par This Is Beirut, 03/01 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
At the end of Wednesday's meeting between caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Health Minister Firas Abiad, the decision was made to "work towards implementing the agreement under which the sum of one thousand billion Lebanese pounds would be secured monthly to subsidize medication for cancer and chronic diseases," as Abiad put it. Concluded ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/01 22:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to information from Al-Jadeed, a Cabinet meeting is likely to take place on Friday, January 12. Starting today, political pressure will be applied for the appointment of an Army chief-of-staff, a subject that will be discussed outside the agenda. This issue, which was already time-sensitive ahead of the December 15 extension of Army ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/01 15:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On Friday morning, 16 ministers attended the first cabinet meeting of 2024, thus ensuring that quorum was met. 34 items were on the agenda, as well as ten others proposed by the Ministry of Environment and the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) to ensure the continuity of waste management. At the end of the meeting, caretaker ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/02 13:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The retired military personnel reaffirmed on Wednesday its previous decision "to gather and protest outside the grand serail to block ministers from participating in a cabinet meeting scheduled on Thursday." The protesters vowed to maintain their protests "until achieving justice and equality." They called on "retired military personnel, ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/02 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In an exceptional session on Saturday, in the presence of sixteen ministers, the caretaker cabinet of Prime Minister Najib Mikati approved the increase in the transport allowance for the private sector to 450,000 Lebanese pounds, as well as the decree on electronic and personal transactions. However, the issue of compensation and allowances for ...
15/02 11:16 - Reading : less than a minute
On behalf of the Strong Republic Bloc, MPs Ghassan Hasbani, Georges Okais, and Razi el-Hage will file a summons before the Constitutional Council to challenge the 2024 budget law at 1:00 PM on Thursday. The law was published in the Official Gazette this morning. Additionally, the appeal will be registered in the Council's registry on February 15, ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/04 21:26 - Reading : less than a minute
The Cabinet approved on Thursday an increase of the minimum wage in the private sector to 18 million Lebanese pounds, as well as a 100% increase in school allowances. Thus, the minimum wage rises from 9 to 18 million pounds, fully declared to Social Security and integrated into the basic salary. With regard to school allowances, for the children ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/04 14:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Banque de l’Habitat cabinet CDR
During its meeting on Thursday, the Council of Ministers approved the request made by the Banque de l'Habitat (BDH) for a subsidized loan from the Abu Dhabi Development Fund. The government agreed to entrust the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) with the task of contacting the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development and requesting a loan for ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/05 14:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A cabinet session on Tuesday addressed several recent events including Lebanon’s participation in the Arab Summit held in Bahrain, the Brussels conference, and the ongoing tensions in the south of the country. Regarding the Arab Summit, which was held on May 16, Prime Minister Najib Mikati explained that it expressed everyone’s interest in ...
par Marguerita Sejaan, Vanessa Kallas, 28/05 17:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Ahead of Tuesday's Cabinet session, contractual teachers at the Lebanese University are still getting paid $2 an hour, some barely earning $200 a year.
par This Is Beirut, 31/07 10:15 - Reading : less than a minute
In an extraordinary Cabinet session, on Wednesday, Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the Israeli aggression on the southern suburb of Beirut, calling on the international community and peace mediators to “work for the sake of security and stability.” Mikati called for the immediate and full implementation of Resolution 1701 ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/09 23:53 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The Council of Ministers is set to convene on Tuesday at the Grand Serail to discuss a comprehensive agenda, including several items, alongside a presentation from Finance Minister Youssef Khalil on the 2025 draft budget. However, this session may be disrupted by impending protests from retired military personnel. They are calling for a salary ...
