Cabinet meeting

Council of Ministers Meeting Begins

After a wait of almost 3 hours, the meeting of the Council of Ministers finally commenced at the Grand Serail after a quorum was secured. Sixteen of the twenty-four ministers were able to make it to the government session, which was due to take place at half past nine this morning, to discuss an agenda consisting of 25 items, the most important ...

Mikati to Call for Two Cabinet Meetings

In a statement issued on Monday, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers announced caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati's intention to convene a ministerial meeting on Friday, February 23 at 3.30 PM, "with a single item on the agenda, namely the draft law on the situation of banks in Lebanon and their restructuring, which was previously ...

Mikati: Preventing State Collapse Until Political Consensus Is Reached

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati affirmed that the government’s primary concern is to maintain the state’s structure and prevent it from further deteriorating until a political consensus is achieved, enabling the implementation of appropriate reforms. Speaking at the start of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Mikati underlined the main ...

Cabinet Meeting: LBP 150 Billion to the High Relief Commission

The caretaker government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Wednesday the allocation of LBP 150 billion for the urgent needs of the High Relief Commission, amidst growing risks of an open conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The announcement was made at the end of a cabinet meeting that focused on a national emergency plan, according ...