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06 December 2013, 16:37 Miqati: We will exert all efforts to alleviate tension. There is no place for pessimism.
06 December 2013, 16:36 Miqati: There is no escape from dialogue on all issues and between sects, parties and authorities.
06 December 2013, 16:35 Miqati: The Palestinian cause is not a priority anymore and regional conflicts are manipulated by leading powers in the world.
06 December 2013, 16:34 Miqati: We are all not doing well as bloody conflicts are destroying countries and hurting people. We are going through the toughest days in history. Each country is suffering problems that are draining its potentials and main issues have become secondary.
06 December 2013, 16:33 Miqati: Lebanon welcomes the presence of all Arab delegations, especially Saudi Arabia that wants the best for Lebanon.
06 December 2013, 16:32 Caretaker PM Miqati at the opening of the Beirut 57th International Arab Book Fair 2013: The noticeable participation in this event, despite the critical conditions Lebanon is going through, indicate that the country has a leading role. Lebanon is proud of its relations with Arab countries.
06 December 2013, 15:43 Caretaker PM Miqati telephoned Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Youhanna X Yazigi: The nuns have scarified their lives to serve orphans, the needy and the poor and they must be distanced from political conflicts.
06 December 2013, 14:08 President Michel Suleiman paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, saying: "By his absence the world loses a man who believed in humanitarian values despite the race and color."
06 December 2013, 13:49 VDL (93.3): Joe Kayrouz was killed in the parking lot of a supermarket in Jbeil after a speeding car crashed into it.
06 December 2013, 11:59 Financial General Prosecutor Judge Ali Ibrahim opened an investigation into the floods at the Lebanese University campus in Hadath and the failure to unclog blocked sewers in the airport road's tunnel.
06 December 2013, 11:56 Caretaker PM Najib Miqati held talks with caretaker health minister Ali Hassan Khalil.
06 December 2013, 11:30 NNA: Israeli warplanes overflew Jezzine and Iqlim al-Tuffah at medium altitude around 10:30 am.
06 December 2013, 11:10 Al-Shahhal: The army is being biased in Tripoli. Some officers are bypassing the law.
06 December 2013, 10:33 MTV: Salafist cleric Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal canceled the sit-in that he had called for in Tripoli.
06 December 2013, 09:49 MP Ziad al-Qadiri to Future TV: Miqati resigned through a clear coordination with Hizbullah.
06 December 2013, 09:46 VDL (100.5): A hand grenade exploded near al-Naseri mosque in Bab al-Tabbaneh followed by gunshots.
06 December 2013, 09:40 MP Jean Oghassabian to VDL (93.3): President Suleiman should call for dialogue to resolve the country's crises.
06 December 2013, 09:04 ISF arrested 33 people for committing different crimes throughout Lebanon.
06 December 2013, 08:37 Minister Shakib Qortbawi to VDL (93.3): Those who don't want the army in Tripoli means they don't want security.
06 December 2013, 08:35 MP Jamal al-Jarrah to VDL (100.5): Only a neutral cabinet is possible in Lebanon today.
06 December 2013, 08:21 VDL (93.3): The army is taking strong security measures and setting up checkpoints in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 22:51 The army announced that the troops are trying to disperse protesters near al-Qobbeh barrack and said Abdul Hamid Mohammed Awad led the protests, beat up a citizen and acted violently against soldier.
05 December 2013, 22:46 OTV: A meeting in salafist cleric Salem al-Rafei's house called for a "day of anger" and for protests on Friday.
05 December 2013, 22:37 LBCI: A demo got underway in Souk al-Nahhasin in Tripoli against the army.
05 December 2013, 22:27 Sheikh Khaled al-Sayyed: We give the army a short deadline to withdraw the troops from Bab al-Tabbaneh and stop the raids, or else, we will act against the military institution on all axes.
05 December 2013, 22:27 A stun grenade was hurled in al-Koura Square.
05 December 2013, 21:46 Salafist cleric Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal called for a large-scale protest after Friday's prayers in al-Mansouri Grand mosque to call for calm and to prevent the use of the army forces to confront Sunnis.
05 December 2013, 21:38 LBCI: The army blocked roads leading to al-Qobbeh barrack in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 21:22 LBCI: Armed presence was recorded in several streets in Tripoli as tires were burned and gunshots were fired in the air to protest the army's measures in the city.
05 December 2013, 21:22 LBCI: The army fired gunshots to prevent a group of men from advancing towards the al-Qobbeh barrack, which lead to them leaving the area.
