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09 March 2014, 23:29 Maj. Gen. Ibrahim to LBCI: The Maalula nuns have been freed and they are now in our custody.
09 March 2014, 23:21 MTV: It has been confirmed that the Lebanese General Security has received the freed Maalula nuns in Arsal's outskirts.
09 March 2014, 22:16 Maj. Gen. Ibrahim to OTV: There's no need to worry or be pessimistic and the negotiations are ongoing and will not break down.
09 March 2014, 22:13 MTV: The General Security convoy has returned to the Aqabat al-Jurd area in Arsal.
09 March 2014, 22:10 Qatari charges d'affaires in Beirut Ali al-Maliki to Al-Jazeera: The Maalula nuns will be released but the issue will take some time and maybe hours.
09 March 2014, 22:01 Maj. Gen. Ibrahim to LBCI: There are some obstacles but the process of releasing the Maalula nuns has not stopped.
09 March 2014, 21:58 Al-Jadeed: Negotiations have resumed between Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim and the abductors of the Maalula nuns after having bogged down for unclear reasons.
09 March 2014, 21:58 OTV: The circumstantial obstacles will not prevent the release of the nuns and things are on the right track.
09 March 2014, 21:54 LBCI: After having left Arsal's outskirts for al-Labweh, the Lebanese delegation has returned to Arsal to prepare for receiving the Maalula nuns.
09 March 2014, 21:51 Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim to Tele Liban: The process of releasing the abducted Maalula nuns is going well, contrary to the latest reports.
09 March 2014, 21:40 LBCI: The swap deal to free the Maalula nuns collapsed in the last minute.
09 March 2014, 21:36 Al-Jazeera: The Maalula nuns are on their way to the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon.
09 March 2014, 21:35 National News Agency: Two electricity poles fell on a building in Tripoli due to the rains that poured over the city in the evening.
09 March 2014, 21:32 OTV: The arrival of the Maalula nuns at Jdeidet Yabous has been delayed.
09 March 2014, 21:31 MTV: Logistical difficulties are delaying the handing over of the Maalula nuns.
09 March 2014, 21:30 Ex-PM Hariri welcomed news of an imminent release of Maalula's nuns, saying "all kidnap and detention operations contradict with the simplest principles of human rights."
09 March 2014, 21:29 Al-Mayadeen: The convoy will return from Arsal's outskirts to Lebanon without bringing the nuns.
09 March 2014, 20:59 OTV: The nuns will remain inside Syria and Maj. Gen. Ibrahim will accompany them.
09 March 2014, 20:42 Sources to Al-Arabiya: The bodies of 56 Hizbullah fighters killed in Syria have arrived in Lebanon.
09 March 2014, 20:24 National News Agency: A new convoy consisting of 3 cars has crossed the army checkpoint at Arsal's entrance and headed to the point where the first convoy is waiting to pick up the Maalula nuns.
09 March 2014, 20:15 Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim: The process of releasing the Maalula nuns will be finalized tonight and it was delayed by logistical reasons related to the region's geography.
09 March 2014, 19:59 LBCI: The convoy carrying the liberated Maalula nuns has arrived in Chtaura and is on its way to Jdeidet Yabous.
09 March 2014, 19:56 Head of Syria's Mar Yaacoub monastery Sister Agnes to LBCI: The nuns have moved from Arsal to the al-Masnaa border crossing.
09 March 2014, 19:51 The Cairo meeting of Arab foreign ministers has decided to ask member states to seek to share the burden of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, stressing that their presence is temporary.
09 March 2014, 19:47 OTV quoting high-ranking political sources: Failure to reach a policy statement won't turn the cabinet into a caretaker cabinet but rather into a crisis cabinet that will seek to protect Lebanon from dangers.
09 March 2014, 19:46 OTV: Tuesday's session of the policy statement panel might not be held or might end without an agreement.
09 March 2014, 19:36 OTV: The nuns are in the custody of Maj. Gen. Ibrahim and they will arrive in Jdeidet Yabous in two hours.
09 March 2014, 19:29 Bishop Louqa al-Khoury to al-Jadeed: According to my information, all the nuns are in good health.
09 March 2014, 19:27 Al-Jadeed: The Arab League added to its statement Bassil's suggestion that mentions "the right of Lebanon and the Lebanese to liberate and recover the Shebaa Farms, the Kfarshouba Hills and the Lebanese part of the Ghajar village, and to resist any Israeli aggression or occupation through the legitimate means."
