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26 May 2013, 19:42 LBCI: Several people were wounded when a hand grenade was hurled on a Fatah Movement office in al-Beddawi camp after a personal dispute.
26 May 2013, 18:43 MP Jumblat to al-Jadeed: Protecting the army is my first concern and I'm seeking stability.
26 May 2013, 18:42 MP Jumblat to al-Jadeed: The issue of extending parliament's term is a priority and after that we will calmly discuss the issue of cabinet.
26 May 2013, 18:42 MP Jumblat to al-Jadeed: Despite the disputes, we cannot but resort to dialogue and I support ex-PM Hariri's phone talks with Speaker Berri.
26 May 2013, 18:41 MP Jumblat to al-Jadeed: Some people are acting as if Lebanon is safe from dangers, but let us pay attention to the entire region and protect Lebanon and let us restore security and hope.
26 May 2013, 18:40 MP Jumblat to al-Jadeed: Who is the madman who wants to stage elections while Lebanese parties are rejecting the entry of the army to Tripoli.
26 May 2013, 18:39 MP Jumblat to al-Jadeed: My remarks over Sayyed Nasrallah's speech will be sent soon to him in a direct manner.
26 May 2013, 18:39 MP Jumblat to al-Jadeed: Let's try to return to the dialogue table or any form of communication in order to organize the dispute over the Syrian crisis and dispel the ghost of civil war in Lebanon.
26 May 2013, 18:38 MP Jumblat to al-Jadeed: I'm not afraid of what happened today because it was an attempt to disrupt security and the state will uncover the perpetrators.
26 May 2013, 18:37 MP Jumblat to al-Jadeed: We won't boycott tomorrow's session and we will voice our opinion and say we're with extension and against the 1960 and Orthodox laws.
26 May 2013, 18:16 The Arab Democratic Party called on the army to shoot back at the sources of gunfire in Tripoli, even if the source was in Jabal Mohsen.
26 May 2013, 18:08 The Palestine Liberation Organization condemned the rocket attack on Dahiyeh, urging measures against the media outlets that launched accusations against Palestinian camps.
26 May 2013, 17:51 VDL (93.3): A meeting got underway at Aisha Mosque in al-Qobbeh in a bid to convince the leaders of the fighting frontiers to allow the army to continue its deployment.
26 May 2013, 17:21 MTV: Geagea and al-Rahi agreed to resist attempts to revive the 1960 law and to push for holding the elections under a new law.
26 May 2013, 17:18 Al-Jadeed: Life has returned to normal in Mar Mikhail and the army has discovered another timer for the launched rockets and threads that are very useful to the investigation.
26 May 2013, 17:16 MTV: It seems that Bkirki is against the extension of parliament's term and it will voice its stance tomorrow in the statement of the Council of Maronite Bishops.
26 May 2013, 17:12 MP Marwan Hamadeh to MTV: Hizbullah has worked on "bankrupting the state" and it is dragging Lebanon into open wars.
26 May 2013, 16:56 FPM leader MP Michel Aoun from Bkirki: All laws must be put to a vote and those criticizing the 1960 law must give us an alternative.
26 May 2013, 16:54 FPM leader MP Michel Aoun from Bkirki: Those launching theories do not have a solution, although they're claiming to be against the 1960 law.
26 May 2013, 16:53 FPM leader MP Michel Aoun from Bkirki: We can rescue the situation by voting on the electoral laws, as we're not obliged to accept the 1960 law, extension or vacuum.
26 May 2013, 16:52 FPM leader MP Michel Aoun from Bkirki: We are before three solutions: the 1960 law, extension and the disaster of political vacuum.
26 May 2013, 16:51 FPM leader MP Michel Aoun from Bkirki: We put the patriarch in the picture of important developments regarding the ongoing dispute over the electoral law.
26 May 2013, 16:40 The European Union has strongly denied "any reports of evacuation of EU citizens from Lebanon."
26 May 2013, 16:35 Military source to LBCI: The army began its deployment in Tripoli's Syria Street.
26 May 2013, 16:05 NBN: A meeting was held in Clemenceau between Jumblat, Berri's aide Ali Hasan Khalil and Nasrallah's assistant Hussein Khalil.
