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23 May 2013, 18:06 VDL (100.5): Lebanese citizen Milad Awkar was killed in Tripoli's al-Shaarani.
23 May 2013, 18:04 VDL (100.5): The death toll from the Tripoli clashes has risen to 18, among them 3 army troops.
23 May 2013, 17:18 Future TV: Hizbullah encircled a patrol for the Lebanese joint border security force, but one of its members managed to reach Akroum to seek its residents' assistance.
23 May 2013, 17:08 Future TV: Hizbullah members clashed with a patrol for the Lebanese joint border security force in the Hawik-al-Nabi Berri area.
23 May 2013, 16:58 LBCI: Sniper activity is still ongoing in Tripoli amid fears that clashes will intensify throughout the night.
23 May 2013, 16:48 Ex-PM Saad Hariri: The ongoing fighting in Tripoli is aimed at providing a cover for the war of Hizbullah and the Syrian regime against the town of Qusayr.
23 May 2013, 16:18 Future TV: Clashes have intensified between Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 15:33 Hizbullah spokesman Ibrahim Moussawi denied to AFP that between 75 and 104 Hizbullah fighters have been killed in Syria since last year, saying the party will announce the real figure later.
23 May 2013, 14:40 Caretaker Energy Minister Jebran Bassil during press conference to respond to LF chief Geagea: Lebanon cannot exist without granting the fair representation of power to all sides.
23 May 2013, 14:24 Sources from the meeting on Tripoli at Miqati's residence told LBCI that there are positive signs that a ceasefire will be reached in the city.
23 May 2013, 14:23 Al-Jadeed: A man was killed in Bab al-Tabbaneh as clashes renewed.
23 May 2013, 14:22 LBCI: A meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at Miqati's residence in the presence of the leaders of Bab al-Tabbaneh's fighting frontiers.
23 May 2013, 14:14 MTV: The al-Bireh-Akkar road has been blocked with burning tires to demand the release of detainees held by the public prosecution.
23 May 2013, 14:08 LBCI: Clashes have renewed in Syria Street in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 13:40 MTV: A non-commissioned officer and a corporal were wounded in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 13:14 MP Kabbara: We're about to reach a ceasefire decision to which everyone would commit and which would allow the implementation of a comprehensive security plan in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 12:54 VDL (93.3): Four soldiers were wounded in Tripoli this afternoon, some critically.
23 May 2013, 12:53 A meeting got underway at Miqati's residence between the caretaker PM, ministers Faisal and Ahmed Karami, MPs Jisr and Kabbara, and Ahmed Safadi.
23 May 2013, 12:42 LBCI: Military sources accused gunmen in al-Baqqar and the Hariri Project of shooting and wounding 4 troops at the entrance of their barracks.
23 May 2013, 11:35 VDL (93.3): Gunmen opened fire from the Baqqar area on the army barracks in al-Qobbeh in Tripoli, injuring two soldiers.
23 May 2013, 11:20 Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji held talks with First Military Investigation Judge Riyad Abu Ghida.
23 May 2013, 11:02 Acting ISF chief Maj. Gen. Roger Salem arrived in Akkar for a meeting with security officials at the Akkar police station.
23 May 2013, 10:48 VDL (100.5): Two rockets hit Syria street in Tripoli and heavy gunfire was heard.
23 May 2013, 10:12 Caretaker Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn briefed President Michel Suleiman on the plan carried out by the army to restore security in Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 10:10 VDL (93.3): Israeli warplanes made intense overflights at medium altitude in the South.
23 May 2013, 10:00 LBCI: Sheikh Nabil Rheem escaped unscathed after his vehicle came under sniper fire while he was leaving Bab al-Tabbaneh.
23 May 2013, 09:50 President Michel Suleiman met with MP Michel Murr. They discussed the electoral crisis and the proposals seeking to prevent vacuum.
23 May 2013, 09:48 VDL (93.3): Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel met with U.S Ambassador Maura Connelly.
23 May 2013, 09:37 Rifi to MTV: The situation in Tripoli is unnatural and it is aimed at diverting attention away from the developments in al-Qusayr.
23 May 2013, 09:34 Seventy-five fighters from Hizbullah have been killed in Syria since they first became involved in the country's war months ago, a source close to the group said.
23 May 2013, 09:10 MTV: Acting ISF chief Roger Salem is holding talks in Tripoli with former ISF chief Ashraf Rifi.
23 May 2013, 08:07 VDL (100.5): Change and Reform MP Ziad Aswad submitted his candidacy to run for the parliamentary elections.
23 May 2013, 08:06 VDL (100.5): Caretaker PM Najib Miqati arrived in Tripoli to follow up closely on the security situation in the city.
23 May 2013, 08:01 Salem: The situation in Tripoli is very dangerous. We are exerting all efforts we are capable of.
23 May 2013, 07:58 Acting ISF Chief Brig. Gen Roger Salem: We must preserve our positions and reactivate our work to reassure the people.
23 May 2013, 07:29 Future TV: Salam left the Baabda Palace without making any statement.
23 May 2013, 06:46 Acting ISF Chief Brig. Gen Roger Salem is heading a security meeting at the Serail of Tripoli.
23 May 2013, 06:43 A meeting is underway between President Michel Suleiman and PM-designate Tammam Salam to discuss the process of cabinet formation.
23 May 2013, 06:08 ISF arrested 41 people for committing different crimes throughout Lebanon.
23 May 2013, 05:48 VDL (93.3): A shell landed on a foodstuff depot in Tripoli's al-Mallouleh area, causing a fire and dark clouds of smoke.
23 May 2013, 05:46 MP Khaled al-Daher to VDL (100.5): We can see that Aoun holds onto the 1960 electoral law at a time when the hybrid proposal has been the best plan.
22 May 2013, 19:49 LBCI: Four people got wounded when a mortar shell fell on Tripoli's Jabal Mohsen neighborhood. One of the men is in serious condition.
22 May 2013, 19:14 MTV: The meeting of the fighting fronts in Tripoli will resume their talks in half an hour.
22 May 2013, 18:56 LBCI: The second meeting of the leaders of Bab al-Tabbaneh's fighting frontiers failed to reach agreement on a ceasefire in Tripoli.
22 May 2013, 18:50 Geagea: The only solution is separating Hizbullah's state from the Lebanese state, which means forbidding Hizbullah from taking part in any state institution.
22 May 2013, 18:46 Geagea on Qusayr's clashes: Hizbullah's participation harms the National Pact and the party has established its own state and it has a major project which has nothing to do with the Lebanese state.
22 May 2013, 18:37 Geagea: The worst option is returning to the 1960 law.
22 May 2013, 18:36 Geagea: Constitutional deadlines must not be overlooked and it is necessary to hold the elections.
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