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19 June 2013, 14:23 Asir: We refuse to have our dignity be violated by any side.
19 June 2013, 14:23 Asir: We have reached a point where the residents of Sidon are willing to die to achieve their dignity.
19 June 2013, 14:22 Asir: Several options, including the military one, are available should the apartments with gunmen fail to be vacated.
19 June 2013, 14:21 Asir: We hope the people will understand our position and what prompted us to take it.
19 June 2013, 14:20 Asir: We want to live in peace with all Lebanese, but we do not know where Hizbullah chief Nasrallah is seeking to take Lebanon.
19 June 2013, 14:17 LBCI: Gunshots were heard near Sidon's Bilal bib Rabah mosque simultaneously with Asir's press conference.
19 June 2013, 14:07 Asir: I had warned seven months ago that some residences in Sidon are occupied by gunmen. Residents in the city complained about this and Minister Charbel vowed to resolve this issue within 15 days, but seven months later, we are still suffering from this problem.
19 June 2013, 14:06 Asir: I hope reason will prevail in order to thwart future dangers. I am not making threats and we are bound to coexist.
19 June 2013, 14:05 Asir: Sunnis in the March 8 and 14 camps have unfortunately failed to heed our calls.
19 June 2013, 14:05 Asir: We have repeatedly called against the violations committed against us in Sidon, but the government failed to address these calls.
19 June 2013, 14:04 Asir: Failure to address this demand prompted us to declare the formation of our armed wing in the past.
19 June 2013, 14:02 Imam of Sidon's Bilal bin Rabah Mosque Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir during press conference: Our original demand has been and still is the serious search for a defense strategy to address the arms of the so-called resistance.
19 June 2013, 12:54 Jamaa Islamiya leader in the South Bassam Hammoud reciting statement issued after a meeting for scholars in Sidon: Political parties must rein in their members in order to prevent strife.
19 June 2013, 12:53 Jamaa Islamiya leader in the South Bassam Hammoud reciting statement issued after a meeting for scholars in Sidon: Some parties are seeking to turn Haret Saida into a new Jabal Mohsen in the face of Sidon's residents.
19 June 2013, 12:53 Jamaa Islamiya leader in the South Bassam Hammoud reciting statement issued after a meeting for scholars in Sidon: Groups operating under the banner of the Resistance must be quickly disbanded and gunmen must be deployed under any pretext and the state must not abandon its responsibilities.
19 June 2013, 12:52 Jamaa Islamiya leader in the South Bassam Hammoud reciting statement issued after a meeting for scholars in Sidon: The firing of shells proves that there are parties who do not value human life and civil peace, and the deployment of gunmen is a rejected act.
19 June 2013, 12:51 Jamaa Islamiya leader in the South Bassam Hammoud reciting statement issued after a meeting for scholars in Sidon: The meeting condemns the regrettable security incidents that happened yesterday and led to the martyrdom of an innocent citizen and the wounding of several others.
19 June 2013, 12:42 EU diplomat to AFP: The EU kicked off a second round of talks in the UK on whether to add the military wing of Hizbullah to its list of international "terrorist" groups.
19 June 2013, 12:38 The Sub-Security Council of Sidon stressed that it will seek to "prevent all armed activities by any party" and called for lifting the political cover off the gunmen.
19 June 2013, 12:37 Plumes of black smoke engulfed al-Manar Street in Abi Samra after a number of young men set alight a large number of tires with the aim of selling the copper they contain.
19 June 2013, 12:06 Aridi: It is wrong to blame the judges for failure of the Constitutional Council to convene because they sought to inquire about the security situation from concerned officials because the appeal over the mandate tackled the security unrest.
19 June 2013, 12:06 Aridi: The security situation in Lebanon and the region prompted the extension of parliament's mandate. The recent unrest in Sidon, Tripoli, and Arsal demonstrate that MPs were right in extending the term.
19 June 2013, 12:05 Aridi: Those who approved the extension of parliament's term should assume the responsibilities of their actions.
19 June 2013, 12:03 Aridi: We have not changed our position on the government. The formation of a new cabinet should be approved by all sides.
19 June 2013, 12:02 Aridi: We will continue to work with Berri and all political powers to thwart strife.
19 June 2013, 12:02 Aridi: The frequency of security incidents in Lebanon is an ominous sign.
19 June 2013, 12:00 Aridi: Our ties with Berri have yielded several measures aimed at preserving stability and security.
19 June 2013, 12:00 Caretaker Minister Ghazi al-Aridi after meeting Berri: We have long sought to thwart strife throughout the political disputes and maintain contacts with all sides to that end.