09 March 2014, 19:21 LBCI: Syria's Mufti Ahmed Badreddine Hassoun might arrive in Jdeidet Yabous to receive the Maalula nuns.
09 March 2014, 19:08 Al-Jadeed: The Maalula nuns are expected to be handed over within an hour.
09 March 2014, 18:47 Al-Mayadeen: The Syrian women prisoners are now in the custody of General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim.
09 March 2014, 18:46 High-ranking security source to al-Mayadeen: The Maalula nuns have moved from Yabrud and the delay was caused by logistical reasons.
09 March 2014, 18:36 LBCI: A hand grenade was hurled in Tripoli's al-Mankoubin area, damaging the house of Mohammed al-Hamwi.
09 March 2014, 18:23 OTV: FPM's candidates Elie Rizk and Paul Hajj and their allies won the elections of the Order of Engineers and Architects.
09 March 2014, 18:16 MTV: The Maalula nuns are now in the mountains near the Arsal region and they will be transferred to al-Masnaa and then to Damascus while the Syrian women prisoners will arrive at al-Masnaa before heading to Beirut.
09 March 2014, 18:15 LBCI: A very large sum of money exceeding 4 million dollars was paid to secure the release of the nuns.
09 March 2014, 18:14 Head of Greek Orthodox Council Robert al-Abyad to LBCI: Huge sums of money were paid to secure the release of the nuns.
09 March 2014, 18:13 LBCI quoting security sources: The Maalula nuns were handed over in the Yabrud region and a process to swap them for Syrian women prisoners got underway.
09 March 2014, 18:12 Al-Jadeed: The abductors of the Maalula nuns have demanded the release of more prisoners from the regime's jails.
09 March 2014, 18:11 Al-Jadeed: Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim is now in Syria and he's resolving the last obstacles.
09 March 2014, 18:10 National News Agency: The convoy that will receive the Maalula nuns has headed to the al-Rahweh area in Arsal's outskirts to finalize the handing over process.
09 March 2014, 18:09 Information obtained by Future TV: The Maalula nuns are now in the custody of General Security in Arsal pending the release of 152 detainees from the regime's prisons.
09 March 2014, 18:00 MP Michel Aoun on Twitter: I congratulate the dear nuns on their freedom and we hope the good efforts will continue to secure the release of the two bishops and all the abductees and missing persons.
09 March 2014, 17:50 National News Agency: A large convoy consisting of around 30 vehicles crossed the army checkpoint at Arsal's entrance to receive the Maalula nuns.
09 March 2014, 17:37 MTV: The convoy carrying the Maalula nuns has moved from Yabrud towards Arsal.
09 March 2014, 17:28 Al-Manar: Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim is headed for Syria together with two big buses.
09 March 2014, 17:16 Al-Mayadeen: The convoy that will carry the Maalula nuns upon their arrival in Lebanon has arrived in Arsal.
09 March 2014, 17:05 Al-Jazeera: A number of Syrian women prisoners have arrived at a location facing Jdeidet Yabous on the Lebanese border and they will enter Lebanon.
09 March 2014, 17:03 Al-Jazeera: The Syrian women prisoners who will be freed as part of the deal to release Maalula's nuns will be transferred to the al-Masnaa border crossing.
09 March 2014, 16:45 Bishop Louqa al-Khoury: We will receive the freed nuns in Jdeidet Yabous in around an hour.
09 March 2014, 16:45 Sky News Arabia: The deal of releasing the nuns abducted from Syria's Maalula involves the release of 153 detainees.
09 March 2014, 16:43 MTV: Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim's convoy entered Syria via the al-Masnaa border crossing and he is now in the Free Zone between Lebanon and Syria together with the chief of Qatari intelligence.
09 March 2014, 16:41 OTV: Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim will receive the nuns inside Syrian territory.
09 March 2014, 16:27 Nouhad al-Jabr, sister of abducted Maalula nun Mariam al-Jabr: The lawyer Robert al-Abyad called me an hour ago and asked me to head to al-Masnaa to receive my sister.
09 March 2014, 16:23 OTV: Maj. Gen. Ibrahim and al-Kubaisi are overseeing from Beirut the process of releasing the Maalula nuns.
09 March 2014, 16:21 Al-Jadeed: The kidnappers have freed the Maalula nuns and they're on their way to Arsal.
09 March 2014, 16:16 Al-Jadeed: The road from Yabrud to Arsal is rugged, that's why the release process might take some time.
09 March 2014, 16:08 Al-Jadeed: The Maalula nuns will be handed over in Arsal to a General Security envoy and a Qatari envoy and they will be then transferred to al-Masnaa.
