14:15 Government supporters storm several Tripoli centers of the Hezbollah-led opposition and clashes continue in Akkar between supporters the Future Movement (Al Mustaqbal) and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) gunmen
14:10 Nimr Hussein Sabbagh was arrested in Karantina and accused of shooting at the funeral procession. He was handed over to the Attorney-General office. UAE's Al Arabiyeh TV has reported earlier that the fire at the funeral procession at the Tariq el Jadeedah originated from the Amal Movement militia, but Amal denied.
14:01 Cautious calm in the city of Sidon (Saida - south Lebanon) and the traffic movement is normal
13:51 Cautious calm in Tripoli (Trablus, capital of north Lebanon). From time to time some rounds of machine guns are heard. Roads are almost deserted
13:49 Armed clashes continue in Halba - Akkar between supporters the Future Movement (Al Mustaqbal) and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party ( SSNP) gunmen
13:44 The Lebanese Army is attempting to reach the Tareeq al Jadeedad to enhance security after 6 people were reported dead and 35 injured during a funeral procession
13:40 The Baath Party office in Tripoli was set on fire. This is the same Baath party that has been ruling Syria for the past 4 decades
13:36 Violent armed clashes in the town of Adeel - Akar
13:30 Renewed armed clashes in the Saadnayel area of Bekaa region
13:27 Amal Movement denies that the armed man opened fire at a funeral procession ( pictured right reaction by the residents to the shooting) in the Tariq al Jadeedah. UAE's Al Arabiyeh TV has reported earlier that the fire at the funeral procession at the Tariq el Jadeedah originated from the Amal Movement militia
13:24 A Saudi Arabian diplomatic delegation traveling from Syria to Lebanon is being prevented from passing through the al Masnaa road crossing by armed elements. Shooting was heard but no injuries were reported
13:20 LBC TV : Total number of people killed during the funeral procession at the Tariq el Jadeedah has risen to 6 and a the number of people wounded has risen to 35 , some of them in critical condition
13:16 intensive gunfire reported in Tripoli in the areas of at Al-Tal, and the boulevard in Tripoli
13:10 LBC TV: Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora will explain in his address to the nation at 2:00 PM the government's position with regard to the recent events and why.. what happened.. perceptions ..the address will focus on the points raised in the declaration issued following yesterday's meeting of the March 14 ruling alliance in Maarab
13:01 Romania denounced the violence in Beirut and called for an immediate cessation of violence and the resumption of dialogue to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis. It and called on its citizens in Lebanon to continue to exercise caution and to stay in touch with the Embassy regarding any travel advisories
12:57 Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora : Will address the Lebanese people on the recent developments in Lebanon at 2:PM Beirut time
12:55 Hezbollah's Al Manar Television station says it is sorry for what happened to the Future ( Al Mustaqbal) TV and the suffering of the journalists that followed . This is very ironic. It is worth noting that Al Manar is owned by Hezbollah and it is the Hezbollah Militia that have set on fire and destroyed the Future ( Al Mustaqbal) TV stations
12:32 The total number of people killed since the clashes on Wednesday between the of pro-government supporters and the Hezbollah -led opposition militias is 27
12:52 UAE's Al Arabiyeh TV : Preliminary information indicates that the fire at the funeral procession at the Tariq el Jadeedah in which 4 were killed and 12 injured originated from the Amal Movement militia
12:50 Attempts to reopen the al Masnaa (border crossing) is being opposed by armed elements
12:45: Update : Four dead and 12 injured during the shooting on the funeral procession on the Tareeq al Jadeedah road
12:36 UAE's Al Arabiyeh TV : : One killed, 3 wounded in shooting on the funeral procession on the Tareeq al Jadeedah road
Map of Beirut
This map shows the areas taken by Hezbollah and zones put under army control. An uneasy calm has settled across Lebanon after the Hezbollah militia seized control of west Beirut in three days of deadly fighting with pro-government forces, triggering fears of all-out civil war