26 May 2013, 15:57 Source close to Hizbullah to AFP: Eighty percent of Qusayr has become under the control of Syrian forces and Hizbullah.
26 May 2013, 15:52 VDL (100.5): The leaders of the fighting frontiers in al-Qobbeh are meeting now at Aisha Mosque to take a unanimous stance on rejecting the ceasefire before the arrest or expulsion of Rifaat Eid.
26 May 2013, 15:52 LBCI: A man was wounded by sniper fire in the Barrad al-Bisar area in Tripoli.
26 May 2013, 15:51 VDL (100.5): Gunmen deployed in al-Qobbeh Square and al-Baqqar after reports said the army might enter the area as an RPG fell in al-Baqqar.
26 May 2013, 15:23 MTV: FPM leader MP Michel Aoun arrived in Bkirki for talks with Patriarch al-Rahi.
26 May 2013, 15:17 The French embassy denied to LBCI reports that it has asked its citizens to leave Lebanon.
26 May 2013, 15:09 MTV: The meeting of the leaders of the fighting frontiers in Bab al-Tabbaneh and al-Qobbeh has failed to reach an agreement on a ceasefire.
26 May 2013, 15:02 National News Agency: Farmers from the Akkar town of Hnayder crawled to their homes to avoid bullets.
26 May 2013, 14:47 LBCI: The army has deployed in Tripoli's al-Qobbeh and al-Riva and is on its way to deploy in Syria Street.
26 May 2013, 14:42 MTV: The French embassy in Lebanon has sent its citizens SMSes urging them to leave Lebanese territory.
26 May 2013, 14:35 Speaker Berri received a phone call from ex-PM Saniora, who condemned the rocket attack on Dahiyeh as a "vicious aggression."
26 May 2013, 14:26 Deputy head of Hizbullah's Executive Council Sheikh Nabil Qaouq: We will cut off any domestic or foreign hand that tries to stab the resistance in its back.
26 May 2013, 14:18 LBCI: The meeting of the Arab Democratic Party that was scheduled for 6:00 p.m. has been postponed to give a chance for the truce mediation.
26 May 2013, 13:58 LBCI: The leaders of the fighting frontiers in Bab al-Tabbaneh will hold a meeting at 7:00 p.m. while the Arab Democratic Party will hold a meeting at 6:00 p.m.
26 May 2013, 13:58 VDL (100.5): Several people were injured when a car overturned in a traffic accident outside the College Notre Dame de Louaize school in Zouk Mosbeh.
26 May 2013, 13:50 PM-designate Salam: The suspicious Dahiyeh incident is an attempt to stir a sectarian strife and political leaders must lower the level of tension.
26 May 2013, 13:38 Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel: The rocket attack on Dahiyeh is the normal result of the ongoing intervention in Syria.
26 May 2013, 13:32 Future TV: The Syrian army has encircled 15 farmers facing the Akkar town of Hnayder and residents are urging the Lebanese army to pull them out.
26 May 2013, 13:24 Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa described Hizbullah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as a "terrorist."
26 May 2013, 13:19 OTV: The abductee Butros Atallah has been reportedly released and transported to the Ablah barracks.
26 May 2013, 13:17 Mustaqbal bloc MP Ahmed Fatfat: Should our Christian allies boycott elections held under the 1960 law, we will also boycott the polls.
26 May 2013, 13:00 Source close to Hizbullah to AFP: 22 Hizbullah members were killed in Qusayr on Saturday.
26 May 2013, 12:23 VDL (93.3): Lebanese citizen Ahmed Yassine drowned off el-Mina beach.
26 May 2013, 12:23 VDL (100.5): Several people were injured in a tragic traffic accident on al-Qalamoun highway.
26 May 2013, 12:01 MP Arslan: Those who targeted the Mar Mikhail Church are trying to target every diverse national formula with the aim of fueling sectarianism and isolationism.
26 May 2013, 11:52 MTV: The heads of the areas witnessing clashes in Tripoli will meet at the Aisha Mosque in al-Qobbeh after the Asr prayer.
26 May 2013, 11:28 A fire broke out in Sidon's garbage landfill.
26 May 2013, 11:11 LBCI: Mohammed Hourani was killed by sniper activity in Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli.
