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18 May 2013, 19:01 AFP: Three people were killed, and five others got wounded in a blast in Damascus.
18 May 2013, 18:36 Al-Arabiya: The Local Coordination Committees said a huge explosion rocked the Rukn al-Din neighborhood of Damascus.
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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.
18 May 2013, 09:07 LF MP George Adwan according to LBCI: The LF, Mustaqbal, and independent candidates will submit their candidacies based on the 1960 law in order to prevent uncontested victories.
18 May 2013, 09:06 The meeting for the electoral subcommittee, chaired by Berri, is underway at parliament.
18 May 2013, 09:02 U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly left Beirut heading to Cairo.
18 May 2013, 08:59 VDL (100.5): The FSA announced the death of 10 Hizbullah fighters who were trying to infiltrate into the fields of al-Qusayr in Homs.
18 May 2013, 08:52 VDL (93.3): The army is inspecting passers-by and checking their identities in Tripoli as it launched a plan to pursue those who were involved in unrest earlier this week.
18 May 2013, 08:40 Keyrouz: The Syrian regime raised the number of MPs from 108 to 128 in order to create Muslim-Christian imbalance.
18 May 2013, 08:38 Keyrouz: Aoun's position on the Orthodox Gathering law shifted from that of a law that deepens sectarianism to one that represents the only way to achieve real representation.
18 May 2013, 08:36 Keyrouz: I call on the public and Christians to review MP Michel Aoun's positions on the electoral law and notice his ever-changing stances.
18 May 2013, 08:33 LF MP Elie Keyrouz from parliament: The hybrid draft law is an opportunity for political consensus and it offers proper representation.
18 May 2013, 08:27 Caretaker Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil from parliament: Depending on Speaker Nabih Berri's judgment, today's session may not be the last one for the electoral subcommittee
18 May 2013, 06:45 PSP leader MP Walid Jumblat held talks at his Clemenceau residence with Director of the North Africa and Middle East department at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jean-Francois Girault.
18 May 2013, 06:21 Security forces arrested 55 individuals throughout Lebanon for committing various crimes.
18 May 2013, 06:13 Beirut Maronite Bishop Boulos Matar to LF chief Samir Geagea and FPM leader MP Michel Aoun according to Free Lebanon radio: You must set all differences aside for the sake of the nation.
18 May 2013, 05:05 VDL (100.5): The army arrested three wanted suspects during raids in Tripoli's al-Baqqar neighborhood.
17 May 2013, 19:06 MTV: The army is reopening the Cola road after it was blocked with burning tires in protest at the arrest of Bilal Dahwish.
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