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May 2008 Revolt: May 10 Events |
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Written by Tayyar
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Continuous Update:
22:45 OTV: US is preparing to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon
22:43 OTV: US considers the opposition move pure political & not a coup
22:26 OTV: Maguy Farah reveals Hezbollah wanted to keep the eastern regions out of the last confrontations. Wahhab says: if the Lebanese Forces make a move in the Christian regions, the army will give them a good lesson
22:18 OTV: Heavy shootings in Saadnayel
22:18 Wahhab reveals Hezbollah captured 4 militants from Socialist militia in the 888 Hill battles yesterday but did not execute them
22:14 Wahhab says: Al Mustaqbal executed 11 persons from the supporters on the National party whereas the opposition didn’t execute any of hundreds of the militants they arrested
22:09 OTV: violent clashes between Al Mustaqbal militia & the residents of Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli. Wahhab describes it as an attempt to regain their self esteem for their loss in Beirut
22:02 The evidence shown by MP Ali Hassan Khalil about the government’s last resolutions: a letter to Ban Ki-Moon, the governmental resolution & a letter from the Ministry of Telecommunications to the government
21:58 Geagea attacks the Lebanese army & considers its behavior inappropriate
21:55 Wahhab to OTV: My dignity comes ahead of The Hariris & Future TV had set itself the juge & ruler for many & accused me of murderer or partner in the assassination of PM Rafik Hariri. We ae against suppressing media as they did
21:49 From the bottom of his heart, Geagea asks: if Gen Shoukeir was in position at the airport for 12 years, then should he hold the same position for the next 12 years?
21:42 Geagea: As a Lebanese citizen, I, Samir Farid Geagea, am entitled to say that I have a different way to confront Israel
21:39 Geagea to LBC: Bush made wrong decisions but the American people didn’t react as Hezbollah did
21:30 Evacuation of 150 Saudis in buses via Masnaa-Damascus road
21:23 OTV: info about heavy spreads of armed pro-ruling militants in Koura
21:20 NBN: Heavy spreads of Al Mustaqbal militia men in the surrounding area of jabal Mohsen. They are launching rockets toward residential neighborhoods
21:14 Al Manar: Socialist militia frees the 2 minibuses it kidnapped in Qrayya near Bhamdoun
20:54 Al Manar: info that Mokhtar Nabih Torbey & Samih Torbey head the socialist gang that kidnapped the minibuses
20:37 Jumblatt: I hold personally the responsibility for the attack on Hezbollah’s guys
20:35 NBN: violent battles between Al Mustaqbal militia & opposition supporters in Jabal Mohsen & Bab El Tabbana in Tripoli & reports about several injuries
20:34 Al Manar: Socialist militia kidnapped a minibus with women & children riding on in Qrayyeh near Sofar
20:33 Jumblatt: I support whatever the government will decide to correct managerial mistakes. & Ghazi Aridi info reveal that the 3rd guy is still alive
20:27 Jumblatt: I did not give up on Saad El Hariri & I sorry for what happened in Mount Lebanon. I admit that my party killed 3 members of Hezbollah & shame on my supporter if they have disfigured the corpses. I demand the army to check the matter & take control over the whole area in Mount Lebanon & we welcome Hezbollah
20:24 Jumblatt: I hold full responsibility as I don’t deny it & I didn’t instigate anybody in the government against the resistance
20:24 Jumblatt: what happened in Tarik Jdideh today, I hope everybody will work on preventing sedition as we did previously with the Ziads homicide
20:23 Jumblatt: we requested the army to give the government answers about the 2 cases that blew up the situation
20:23 Jumblatt: the labors demonstration exceeded its purposes & Beirut has been invaded. We demand the Lebanese army to check what happened in Beirut. I hold full responsibility & I didn’t dictate my will on anybody in the government
20:22 Jumblatt: It turned out that Hizbollah’s communication network issue has other dimensions that will impact the resistance & the army will decide about it