26 May 2013, 11:05 Al-Arabiya: The Free Syrian Army chief of staff denied that the rebels were linked to the Mar Mikhael blasts.
26 May 2013, 10:57 Army Intelligence released Haithan Mazloum, who was kidnapped earlier on Sunday in al-Beddawi.
26 May 2013, 10:50 LF leader Samir Geagea condemned the Mar Mikhael blasts: Hizbullah's fighting in Syria is the cause of this incident, which way may be the beginning of other dangerous ones.
26 May 2013, 10:43 Mouawad: I call on caretaker PM Miqati and the PM-designate Tammam Salam to assume their duties and form a new cabinet capable of protecting Lebanon.
26 May 2013, 10:41 Mouawad: No red lines should be imposed on the army in any area in Tripoli.
26 May 2013, 10:40 Mouawad urged the citizens and political leaderships to support the army in Tripoli.
26 May 2013, 10:39 Mouawad on Tripoli clashes: The solution to the unrest in the city lies in allowing the army impose its authority, not simply acting as a separating power between the armed groups.
26 May 2013, 10:37 MTV: Sniper activity was reported at the vegetable market, al-Zahriyeh, and Brad al-Bisar in Tripoli.
26 May 2013, 10:34 Mouawad urged the Christians in the March 8 camp to end its political protection of Hizbullah's arms.
26 May 2013, 10:33 Mouawad to Christians in March 8 camp: MP Michel Aoun has started to realize the dangers Hizbullah is posing on Lebanon.
26 May 2013, 10:32 Mouawad to Shiites in Lebanon: We must cooperate together to reach a better future for Lebanon.
26 May 2013, 10:31 Mouawad to Shiites in Lebanon: Now is the time to reject Hizbullah's agenda, which is aimed at protecting Iranian interests at your expense.
26 May 2013, 10:28 Mouawad: We cannot confront Sunni extremism with Shiite extremism. We can confront these phenomenons through moderation. Those seeking to combat extremism do not force former PM Hariri in exile.
26 May 2013, 10:27 Mouawad: Nasrallah's speech has paved the way for Sunni-Shiite strife.
26 May 2013, 10:27 Mouawad: Nasrallah's recent speech eliminated the Lebanese state, borders, constitution, and laws, which will have repercussions on the country, such as a regional war.
26 May 2013, 10:25 Mouawad: Our opposition to Hizbullah's fighting in Syria is not linked to our opposition to the regime or the March 8 camp, but it is linked to our keenness on Lebanon's safety.
26 May 2013, 10:23 Mouawad: The battle of al-Qusayr is aimed at linking Hizbullah-controlled Lebanese regions to Alawite-controlled regions in Syria.
26 May 2013, 10:22 Mouawad: Is the battle in al-Qusayr really aimed at preventing the collapse of the Syrian regime? There are much more important battles to be waged in Syria.
26 May 2013, 10:20 Mouawad: Does toppling the state protect the country against the takfiri threat?
26 May 2013, 10:20 Mouawad on Nasrallah claims he is defending Lebanon against takfiris: Nasrallah labeled these same extremists as a red line during the Nahr al-Bared clashes in 2007.
26 May 2013, 10:17 Mouawad rejected Nasrallah's claims that Hizbullah is combating Israeli and American agendas in Syria.
26 May 2013, 10:17 Mouawad: Hizbullah is fighting in Syria to defend Iranian interests in Syria. The whole of Lebanon will pay the price of this battle.
26 May 2013, 10:15 Mouawad: As Lebanese, we have the right to ask Hizbullah what will take place after the battle of al-Qusayr.
26 May 2013, 10:11 Mouawad: Nasrallah's speech on Saturday destroyed the concept of resistance in Lebanon and turned Hizbullah into a sectarian militia.
26 May 2013, 10:10 Mouawad: Hizbullah's fighting in Syria is harming the foundations of the Lebanese state.
26 May 2013, 10:10 Head of Independence Movement Michel Mouawad during press conference: Some developments in Lebanon have become more important than discussions over an electoral law.
26 May 2013, 09:44 VDL (93.3): Zahia Wannous was wounded by sniper activity in Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli and she has since been taken to a Zgharta hospital for treatment.
