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19 May 2013, 08:49 The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the army launched an assault on the rebel-held town of Qusayr.

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19 May 2013, 09:24 VDL (100.5): Hizbullah elite fighters reached the municipal building of the rebel-held town of Qusayr in Syria.
19 May 2013, 09:16 Two vehicles collided on the Zalka highway, without causing any casualties.
19 May 2013, 06:56 Caretaker PM Najib Miqati held a meeting at his Tripoli residence with several ministers and MPs to discuss the measures aimed at controlling the city's security.
19 May 2013, 06:34 MP Elie al-Ferzli to VDL (93.3): LF chief Geagea was the first to adopt the Orthodox Gathering proposal. The return to the 1960 law is an insult to Patriarch al-Rahi.
19 May 2013, 06:28 MP Jospeh al-Maalouf to Free Lebanon radio: We hope that parliament would convene. Any party that rejects attending the session would be against a new electoral law and democratic work.
19 May 2013, 05:49 MTV: Intermittent clashes in Ain el-Hilweh after one killed in gunbattles between rival factions.
19 May 2013, 05:29 Fattoush to VDL (93.3): It is our constitutional duty to avoid vacuum. The extension of parliament's mandate is aimed at thwarting vacuum.
19 May 2013, 05:27 MP Nicolas Fattoush to VDL (93.3) on his proposal to extend parliament's mandate: I made my proposal without coordinating with any side.
19 May 2013, 05:20 VDL (93.3): A man was killed after a car hit him on the Antelias highway.
18 May 2013, 19:31 Aoun: We will take back our right of true representation. We will do that by not voting to those who were the cause of us losing the chance we had.
18 May 2013, 19:29 Aoun: Did it occur to them that we might never again have the chance to secure equal power-sharing?
18 May 2013, 19:27 Aoun: We have lost a chance of equal power-sharing because we were invaded on the inside. Who can secure the stability of the regional situation? Did they think of that before taking their decision?
18 May 2013, 19:20 Aoun: They are comparing the arms of the Takfiris with that of Hizbullah's resistance, and this is not acceptable.
18 May 2013, 19:14 FPM leader MP Michel Aoun: The disassociation policy towards Syria's turmoil has become a policy of disassociation towards what is happening in Wadi Khaled and other Lebanese regions.
18 May 2013, 16:59 LBCI: The members of the parliamentary subcommittee agreed on refraining from submitting any nominations for the elections, awaiting the results of the talks during Monday's session.
18 May 2013, 16:34 Al-Manar: Extending the parliament's term will most probably take place after the failure of the talks of the parliamentary subcommittee.
18 May 2013, 16:32 Al-Manar: March 14's hybrid proposal has lost its chances of being voted on for lack of consensus over it.
18 May 2013, 16:21 Bishop Samir Mazloum to NBN: Not holding the parliamentary elections tarnishes Lebanon's image abroad.
18 May 2013, 16:08 NBN: Positive vibes have emerged from today's parliamentary committee meeting during the discussions on a consensual electoral law.
18 May 2013, 15:28 A meeting is underway at caretaker PM Miqati's residence in Tripoli with the participation of MPs Ahmed Kabbara, Bader Wannous, Samir al-Jisr, Robert Fadel and Ministers Ahmed Karami and Faisal Karami to discuss the latest security developments in the city.
18 May 2013, 13:37 Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel has left to Qatar.
18 May 2013, 12:33 Gemayel: Second, there is a failing political system that is unable to get Lebanon out of a state of vacuum.
18 May 2013, 12:33 Gemayel: We have to admit failure at two levels. First, the political factions are not able to neutralize Lebanon from regional turmoil.
18 May 2013, 12:32 Gemayel: All laws proposed do not guarantee victory to any party and this is why everyone is afraid to support them.
18 May 2013, 12:31 Phalange Party MP Sami Gemayel after the parliamentary subcommittee's meeting: The problem we have reached is not technical at all.
18 May 2013, 12:27 Adwan: We are running out of time but I am positive that we can reach consensus without any interference.
18 May 2013, 12:26 Adwan: Each faction is trying to score a point in politics and in the elections. This is what is keeping us from agreeing on an electoral law.
18 May 2013, 12:25 Adwan: We have suggested that each electoral district with two MPs of the same sect to follow the winner-takes-all system in the elections.
18 May 2013, 12:24 Adwan: Are we able to reach a formula without one party trying to eliminate the others? The political perspective used to draft standards for the electoral laws is the problem.
18 May 2013, 12:22 Lebanese Forces MP George Adwan after the electoral subcommittee's meeting: We lament that we, the Lebanese, are not able to agree on a made-in-Lebanon electoral law, even without foreign interference.
18 May 2013, 12:17 Fayyad: We came to the electoral subcommittee's meetings with an intention to reach a consensus, but this did not happen.
18 May 2013, 12:16 Fayyad: I had asked MP Fatfat about his readiness to discuss the electoral districts with two parliamentary seats only, but he was not responsive.
18 May 2013, 12:15 Loyalty to Resistance bloc MP Ali Fayyad: When I talked about standards I meant technical criteria that allow for the distribution of seats between those to be elected based on proportional representation and those based on the winner-takes-all systems without any intentional bias.
18 May 2013, 12:14 Fayyad: The hybrid law is based on an open discretionary.
18 May 2013, 12:12 Aoun: This stage requires us to think deeply about the solution, either to adopt the 1960 electoral law or change the reality in 48 hours.
18 May 2013, 12:11 MP Alain Aoun after electoral subcommittee meeting: We have reached a standstill.
18 May 2013, 12:10 Fatfat: Berri assured that he will not put any electoral law for voting unless all parties agreed consensually.
18 May 2013, 12:09 Fatfat: We call on Speaker Berri to call for a parliament session to vote on the hybrid-law since it gains a parliamentary majority.
18 May 2013, 12:06 Fatfat: We should ask about the political gains of those who sought to fail agreement on the hybrid-law.
18 May 2013, 12:05 Fatfat: Hizbullah deputies will not attend the parliament session if the hybrid-law was put for voting, which will make the 1960 law as the only option.
18 May 2013, 12:04 Deputy Ahmad Fatfat following the subcommittee meeting: We have put forward the hybrid-electoral law which was deeply criticized.
18 May 2013, 12:00 LBCI: The electoral subcommittee meeting was adjourned to Monday.
18 May 2013, 11:20 Al-Jadeed quoting MP Akram Shehayeb: We might hold open-ended meetings until we reach consensus on an electoral law.
18 May 2013, 11:18 Al-Jadeed: The electoral subcommittee suspended its meeting and will resume after a short break.
18 May 2013, 11:16 LBCI quoting MP Ali Fayad from the parliament: The electoral subcommittee will hold a meeting on Monday.
18 May 2013, 10:47 President Michel Suleiman stressed before his visitors the importance of forming a new government and reaching an agreement over a new parliamentary electoral law.
18 May 2013, 10:31 Independent Christian March 14 deputies and officials held a meeting at the residence of MP Butros Harb to discuss the parliamentary elections and the lingering political crisis.
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