20:20 Jumblatt in a press conference says I do not reject the responsibility but I m not the prime minister as they say
20:08 NTV: The main road to the airport is still closed
20:05 Al Manar: Members of the National Party bust a number of al Mustaqbal militia men at Hosnyeh bifurcation in Akkar
20:04 ANB: Manifestation of heavy armed aspects between Azmi street & Nour Place in Tripoli
19:53 NBN: Al Mustaqbal militia is burning houses for citizens supporting the opposition in Bab El Raml, Moharram, & Boulevard in Tripoli
19:51 Opposition sources declare the civil disobedience status has been backed up
19:49 Al Manar: tomorrow is a strike day in all Beirut streets
19:34 Tayyar.org website has reached a new record with more than 1200000 visitors who made more than 400000 visits on May the 8th. The site keeps 1st rank in Lebanon as it way ahead from others thanks to readers trust
19:27 MP Hariri pledges supporters in the North to calm down
19:22 NBN: Amal had begun to withdraw all armed aspects from Beirut
19:15 OTV: violent clashes in Jabal Mohsen & Tabbana in Tripoli
19:09 Al Manar: Al Mustaqbal militia is shooting from its position in Tabbana area toward Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli
19:05 NTV: The opposition is retracting its militants from the streets of Beirut
18:57 Ali Hassan Khalil shows evidences proving Siniora issued & signed both governmental resolutions as he accuses him of lying
18:44 Ali Hassan Khalil: Siniora’s attack does not surprise us. Your republic is the republic of Tyranny & your government is unjust. And the opposition will continue its steps based on civil disobedience
18:42 Ali Hassan Khalil: We only want for this country to preserve its institutions. And Siniora tried to question today the military institution. Today, you have to comply to what the army command has requested you to do & back off your wrongful resolution
18:40 Ali Hassan Khalil: The real coup is the exclusion of a large sector of the people for a period of 1 year & a half. The coup is the assault on the resistance. The coup is mastering media & political manipulation. Beirut isn’t for anybody without the other; it’s the capital for all of us. The sons of Beirut are its residents as we are its residents. Continuing the play smart policies is a real continuous assault since 2 years. Today Siniora considers both resolutions not issued after he had signed them
18:38 Ali Hassan Khalil: Playing it smart from Siniora by confiding the resolutions to the hands of the army is a true bluffing
18:36 Ali Hassan Khalil: The coup is the assault on the resistance by trapping it through the deactivation of the communication network
18:35 Ali Hassan Khalil: Beirut belongs to all its natives
18:02 The national opposition will cancel all armed aspects for the capital to be handed to the army but it will go on with civil
disobedience until requested demands are achieved
18:00 the patriotic opposition declares continuing civil disobedience until demands are achieved
17:44 LBC: The Socialist pary & MP Hariri welcome army command statement
17:36 Al Manar: Al Mustaqbal militia burn the house of Sayed Mohd Hussein Fadlallah office manager in Tripoli
17:35 Khoja to OTV: We are worried about our citizens
17:33 Khoja to OTV: Beirut is now the capital of another state & what happened is unhealthy
17:22 Al Manar: The army command officially request from the government the cancellation of both resolutions concerning Gen Wafic Shoucair & the resistance’s communication network
17:19 Kanaan to NTV: The only exit for the crisis is to go back to the dialog table & the pro-government group should be convinced that there are other entities beside them in Lebanon
17:11 Al Jazeera: The decision made by the army command statement is important & must have been coordinated with the opposition. We have to wait for the opposition’s response
17:06 Fatfat to OTV: the government might handle any legal or constitutional issue
17:02 OTV: Al Mustaqbal militia occupies National party office in Halba where 6 reported killed
17:00 Fatfat to OTV: We didn’t take a resolution concerning Gen Wafik Shoukeir. We demanded the army to carry on its duty & its technical decision is not a breaking ot the government resolutions