12:16 Five people killed in the clashes between the Future Movement ( Al Mustaqbal) and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party ( SSNP) gunmen in Akkar
12:12 UAE's Al Arabiyeh TV : Hezbollah militia and SSNP militia gunmen besiege journalists and heads of municipalities in Akkar
12:10: Traffic is light in Ain el Mreisseh, Rosha and Hamra
12:06 LBC: The Armenian Radio Station "Radio Sevan" in Mar Elias ( Beirut) that is owned by Future Movement ( Al Mustaqbal) was set on fire by Hezbollah militia gunmen . It is still burning
12:03 UAE's Al Arabiyeh TV : Hezbollah militia gunmen occupy a building belonging to the TV future in the Aisha Bakkar
12:00 New TV: Entrances to the Tariq el Jadeedah road are closed and armed elements have mostly withdrawn from most of the neighboring areas
11:58 Wael Abu Faour tell LBC TV: The only solution is a political settlement that satisfies all parties but not at gunpoint
11:54 Voice of Lebanon: Hezbollah militia gunmen entering the buildings in Beirut where there centers for Future ( Al Mustaqbal) TV and are destroying them
11:52: Tense situation in Akkar, Halba and clash between Future Movement ( Al Mustaqbal) and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party ( SSNP) gunmen continues
11:45 UNIFIL strongly denied the report ( as reported by Berri's NBN TV ) of being attacked by Future Movement ( Al Mustaqbal) in the Massnaa road near the border crossing with Syria
11:43 calm prevails in Aley region
11:25 Voice of Lebanon: some people killed in the attack on the Syrian Social Nationalist Party ( SSNP ) center in Halba
11:30 One grenades was tossed at the Phalange Party office in Jell Deeb and another one in front of the Lebanese forces center in Beit el Shaarr
11:28 UAE's Al Arabiyeh TV: Two Future Movement ( Al Mustaqbal) supporters were shot and killed in Akkar
11:13 Voice of Tomorrow: Future Movement ( Al Mustaqbal) supporters block the Alraouda - Bar Elias road in the Beqaa region
11:10 Aoun's OTV : Cautious calm in Keifoun , Qumatiyeh and 888 hill in Aley
11:07 Berri's NBN TV: Elements of the Future Movement ( Al Mustaqbal) block some roads in Jeb Jenin and surrounding villages and set checkpoints and mobile barriers
11:02 hundreds of journalists gathered in front of Burj al-Ghazal ( pictured below) to start a march of solidarity with the "freedoms and the democratic system in Lebanon" all the way to building of future TV in the Quntari
11:00 Berri's NBN TV: Elements of the Future Movement ( Al Mustaqbal) block the Masnaa road linking Lebanon with Syria
10:59 Aoun's OTV : Violent clashes between the Future Movement ( Al Mustaqbal) in Halba and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party gunmen
10:55 LBC TV: Many Lebanese nationals are stranded in Cyprus and airlines are refusing to fly them to Lebanon in view of the tense security situation . They are waiting for a ferry ship to return them to Beirut
10:48 Minister Marwan Hamadeh told the "Voice of Lebanon": The government is not too happy with the role of the army during the past few days in facing the Iranian project of transforming Lebanon into a real military base on the Mediterranean sea. In Reference to Hezbollah's occupation of western Beirut. Hezbollah was created by Iran and continues to be funded , trained and managed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards
10:41 Berri's NBN TV: Elements of the Future Movement ( Al Mustaqbal) hands over its center and weapons in Daria Iqleem el Kharroub to the Lebanese army
10:38 Cautious calm in the Corniche Mazraa and Barbour
03:30 : US Senator Barack Obama, the front runner in the US Democratic party presidential primaries issued a statement in which he called for an end to the violence in Lebanon
00:30: Beirut is calm while the proliferation of armed militias continues in the western part of the capital
00:15: "Voice of Lebanon": Elements of Hezbollah and Amal movement set tires on fire to close the road in Ismailia - Sour ( Tyre)
00:04: The two people that were reported killed earlier in Sidon were Sader al Qadiri and his wife, Mayada. Those that were wounded are Yasmin Qadiri Hala Hussein, Mohamed Iskandarani and Walid Qandar
23:37 The Lebanese Army is patrolling the Shoueifat region , a suburb south east of Beirut.