19 June 2013, 11:07 March 14 General Secretariat after weekly meeting: The memo the alliance presented to President Suleiman is a roadmap for all Lebanese who seek their country's salvation, which is a collective responsibility of the people and not a political camp without the other.
19 June 2013, 10:49 Speaker Nabih Berri during Wednesday's meeting with lawmakers: The security situation is dangerous and some parties want to inflame the country.
19 June 2013, 09:51 Beirut police arrested 4 Lebanese for committing different crimes and seized 7 motorcycles and 2 cars for violating traffic rules.
19 June 2013, 09:40 VDL (93.3): PM-designate Tammam Salam is holding talks with MP Khodr Habib.
19 June 2013, 09:17 Saad: The responsibility of what happened in Sidon does not lie on Asir's group alone but also to all powers that provided protection to this party.
19 June 2013, 09:16 Saad: They aim at igniting a sectarian civil war.
19 June 2013, 09:16 Saad: One of al-Asir's supporters called for kicking the Shiites out of Sidon.
19 June 2013, 09:12 Popular Nasserite Organization head Osama Saad: The security deterioration in Sidon endangers the civil peace.
19 June 2013, 08:35 The Sub-Security Council of Sidon discussed Tuesday's security incidents in the southern city.
19 June 2013, 08:34 Al-Mustaqbal bloc leader Fouad Saniora handed U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly a copy of the memo it delivered to Suleiman on Tuesday.
19 June 2013, 07:20 The military court launched the trial of former Minister Michel Samaha.
19 June 2013, 07:06 Al-Jadeed TV: The 2 Lebanese kidnapped this morning on the Labweh-Arsal road were released.
19 June 2013, 06:17 NNA: Ziad Nasrallah and Izzat al-Badawi were kidnapped from Ras Baalbek while on their to Arsal. They were taken to an unknown location.
19 June 2013, 05:54 ISF detained 59 people for committing various crimes throughout Lebanese territories.
19 June 2013, 04:40 Gasoline prices increased by LL200, while diesel prices rose by LL100.
18 June 2013, 19:21 Italian Defense Minister Mario Mauro arrived in Beirut on an official visit during which he will inspect his country's UNIFIL contingent and meet with a number of Lebanese officials.
18 June 2013, 19:20 LBCI: The Jaafar family handed over an abductee from the al-Hujairi family to Hizbullah through MP Nawwar al-Saheli who in turn handed him over to Sheikh Bakr al-Rifai.
18 June 2013, 18:19 LBCI: A percussion bomb was tossed on the Qalamoun highway in Tripoli.
18 June 2013, 18:04 Security source to AFP: Two rockets fired from Syrian territory fell near the Taybeh valley in the Bekaa and no injuries were reported.
18 June 2013, 17:23 LBCI: A hand grenade was hurled on Tripoli's Syria Street.
18 June 2013, 16:41 Al-Manar: Things have returned to normal and traffic resumed in Sidon as the army deployed in the streets.
18 June 2013, 16:40 OTV: Agence France Presse photographer Joseph al-Barrak was wounded by sniper fire in Abra.
18 June 2013, 16:33 LBCI: A percussion bomb was hurled on al-Omari Street in Tripoli.
18 June 2013, 16:32 Sources to al-Manar: It is unacceptable to attack figures and civilians in Sidon but we stress the importance of pacification.
18 June 2013, 16:22 OTV: The Jaafar family will release an abductee from the al-Hujairi family at 8:00 p.m. in the Hermel area of Sahlat al-Ma'.
18 June 2013, 16:13 Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir to LBCI: We give a deadline until Monday to evacuate Hizbullah's apartments in Abra.
18 June 2013, 16:12 VDL (93.3): An Energa shell hit Barghasheh Street as another hit Souk al-Qameh in Tripoli, causing no casualties.
18 June 2013, 15:49 Al-Jadeed: A hand grenade was hurled on al-Omari Street in Tripoli.
18 June 2013, 15:47 LBCI: The al-Qobbeh-Mejdlaya road in Tripoli has been blocked with burning tires in support of Sheikh al-Asir.
18 June 2013, 15:42 Al-Jadeed: Reports said an agreement sponsored by Sidon's mufti Sheikh Salim Sousan was reached with Sheikh al-Asir to withdraw gunmen from Abra.
18 June 2013, 15:23 Sources to Future TV: An agreement on a ceasefire in Abra has been reached and the army started deploying in the region.
18 June 2013, 15:07 The Army Command issued an ultimatum to all gunmen in Sidon to immediately withdraw from the streets, warning that troops "will open fire on any gunman and will shoot back at the sources of gunfire."
18 June 2013, 15:01 OTV: Al-Asir's sources denied that any of his supporters was killed.
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