16:57 Fatfat to OTV: The resolution issued by the government is in the hands of the army
16:48 the army command demands the withdrawal of militants & reopening roads. It consider the handling of the communication network issue should involve both public welfare & resistance security
16:45 Geagea to Al Arabya: The hanging on of Siniora embarrasses Hizbollah
16:44 The army command declares Gen Wafik Shoukeir stay in position
16:43 Geagea to Al Arabya: Siniora tried to suspend the execution of the governments couple of decisions
16:38 OTV: Large operations of streets & alleys closure with barriers in Beirut
16:35 NBN: Al Mustaqbal militia men are burning FPM, National party & Hizbollah’s offices in Tripoli, & setting armed barriers in Minyeh & inside Tripoli & assaulting civilians
16:25 Al Manar: Al Mustaqbal militia kidnaps 2 army soldiers in Jdita
16:24 Tayyar.org special: Al Mustaqbal militia attacked FPM’s office in Tripoli & sabotaged it
16:19 Fatfat to Al Jazeera: No political interpretation for Hizbollah’s victory even if they enter the serial
16:16 Al Jazeera: 8 wounded, 7 of them are Syrians on Minyeh coastal road
15:53 Al Manar: Al Mustaqbal militia spreads barriers on Tripoli-Akkar main road
15:52 OTV: expect an exclusive interview with Saudi ambassador at 5:30pm
15:51 NTV: The opposition is driven to re-close the streets of Beirut
15:50 Al Manar: Al Mustaqbal militia shot 3 Syrian workers dead & injured 12 others on Minyeh highway
15:47 NTV: Closure of Mar Elias, Aycha Bakkar, Makassed & Karakol Druze streets
15:42 Sheikh Abd El Amir Kabalan demands the government to resign immediately
15:42 NBN: Sheikh Abd El Amir Kabalan demands the government to resign
15:37 Al Manar: 5 killed in Akkar. Al Mustaqbal militia assaults members of UNIFIL in North Lebanon & kidnaps one for some time
15:33 NBN: Security forces admits the opposition has nothing to do with the shooting at the funeral as Al Arabyia channel is faking reports
15:27 Hizbollah holds Jumblatt personally responsible for Aley crime where 2 were killed & the 3rd was kidnapped
15:26 OTV: FPM in Tripoli asks the Lebanese army to handle their office in Minyeh
15:25 LBC: Clashes in Tripoli & Halba
15:23 NTV: Clashes in 888 Hill last night led to the killing of 9
15:22 OTV: Extremist Salaphi Groups are spreading in area surrounding Masnaa road
15:21 Hizbollah statement: The Socialist party kidnapped 3 members of Hizbollah & executed 2 of them
15:18 NBN: An opposition source says Al Arabyia channel know for its funding & strategies is conducting a violent instigation campaign against the opposition leaders
15:16 Sources in Maqassed Hospital : 6 killed & 20 wounded in Kaskas-Shatila shooting
15:14 NTV: clarification: Hussein Nemr Sabbah was arrested in Quarantine for shooting in Jalloul Land and handover to Gen Pro
15:08 OTV: Burning of Hizbollah’s office in Moharram area in Tripoli
15:04 OTV: Violent clashes between National party & Al Mustaqbal in Jdita & Jebb Jennine
15: 01 Siniora asks for withdrawal of militants & terminate the & invites people to take a silence moment tomorrow & hold the Lebanese flag
15:01 Siniora: I asked the army’s command to work on protecting citizens & impose security to resume normal life in the country
15:00 Siniora:Withdrawal of all militants from the streets- election of a co approved president-the electoral district is Qada’
14:59 Siniora: We hope Hizbollah felt that use of arms does not solve the problem. He has to acknowledge that his weapons should exclusively aim the Israeli attacks
14:59 Siniora : Hizbollah had to seed a way to agreement thru the public institutions. We might need here a temporarily arrangement
14:58 Siniora: None of us is neutral here to manage the dialog & we must find together a third party to manage it
14:52 Siniora: Hizbollah declared war & fought it to impose de facto while we work on separating Lebanon’s problems from the rest of the region. What we heard during the dialog was to spare time to prepare the coup. We disapprove the situation of Hizbollah’s arms as it it. We never doubted it could ever break in Beirut as they did. Hizbollah must realize its arms do not intimidate us