26 May 2013, 09:44 Caretaker Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn: The Mar Mikhael blasts are aimed at dragging Lebanon to strife and we will rely on the people's diligence to assume their national responsibilities during the critical phase the region is passing through.
26 May 2013, 09:33 OTV: The youth Bassem Mazloum, from Jabal Mohsen, was kidnapped in the Beddawi region.
26 May 2013, 09:31 Al-Mayadeen: The two rockets that landed in al-Hermel were fired from Syria.
26 May 2013, 09:31 Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh: The terrorist Mar Mikhael blasts will not achieve their goals and they are aimed at targeting Lebanon's stability and security.
26 May 2013, 09:17 Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani condemned the Mar Mikhael Blasts: They are a sign of the impending major explosion aimed at dragging Lebanon to regional conflicts.
26 May 2013, 09:03 LBCI: No injuries were reported when three rockets landed in the Bekaa region of al-Hermel.
26 May 2013, 08:58 Former PM Saad Hariri contacted Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss latest developments and the Mar Mikhael blasts, warning against “boasting about participating in external conflicts.”
26 May 2013, 08:33 President Michel Suleiman condemned the Mar Mikhael blasts, describing the assailants as “terrorist saboteurs, who do not want peace or stability for Lebanon and the Lebanese people.”
26 May 2013, 08:02 French FM Laurent Fabius according to al-Arabiya: We strongly condemn the violence in Lebanon.
26 May 2013, 07:22 Security sources to al-Manar: The third rocket was found in a valley southeast of Beirut.
26 May 2013, 07:21 Khalil: Our response to the attacks should be by emphasizing the role of state institutions.
26 May 2013, 07:20 Khalil: The attacks are aimed at targeting the people's stability and the location where they were fired is irrelevant.
26 May 2013, 07:19 Caretaker Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil from scene of Mar Mikhael blasts: The attacks are aimed at creating strife.
26 May 2013, 07:18 Ammar from scene of Mar Mikhael blasts: We oppose strife and we will confront it. We are keen on national unity and civil peace.
26 May 2013, 07:18 Loyalty to Resistance bloc MP Ali Ammar: I will not jump to conclusions, but I believe that the attack against the southern suburbs is aimed at killing more than one bird with one stone.
26 May 2013, 06:58 NNA: Security forces are searching for a third rocket, in relation to the Mar Mickhael attacks, that was fired, but did not explode.
26 May 2013, 06:44 Caretaker PM Najib Miqati: The Shiyyah attack is aimed at creating security tensions and certain retaliations, given the timing of the incident.
26 May 2013, 06:33 MTV: The army cordoned off the region between Aitat and Bsaba where the rockets were fired at Shiyyah.
26 May 2013, 06:20 OTV: A rocket launcher was discovered in a forestland located between Bsaba and Aitat in Mount Lebanon from where the shells were likely fired at Shiyyah.
26 May 2013, 06:08 LBCI: State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr tasked the military police to investigate the Shiyyah blasts.
26 May 2013, 05:56 OTV: The rockets fired at Shiyyah were launched from the town of Aitat in Aley.
26 May 2013, 05:33 Charbel: We hope that we can find the perpetrators behind the blasts.
26 May 2013, 05:32 Charbel: Lebanon cannot support more tensions and I hope all sides would realize this.
26 May 2013, 05:32 Charbel to LBCI: The attack was aimed at creating tensions in Lebanon.
26 May 2013, 05:32 Charbel to LBCI: The rockets were fired from east of the area of the Shiyyah blasts.
26 May 2013, 05:19 Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel arrived at the scene of the Shiyyah blasts.
26 May 2013, 05:01 VDL (93.3): Three Syrians are among the wounded in the Shiyyah blast.
26 May 2013, 04:51 VDL (100.5): A 107-mm Grad rocket landed in a car dealership and another landed on the balcony of a nearby building in Beirut's southern suburbs.
26 May 2013, 04:46 NNA: Five people were wounded in two explosions that took place near a car dealership in Beirut's southern suburbs.
26 May 2013, 04:36 Al-Mayadeen: Four people were wounded when two rockets were fired at a car dealership in Mar Mikhael in Beirut.
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