Georges Adwan

Banking Reform, Judiciary, Leases, Education: Parliament Approves Four Key Bills

The Lebanese Parliament held two separate sessions on Thursday – one in the morning and one in the evening – to debate and vote on a series of legal, administrative, and economic bills. Among the approved texts was the long-anticipated law on the organization of the judiciary, widely regarded as a significant step forward in ...

Joseph Aoun's Mandate: The Moment of Truth on Friday

Although the various bills proposing to delay the retirement of the army's Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, were not discussed at the legislative session on Thursday, the issue was on everyone's mind. The deferral of Gen. Aoun's mandate, which expires on January 10, is expected to occur on Friday. This would take place at a meeting of the ...