23:26 Two reported dead in the armed clashes in Sidon( Saida - south Lebanon)
23:14 "Aoun's OTV": Reported that the 2 members of the Progressive socialist Party ( PSP) that were Killed in the Aley clashes are Marwan Abu Kheir and Adel Zain Eddin
23:07 The United States and its allies discuss actions against those that initiated the trouble in Lebanon
23:01 Two members of the Progressive socialist Party ( PSP) that is headed by MP Walid Jumblatt were killed in the Aley clashes
22:40 Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV : Jumblatt calls Speaker Nabih Berri and informs him of his desire for starting a dialogue to end the crises
22:39 Suleiman Franjiyeh tells LBC: The dignity of the people was trampled since the assassination of Hariri and they used his blood to crush our dignity and described us as murderers
22:34 Suleiman Franjiyeh tells LBC: Let the government resign and and hand over its duties to the army chief General Michel Suleiman and will take it up from there and resolve the crises
22:30 Hezbollah ally Suleiman Franjieh tells LBC TV : "Hariri did not offer anything in his proposal to resolve the crises. We have rejected his proposal last week and a month ago
22:25 "Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV:" Lebanese army is patrolling the international road between the mountain resorts of Aley and Sofar
22:23 Suleiman Franjieh tells LBC TV: Eliminating the communications network of Hezbollah is a blow to the heart of the resistance
22:18 Suleiman Franjieh tells LBC TV: The crux of the matter is the decision to eliminate Hezbollah's communications network and we know that there is no army in the world can stand firm in the battle without the ability to communicate
22:08 "Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV :" Progressive Socialist Party ( PSP) vacates its main office in Kfarheem ( Shouf region) under orders by MP Walid Jumblatt "
21:57 "New TV ": the Progressive Socialist Party handed its 888 hill situated between and Keifoun and Souk el Gharb to the Lebanese Army
21:38 "New TV": A cautious calm prevailed in the town of Aley and surrounding areas
21:24 UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges everyone in Lebanon to resort to peaceful means to settle their differences
21:07 Intensive gunfire was reported in the town Baalechmey , near the summer resort town of Aley
21:03 Citizens of the Upper al Metn region hear the echoes of bullets and explosions due to clashes in Aley
21:00 Hezbollah gunmen enter the Hariri Foundation offices in Rumaila and searched its contents. This center was earlier handed over to the army by the al Mustaqbal people
20:58 The building of the future movement TV ( al Mustaqbal ) in Raouche was reset on fire
20:50 "Aoun's OTV ": Several Deaths and injuries were reported in the al Jurd area of Aley
20:45 "UAE station Al Arabiyeh ": 3 reported killed in the town of Aley
20:33 " Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV": "US Secretary of State Rice promised Siniora to provide all the support he needs"
Note : Al Manar has been trying to poison the atmosphere in Lebanon by spreading false rumors since last night
20:28 A delegation from the March 14 alliance came from Maarab to the Government House in the Grand Serail to discuss the situation with PM Siniora
20:14 MP Osama Saad confirmed in an interview with New TV that the Nasserite Popular Movement is not involved in any of the clashes that are taking place in Sidon and expressed his deep dismay at what is happening there
20:07 The mayors of Qumatiyeh and Souk al Gharb are meeting to discuss ways of keeping their areas neutral in the conflicts
19:55 Emergency meeting of the March 14 in Maarab to take necessary steps in face of the Hezbollah siege of Beirut
19:53 White House spokesman Gordon Jondro calls on Iran and Syria to halt their support for Hezbollah
19:49 Heavy bursts of fire in Sidon
19:48 Clash at the top of the mountain in Aley between the Progressive Socialists Party ( PSP) and Hezbollah supporters . One member of PSP was wounded
19:33 "Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV:" Elements of the Future Movement( Almustaqbal) are giving up a number of their centers in the Rashaya area"
19:28 Berri's "NBN TV:" "The Lebanese army has taken over two centres of the Future Movement ( Almustaqbal) in Sidon and one in the Great Albustan and another in the al Maqased building"
19:24 "Aoun's OTV": "Clashes in the vicinity of the towns and Keifoun and Qumatiyeh in the Aley district, a number of wounded were reported"
19:20 LF leader Geagea : "We call on the army command to do what is required to protect people of this country and their properties"
19:13 LF leader Geagea: What happened in the capital is the scrapping of the legitimacy of Hezbollah weapons and the fall of Hezbollah as a resistance movement for turning its weapons against the Lebanese
19:09 LF leader Geagea: March 14 alliance stressed in its meeting today that what has happened in Beirut, is an armed coup against the Lebanese Constitution , the Taif accord , co-existence , partnership and the international resolutions .
