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12 March 2014, 21:51 EDL said the power outage in Beirut was caused by thunderbolts that led to the disconnection of the generation facilities, noting that efforts are underway to reconnect them.
12 March 2014, 20:10 Health Minister Abou Faour to al-Jadeed: It is unavoidable to rely on textual formulas in the policy statement because it is impossible to agree on the content.
12 March 2014, 20:09 Al-Jadeed quoting informed sources: Indications do not suggest an imminent solution to the deadlock of the policy statement.
12 March 2014, 20:07 MP Fouad al-Saad to LBCI: I'm with extending Suleiman's term because I believe it will be difficult to reach consensus among the parties over a new president.
12 March 2014, 20:06 Displaced Persons Minister Alice Chabtini to LBCI: I hope President Suleiman's term will be extended and this is my opinion and I had previously said that he might be pressured to accept an extension.
12 March 2014, 20:05 MTV: New proposals that might satisfy all parties have been made and Jumblat is trying to avoid a vote in cabinet.
12 March 2014, 20:05 Mustaqbal Movement sources to MTV: It is still largely possible to find a solution over the policy statement.
12 March 2014, 20:03 MTV on policy statement: Hariri is in contact with more than a party, including Salam, in a bid to reach a solution.
12 March 2014, 20:01 Mustaqbal Movement sources to LBCI: Hariri does not have a ready paper but rather a host of ideas that would neither eliminate the resistance nor terminate the state.
12 March 2014, 20:00 Environment Minister Mohammed al-Mashnouq to LBCI: The prime minister wants to put an end to what's happening and when he reaches despair he will make a move.
12 March 2014, 19:54 Information obtained by LBCI: Salam won't wait for the resignation of his cabinet as he will rather submit a "preemptive" resignation.
12 March 2014, 19:53 MTV: According to most expectations, there won't be any breakthrough in the issue of cabinet before Monday when the outcome of Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia will become clear.
12 March 2014, 19:51 State Minister for Administrative Development Nabil De Freij to OTV: Why do we need to bring arms into Lebanon under the pretext of resisting Israel?
12 March 2014, 19:50 March 8 ministerial source to OTV: The March 14 camp is to blame for the failure of yesterday's meeting of the policy statement panel and it is maybe searching for a compensation for joining the cabinet under foreign pressures.
12 March 2014, 19:45 Environment Minister Mohammed al-Mashnouq to al-Manar: Should cabinet fail to address the issue of the policy statement, Salam's possible resignation might be a bold decision which would protect the atmosphere that led to the formation of the cabinet.
12 March 2014, 18:58 The Dahr al-Baydar road is now passable for all vehicles except for trucks.
12 March 2014, 18:54 ISF: The Maasser el-Chouf-Kefraya road is only passable for cars equipped with snow chains.
12 March 2014, 18:54 ISF: The Aynata-al-Arz and Oyoun al-Siman-Hadath Baalbek roads have been cut off by snow.
12 March 2014, 18:32 ISF: The Dahr al-Baydar road is only passable for cars equipped with snow chains and SUVs due to the accumulation of snow.
12 March 2014, 18:32 LBCI: More than 10 firefighting vehicles are trying to douse a fire that erupted at a carton recycling plant in Taanayel.
12 March 2014, 15:40 Al-Mayadeen: The sounds of explosions are being heard in the Shebaa Farms area during an Israeli military drill in the region.
12 March 2014, 15:32 Interior Minister Mashnouq from Morocco: Lebanon faced the terrorism of political assassinations and extremist groups in the past two decades.
12 March 2014, 14:17 Berri according to al-Jadeed: Isn't this a cabinet of national interest? So why are we preventing the resistance from serving this interest?
12 March 2014, 14:05 MPs quoted Berri as saying that there are ways to find solutions to the policy statement deadlock until midnight Monday.
12 March 2014, 13:11 Speaker Nabih Berri's weekly meeting with MPs is underway at his Ain el-Tineh residence.
12 March 2014, 12:50 MP Mohammed Raad met with a Cuban delegation at his office in parliament.
12 March 2014, 12:49 Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq held separate closed-door meetings with his Saudi and Qatari counterparts as part of his ongoing trip to Morocco to attend the 31st Arab interior ministers conference.
12 March 2014, 12:40 VDL (93.3): Telecom Minister Butros Harb held talks on the policy statement with Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi at Bkirki.
12 March 2014, 12:27 FM Jebran Bassil held separate talks with the Turkish, Venezuelan and Cuban ambassadors.
12 March 2014, 12:09 Suleiman: We should act brave and adopt a policy statement to allow the cabinet to carry out its tasks.
12 March 2014, 12:09 Suleiman: The ministerial policy statement should be drafted swiftly, there is no need for further delay.
12 March 2014, 12:04 Suleiman: The army has the complete political cover without any reservations.
12 March 2014, 12:01 Suleiman expressed hope that the resistance would be a support for the army.
12 March 2014, 11:59 Suleiman: The army will receive any kind of weapons it needs but we have a limited quantity of money.
12 March 2014, 11:57 President Michel Suleiman during a press conference with his Finish counterpart: I have been seeking to reinforce the army capabilities.
12 March 2014, 10:57 VDL (100.5): A meeting is underway between Premier Tammam Salam a delegation from the General Labor Confederation, headed by Ghassan Ghosn.
12 March 2014, 10:47 VDL (100.5): President Michel Suleiman arrived in Tyre accompanied by his Finnish counterpart to inspect the Finish UNIFIL contingent.
12 March 2014, 10:45 TMC: 3 people were injured in a collision between 4 cars on Emile Lahoud highway.
12 March 2014, 10:43 A car was engulfed in flames in Ashrafieh.
12 March 2014, 10:32 VDL (93.3): Bilal Beiruti was submitted to the hospital after unknown assailants opened fire at him in al-Qobbah region in Tripoli.
12 March 2014, 10:03 VDL (100.5): The army is carrying out a search operation at a camp for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa town of al-Marj.
12 March 2014, 09:28 Minister of Social Affairs Rashid Derbas to Furute TV: The March 14 alliance considers Salam as an asset.
12 March 2014, 08:46 MP Assem Araji expected in remarks to VDL (93.3) for the government to become resigned after the failure to agree on the policy statement.
12 March 2014, 08:02 MP Salim Salhab to VDL (93.3): Thursday's cabinet session is to pass time. The policy statement row will not be resolved in the upcoming hours.
12 March 2014, 07:58 TMC: Dahr al-Baydar road is open to all vehicles despite snowfall and low visibility.
12 March 2014, 07:32 Gasoline prices increased LL300 while diesel and gas prices remained fixed.
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