LF and its allies presented their own draft law, which was not approved or rejected.
21 May 2013, 14:10 Aoun: The elections will be held based on the 1960 law should we fail to agree on a new electoral law.
21 May 2013, 14:02 Aoun: We had reached an agreement with Bkriki in the past over the Orthodox Gathering electoral law and another one that adopts medium-sized districts, which was based on proportional representation.
21 May 2013, 14:01 FPM leader MP Michel Aoun after Change and Reform bloc's weekly meeting: We addressed the latest discussions on the electoral law. We don't know where these talks will lead us, but we must return to previous agreements.
21 May 2013, 13:36 OTV: Sniper fire killed a man identified as Youssef al-Saqqa in Jabal Mohsen.
21 May 2013, 13:28 VDL (93.3): Heavy gunfire was heard in the vicinity of Tripoli's serail.
21 May 2013, 13:23 LBCI: Two people from al-Saqqa family were wounded by sniper fire in Jabal Mohsen.
21 May 2013, 13:14 LBCI: Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani telephoned Army Commander Jean Qahwaji to request that the army protect Dar al-Fatwa in Sidon.
21 May 2013, 13:13 LBCI: ISF Intelligence Bureau members left the vicinity of Dar al-Fatwa in Sidon and left the security operations to the ISF.
21 May 2013, 13:12 Al-Jadeed: Locals blocked the Sliftaniyeh road at al-Qobbeh roundabout in Tripoli to prevent people from heading to areas witnessing sniper activity.
21 May 2013, 12:47 Future TV: Clashes are underway at al-Baqqar neighborhood in Tripoli.
21 May 2013, 12:46 LBCI: Protesters blocked the Hisheh-Akkar road to protest the injury of two people who were shot after refusing to halt at an army checkpoint.
21 May 2013, 12:27 VDL (93.3): Two army troops were wounded in Tripoli's vegetable market.
21 May 2013, 12:22 Al-Jadeed: A man was wounded by sniper fire on the roundabout of al-Jadeed Street in Tripoli's al-Qobbeh.
21 May 2013, 11:46 The ISF Intelligence Branch arrested a Lebanese and a Syrian who admitted to kidnapping a man for ransom.
21 May 2013, 10:50 Diplomats told Agence France Presse that the  EU is poised to place Hizbullah's military wing on the terrorist list.
21 May 2013, 10:48 LBCI: More security forces arrived at Sidon's Dar al-Fatwa.
21 May 2013, 10:44 VDL (93.3) identified the victim of Tripoli's clashes as Mohammed al-Rifi, also known as Aou al-Reesh.
21 May 2013, 10:33 PM-designate Tammam Salam held talks on local and regional developments at his Msaytbeh residence with caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour.
21 May 2013, 10:26 Al-Jadeed: One person was killed and three wounded in the resumption of sniper activity at the Abou Ali roundabout in Tripoli.
21 May 2013, 10:04 Dar al-Fatwa sources to LBCI: Security forces entered Sidon's Dar al-Fatwa to force Mufti Nassar out under the excuse of the presence of arms with his bodyguards.
21 May 2013, 10:03 LBCI: Sniper activity, amid heavy gunfire, resumed in all areas that witnessed clashes in Tripoli.
21 May 2013, 09:52 Sheikh Oraymet to LBCI: Gunmen entered Sidon's Dar al-Fatwa claiming to be the bodyguards of Ahmed Nassar, the newly appointed Mufti. But police forced them out.
21 May 2013, 09:48 MTV: A dispute erupted at Dar al-Fatwa in Sidon after Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani appointed a new mufti for the city.
21 May 2013, 09:33 Caretaker Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn said the security chaos was putting the entire country's fate at stake.
21 May 2013, 09:09 President Suleiman is chairing a meeting to discuss the issue of Syrian refugees.
21 May 2013, 08:48 British Ambassador Tom Fletcher: We should all exert efforts to keep Lebanon out of the Syrian crisis and prevent war from reaching the country.
21 May 2013, 08:03 VDL (100.5): A meeting is underway between caretaker PM Miqati and a British delegation accompanied by British Ambassador Tom Fletcher.
21 May 2013, 07:52 Beirut Police detained 3 Lebanese, 2 Syrians and a Palestinian national for committing various crimes and seized 8 violating vehicles.
21 May 2013, 06:52 LBCI: The army completed its deployment that it launched at 6:00 am in Tripoli's hotspots.
21 May 2013, 06:17 MP Antoine Zahra to Future TV: Speaker Berri said that the Orthodox proposal is controversial and we should agree on an electoral law.
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