14:48 Siniora: Our problem with Hizbollah is his monopoly in the war decision making & that who refuses is accused of being a traitor, that they decided to impose on the state decisions they deny the others the right to discuss. We don’t want conflict with Hizbollah. We didn’t & won’t declare war on Hizbollah but in the same time we don’t agree they invade houses & privacies
14:45 Siniora: We have a real problem with Hizbollah. The government never proposed disarming Hizbollah by force. Israel is the enemy & Syria is the ally. Did the Lebanese government declare war on Hizbollah? We didn’t & won’t do it. The issue is that Hizbollah decided on its own how Lebanon should be. Our problem with them is monopoly. The real issue is them trying to impose their culture on the Lebanese people. They decided to determine & handle their own security
14:40 Siniora: They worked on discrimination among citizen & favor themselves. What is Hizbollah doing in the streets of Beirut? On The road to Rafik Hariri Int’l Airport?
14:38 Siniora: They used to call for partnership & they are the one who went alert
14:36 Siniora: Dear Lebanese in all Beirut & its streets, dear Lebanese in the suburb & in all Lebanon, your state won’t fall in the hands of rebels
14:30 OTV: Extremist armed groups supporting Al Mustaqbal are searching citizens in Masnaa & Deir Zanoun areas
14:26 NTV: Calm prevails in Aramoun, Shoueifat & Khaldeh despite the armed aspects & shops reopened
14:17 NTV: The arrest of Hussein Nemr Sabbagh in Quarantine for shooting in Jalloul Land & handover to the General Prosecutor office
14:14 Kamil Khoury to OTV: The FPM’s sole bet on the army& the agreement with Hizbollah to protect all Lebanese
14:10 Al Manar: Negotiations between Al Mustaqbal militia men & National party(Kawmi) to evacuate corps & wounded from al Mustaqbal office in Halba
14:02 NTV: Source in the opposition confirms that the responsible for the shooting at the funeral in Kaskas is well known & does not belong to the opposition & that he confessed that what he did was a personal act of revenge & he is being turned to the authorities meanwhile
14:00 Al Arabyia: info that the army’s command might issue a statement to withdraw all militants from the streets
13:58 NBN: Al Mustaqbal militia men fire rocktes toward National party in Halba & is sniping residential buildings
13:55 NTV : National party militants are trapped in their office in Halba where battles are limited to one neighborhood in town
13:53 NTV: info about 3 killed in Halba
13:49 Yakan: Beirut clashes did not come from nowhere, it’s the result of many challenges set by the government
13:46 Sawt El Ghad; Burning of Baath party office in Tall/Tripoli
13:39 OTV: clashes reignite in Saadnayel/Bekaa
13:33 Amal denies her militants shooting on the funeral
13:32 LBC: Shootings in Masnaa area
13:20 OTV: Heavy shootings in both Zahryeh & Tall areas in Tripoli
13:19 NBN: Al Mustaqbal militants set street barriers in Tripoli & Minyeh & assault both citizens & journalists
13:14 OTV: 5 killed & 4 seriously wounded during the funeral in Kaskas
13:06 NTV: Dead & injured people as a result of the shooting at the funeral in Shatila
13:04 Al Manar: An aborted attempt for Al Mustaqbal militants to break in an office for the National party (Kawmi) in Jebb Jennine
13:02 OTV: 4 killed & 5 injured during Cornish El Mazraa clashes
12:58 NBN: The head of what is left of the government Fouad Siniora will address the Lebanese to draw his stand about the current situation at 2:00pm
12:49 The media support march reache Future TV building in Kantari & employees decide to stay inside & in front of the door to protest against the shutting down of the station & interruption of broadcasting
12:48 Al Arabyia: 1 shot dead & 3 injured during the shooting at the funeral in Tarik Jdideh
12:42 Sheikh Maher Hammoud for Tayyar.org: I reassure all citizens that both the opposition as well as Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah are very concerned with the Lebanese people security whatever their political stand. He denies what media propulsed about opposition supporters messing with citizens’ estates & he sees that the clashes will be brought down soon.