09 March 2014, 16:06 Al-Mayadeen: Al-Nusra Front in Yabrud asked for a ransom in return for the release of the Maalula nuns.
09 March 2014, 16:04 Al-Jazeera: The Lebanese Army has asked all media outlets to leave the al-Masnaa border crossing and wait for the nuns' arrival.
09 March 2014, 16:03 Al-Mayadeen: The Maalula nuns will arrive at Jdeidet Yabous on the Lebanese-Syrian border within an hour.
09 March 2014, 15:58 Al-Jadeed: Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim and the chief of Qatari intelligence have moved to receive the Maalula nuns.
09 March 2014, 15:53 Al-Manar: The Maalula nuns will be released through the town of Arsal, where the chief of Qatari intelligence has arrived.
09 March 2014, 15:51 VDL (100.5) quoting security sources: Upon their release, the nuns' convoy might take the Arsal-Baalbek-Masnaa road towards Damascus or everyone could head to Beirut.
09 March 2014, 15:51 VDL (100.5): The Bekaa is witnessing intensive movements by security convoys in preparation for the release of the Maalula nuns.
09 March 2014, 15:46 Al-Jazeera confirmed that the process of releasing the Maalula nuns has started.
09 March 2014, 15:43 Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim to al-Manar: The release of the Maalula nuns will take some time due to logistical obstacles.
09 March 2014, 15:42 Al-Manar: Upon their release, the nuns will head through Lebanon to the al-Masnaa border crossing and then to the Free Zone on the Syrian border.
09 March 2014, 15:36 Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim: The release of the Maalula nuns will happen after resolving the obstacle of the location and other details that we are discussing.
09 March 2014, 15:33 Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim to OTV: Syria is the party that is most concerned with the release of the Maalula nuns because they are Syrians.
09 March 2014, 15:19 Sky News Arabia: Buses are moving from Damascus amid reports that the release of the Maalula nuns is imminent.
09 March 2014, 15:10 OTV: Syrian President Bashar Assad has given instructions to facilitate Maj. Gen. Ibrahim's mission.
09 March 2014, 15:05 OTV: An agreement has been reached to release the Maalula nuns and that will happen soon.
09 March 2014, 14:57 Russia Today: The Maalula nuns, who were kidnapped in Syria in December, are being released.
09 March 2014, 13:27 Bassil: The case of Syrian refugees in Lebanon represents an existential issue for the country.
09 March 2014, 13:25 Bassil: The solution lies in arming the Lebanese army and we hope that the Rome conference will represent an occasion for the Arab world to renew its backing of Lebanon.
09 March 2014, 13:25 Bassil: There are fears that Lebanon will become a passageway for terrorism.
09 March 2014, 13:23 Bassil: Lebanon has the right to liberate its occupied land and resist any Israeli assault.
09 March 2014, 13:22 Bassil: Lebanon is supporting the greatest share of the burden of the Syrian crisis.
09 March 2014, 13:21 VDL (93.3): The head of Qatari intelligence arrived in Arsal in the Bekaa in order to follow up on the release of the Maalula nuns.
09 March 2014, 13:21 FM Jebran Bassil at Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo: We decided to distance Lebanon from conflicts, especially if they are Arab-Arab ones.
09 March 2014, 13:13 NNA: President Michel Suleiman is following up with Ibrahim the details of the possible release of the Maalula nuns to ensure their safe passage to Lebanon.
09 March 2014, 13:12 VDL (93.3): General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim returned to Beirut from a visit to Syria.
09 March 2014, 12:37 Al-Jadeed: Lebanon filed an official request at the Arab League, demanding that Arab countries take a position on the case of Syrian refugees.
09 March 2014, 10:37 Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi during Sunday sermon: We urge officials to abandon petty interests and approve the government policy statement.
09 March 2014, 09:33 MP Antoine Zahra to VDL (100.5): The Lebanese Forces is interested in all aspects of political work despite the fact that it is not part of cabinet.
09 March 2014, 09:30 Minister of Displaced Alice Chabtini to VDL (93.3): The Baabda Declaration is more significant than the policy statement because it enjoys the U.N. and whole world's support.
09 March 2014, 09:14 The Traffic Management Center clarified that one person was killed and three wounded in the Nabatiyeh traffic accident.
09 March 2014, 08:53 Traffic Management Center: Three people were killed and one person was wounded in a traffic accident on the Nabatiyeh highway leading to al-Zahrani.
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