18:55 Arslan to New TV- Commenting on the killing of two of his supporters: We were able to pay the price for the sovereignty of this country and we have full confidence in the Lebanese army
18:50 Ghazi Aridi to New TV : The reaction of Hezbollah is disproportionate to the decisions taken by the Government
18:42 Clashes between guards of former PM Omar Karami and Al Mustaqbal gunmen near his home in Tripoli
18:38 Intensive gunfire in the area of Cola in Western Beirut
18:35 Fatfat of the "AlJazeera TV": I was misquoted when I talked about the possibility of the resignation of the government . All I was doing , I was comparing between two evils and the best way to tackle the crises. Earlier he said "If there is a real solution to the Lebanese crises the resignation of Siniora government is a possibility. The resignation is easier than rescinding the decisions taken by the government"
18:30 Angry crowds of the Democratic Party of Tala Arslan gathered in front of his house in the Khaldeh toprotest the because the death of two of its members
18:27 The youths who were killed in Aramoun, belonged to the Democratic Party and they are Lebanese citizens Alaa Shaaban and Afif Nasser
17:3 "LBC": Hezbollah gunmen tried to close the Ikramiyeh but the army intervened and reopened it
18:17 -OTV: Shooting at the house of former PM Omar Karami house in Tripoli
18:16 - Intensive gunfire in the Tell ( hill) district in Tripoli and the emergence of an armed gunmen
18:15 LBC TV: Saudi and the Jordanian kings urged the giving of priority to the language of reason and logic for ending the crisis in Lebanon
18:13 Amal tells AFP . The Hezbollah -led opposition will keep the road to the airport closed until the government rescinds its decisions
18:12 Clash in Khalde ( a suburb south of Beirut) between supporters of al Mustaqbal and Talal Arslan . Two were killed and several were wounded, Jumblatt denies any knowledge or responsibility of the incident
18:10 Al Manar: An Arab diplomatic source has revealed that PM Fouad Siniora is expected to submit his resignation today
This could be another Al Manar rumor. Earlier today ( see below) Jumblatt has declared that the resignation of the government of Siniora is very unlikely and the resignation issue is not under any consideration
17:55 2 Mediterranean Bank branches are now in under the control of the Lebanese army. The bank is owned by the Hariri family . Hezbollah gunmen tried to take the these over
17:52 Almustaqbal "future movement " in Jeb Jenin is now under the control of the Lebanese army
17:50 LBC TV : Clash in Barr Elias leads to the death of Ameenet Hussein and the wounding of four people. All the wounded were taken to hospital in the Beqaa region for treatment
17:30 Jumblatt: It is very unlikely that the government will resign. This issue has not come up at all
17:35 Jumblatt: I am negotiating an end to the crises with Speaker Nabih Berri because he is still the speaker of the parliament even though the present conditions has forced the closure of the parliament . The positive point is the fact that the whole world knows what is happening and that what we are negotiating for is our right for a state in which logic prevails.
17:30 Jumblatt tells New TV : "The Progressive Socialist Party has very few centers, unlike the future movement ( al Mustaqbal), but we both do not have any militias. The attack is on every citizen of Beirut . You must distinguish between the aggressor and the victim"
17:27 Jumblatt tells New TV ": "Will the conduct of an officer in the army require the resistance from transforming itself into a militia ? We want to know who governs the country ?" Jumblatt was referring to the Shiite officer Shockair who was fired for colluding with Hezbollah in the spying on the airport
"The security authorities need to decide whether the networks of Hezbollah is for its own security or it is for commercial use." Jumblatt said in reference to the Hezbollah telecommunications network that was labeled as illegal by the government
17:21 "NBN," quoting Minister Ahmad Fatfat: If there is a real solution to the Lebanese crises the resignation of Siniora government is a possibility. The resignation is easier than rescinding the decisions taken by the government
17:17 Former president Amine Gemayel: The use of Hezbollah heavy arms in Lebanon is a very dangerous development . We have information that al Qaeda has a base in Beirut now
17:13 Gemayel: Hezbollah arms are behind the coup in Beirut and this is dangerous and unacceptable and crossed all the red lines and will never achieve victory . The only solution is for Hezbollah to return to the state institutions
16:28 United Arab Emirates Embassy deports its nationals via Syria
16:22 Talal Arslan: "Lebanon will remain the homeland of the resistance . I salute in the name of the mountain, known as Bani Maarouf Mr. Hassan Nasrallah"
16:20 The Lebanese army confiscated the offices of Al Mustaqbal and pursued the armed al Mustaqbal supporters
16:19 clashes and shootings are heard including the sound of "RPG" missiles in the village of Bshamoun, a suburb east of Beirut
16:10 Nadeem Mulla of al Mustaqbal told the "Voice of Lebanon": We are studying several options for re-broadcasting .Several media institutions , both Lebanese and Arab have offered us their facilities following today's events. The Almustaqbal offices in al Raoushe were set on fire earlier by SSNP
16:00 "New TV ": The Civil Defense is trying to extinguish a fire in the Future TV ( Al Mustaqbal) building in al Raouche after elements of Hezbollah allies the Syrian Social National Party ( SSNP) set it on fire
15:38 Jumblatt received a call from former president Amin Gemayel and discussed the recent developments
15:38 A stun grenade was tossed at the army as it was trying to reopen the al Marj road, but the army did not respond
15:33 Ongoing negotiations between the Lebanese army and the future ( al Mustaqbal to hand over the offices in the Baaseer and Daouud towers
15:22 Minister Naylah Muawwad: Hezbollah has used its arms to transform itself from a resistance into a militia. But no arms in the world can change the Lebanese formula .
15:21 "LBC TV": The assembled ruling majority leaders in Maarab have confirmed their continued support to the Siniora government and their rejection to any weakening of the state . They will soon announce their plan of action
March 14 meeting in Maareb
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