12:41 VOL reporter: Shooting during the funeral of a victim in Tarik El Jdideh which lead to the death of some people
12:40 Al Jazeera: The vehicle that was passing by Al Masnaa road belongs to the UN
12:35 Al Manar: Al Mustaqbal militants return to their office in Jebb Jennine & raise flags
12:31 Al Manar: Al Mustaqbal militants assault a Red Cross vehicle & rob its contents on Al Masnaa road
12:11 LBC: Armenian Radio Van in MarElias on fire
11:59 NBN: 5 shot dead in the attack on Kawmi’s office in Halba. Al Mustaqbal militants were throwing grenades during the assault
11:52 NBN: Gathering of Al Mustaqbal militants in Jebb Jennine & surrounding villages as they attack citizens & set barriers on the roads
11:46 Al Manar: infos about 2 shot dead in Halba
11:41 NBN: An intelligency officer admitted that arab & international intelligences continuous efforts for 3 years were brought down in Beirut
11:41 OTV: Attack on Kawmi’s office in Halba & death among attackers
11:38 ANB: UNIFIL denies patrol being attacked on Al Masnaa road
11:31 OTV: Heavy shooting & blocking roads in Deir Zanoun, Bekaa region
11:29 NTV: Dead & injured during clashes between Al Mustaqbal & Kawmi in Halba place in Akkar
11:20 OTV: Al Mustaqbal militants threaten people to close their shops in Jdeideh/Akkar
11:14 Al Jazeera: A gathering & march will take place today to support Future TV after the burning of its old building last night
11:12 NBN: Armed gatherings of Al Mustaqbal militia men in Jebb Jennine & surrounding villages as they set barriers to harass citizens
11:06 Sawt El Ghad: Al Mustaqbal militants block the triangle linking Al Rawda-Barr Elias in Bekaa
11: 05 OTV: violent clashes in Halba between Kawmi & Al Mustaqbal
10:45 Al Manar: Al Mustaqbal militants block Masna’ international road & rob a UNIFIL patrol their shields & helmets
10:37 Al Manar: Al Mustaqbal militia handles its weapons & offices in Daraya, Iklim El Kharroub to the Lebanese army
10:05 LBC: Egypt does not exclude the possibility of sending Arab & Islamic forces to Lebanon
09:25 The airport road is still closed
09:23 OTV: MEA CEO Mr. Mohammad El Hout declared the company is ready to resume flights once the road to the airport is reopened
09:19 The situation is normal & calm in Sidon after yesterday clashes that resulted in the death of 1 person & the injury of others
09:15 The commercial activity in Beirut is still shy
09:15 The situation in mid-Bekaa is calm & the Lebanese-Syrian borders witness Syrian workers migration
09:07 The Socialist party says having prevented an assault yesterday in Aley as many attackers have been hit & that they were able to withdraw 3 corps
09:04 OTV: Injuring of Aley Mayor with a bullet hitting him in the shoulder during last night’s clashes as he was working on calming down the situation
01:16 Calm is back to Beirut districts as the Lebanese army controls the situation
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Madness takes over Lebanon.
Militants are fighting in the streets of Beirut. Military guns are on both sides. What is the prospect of such a situation. Aren't the Lebanese fed-up with wars?
23 November 2007
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud left the Baabda presidential palace without handing over the power to a new president. This is the first time since independence in 1943. |
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