05 December 2013, 21:21 OTV: A meeting got underway between security bodies and Sheikh Khaled al-Sayyed to control the situation in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 21:19 Security source to AFP: A soldier was killed in clashes with gunmen in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
05 December 2013, 21:17 VDL (93.3): The international road was blocked near al-Abdeh to demand removing the siege imposed on Bab al-Tabbaneh.
05 December 2013, 21:17 LBCI: Shadi al-Mawlawi and his brother Nizar were among the first people to advance towards the army barracks in al-Qobbeh.
05 December 2013, 21:17 LBCI: An urgent meeting got underway in Tripoli Salafist cleric Sheikh Salem al-Rafei's office.
05 December 2013, 21:17 The media office of Salafist cleric Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal: Sunnis will not be the victims and the solution to the crisis in Tripoli is through dialogue and just politics, and it starts with arresting criminals in Jabal Mohsen.
05 December 2013, 21:04 LBCI: Gunshots were fired near the eastern entrance of the army barrack in al-Qobbeh in Tripoli as protesters reached the area.
05 December 2013, 21:01 LBCI: Clashes erupted between the army and protesters near the barrack in Tripoli.
05 December 2013, 20:57 A rally took place in al-Qobbeh in Tripoli near the army barrack to protest the military institutions' measures in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
05 December 2013, 20:48 Security official to AFP: At least 6 soldiers were wounded, including an army officer, in a fire exchange with gunmen in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
05 December 2013, 19:51 MP Marwan Hamade commented on Hizbullah chief's speech to Future TV: Saudi Arabia is the party that discovered that things in Syria cannot be left in the hands of the Assad family and the corrupt group of rulers.
05 December 2013, 19:40 Al-Baddawi road was blocked to protest the army's raids in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
05 December 2013, 19:31 OTV: Five army troops were lightly wounded in Tripoli's clashes.
05 December 2013, 19:24 OTV: A bomb was hurled in Tripoli's Syria street.
05 December 2013, 19:17 LBCI: Clashes erupted in Bab al-Tabbaneh, during which tear gas was used, when army troops was raiding locations in region.
05 December 2013, 18:21 LBCI: Shells launched from the Syrian side of the birder fell on the outskirts of Dababiyeh, al-Noura, Hikr Janine, al-Arma and Qashlaq towns of Akkar.
05 December 2013, 18:03 NNA: Walid Fatima Abu Omar was wounded by sniper gunshots in Bab al-Tabbaneh as the army opened fire at the sources of the shots.
05 December 2013, 18:01 Future TV: Shells fired from the Syrian side of the border landed on the outskirts of the towns of al-Noura, al-Qashlaq, and Aamar al-Baykat, sparking panic among the people.
05 December 2013, 17:49 LBCI: State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr charged 3 people who hail from Jabal Mohsen for their involvement in Tripoli's clashes.
05 December 2013, 16:59 PSP chief MP Walid Jumblat: It is better to accuse Israel of being behind bombings in Lebanon instead of accusing Saudi Arabia because that will only lead to more tensions.
05 December 2013, 16:56 Aoun: The Lebanese Forces bloc is not ready or willing to meet with us and we care about holding talks with all factions.
05 December 2013, 16:55 Aoun: We have to work to save the country and the republic and what we care about is not heading towards more vacuum.
05 December 2013, 16:54 Aoun: We will have another meeting and the ideas we exchanged we will convey them to our leaders to discuss it with all other parliamentary blocs.
05 December 2013, 16:54 Aoun: We talked about reviving the work of the ministries in all regions.
05 December 2013, 16:53 Aoun: We agreed on holding the presidential elections on time and avoiding dragging Lebanon into more complications. There is a common preoccupation concerning finding a way to create the suitable atmosphere for elections.
05 December 2013, 16:53 Aoun: In case we could not form a new cabinet, we must hold meetings for the current caretaker council of ministers to tackle issues that cannot bear any stalling.
05 December 2013, 16:52 Aoun: We agreed on forming a new cabinet and on relaunching national dialogue to deal with differences in the country.
05 December 2013, 16:52 Aoun: We agreed on reviving the work of the parliament in this phase.
05 December 2013, 16:51 FPM MP Alain Aoun: We have common grounds with the PSP delegation and we share a responsibility to protect Lebanon through adopting local initiatives.
05 December 2013, 16:50 Shehayyeb: There are common committees for all political factions in Mount Lebanon and we hope the image of this region reflects on all Lebanon.
05 December 2013, 16:50 Shehayyeb: We tried in today's meeting to revive the work of institutions that serve the people, who care about the economic situation.
05 December 2013, 16:50 Shehayyeb: The repercussion of the Syrian situation is reflected on Lebanon and meetings are necessary at this stage. We hope the state's institutions become active again and that a cabinet is formed as soon as possible. We support President Suleiman's calls for dialogue.
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