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Council of Ministers Approves Draft Law on Judicial Independence

This is Beirut, 02/05 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s Council of Ministers approved the Judicial Independence Bill on Friday, marking a significant step toward strengthening the country’s legal system. The bill aims to ensure the impartiality of judges by protecting them from external pressures during the decision-making process. This measure is expected to restore public trust in the ...

Retired Military Personnel to Protest Over Government’s Inaction

This is Beirut, 01/05 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Retired military personnel have announced a series of planned road closures and blockades for Friday, May 2, from 7:00 to 9:00 AM, to protest the government’s failure to address their social and salary-related demands. In a statement issued Thursday, the group described this protest as “the first wave of anger” and warned that it would be ...

Council of Ministers Approves UNIFIL’s Mandate Extension

This is Beirut, 17/04 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s Cabinet approved the annual extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday. The decision, made during a meeting at Baabda Palace chaired by President Joseph Aoun, sets the stage for the upcoming UN Security Council vote on renewing the peacekeeping mission for another year at Lebanon’s ...

Council of Ministers Approves Draft Law on Banking Sector Restructuring

This is Beirut, 12/04 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Council of Ministers approved the draft law for reforming and restructuring the banking sector in a cabinet session headed by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, held at the Grand Serail on Saturday. The Council examined ten clauses from the draft law for banking sector reform, which includes 39 clauses in total. After the session, Minister of ...

Retired Pharmacists’ Pension Raised to $670 Monthly

This is Beirut, 10/04 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Syndicate of Pharmacists of Lebanon has announced an increase in the monthly pension for retired pharmacists to $670, marking the highest retirement payout among all professional syndicates in the country. In a statement issued Thursday, the head of the syndicate, Dr. Joe Salloum, attributed the increase to a series of internal reforms and ...

Council of Ministers Approves Draft Law for Bank Restructuring

This is Beirut, 08/04 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam chaired a session of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday morning, which was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri and the Ministers of Finance, Yassine Jaber; Culture, Ghassan Salameh; Energy and Water, Joe Saddi; Tourism, Laura Lahoud; Social Affairs, Haneen Sayed; Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Youssef Rajji; ...

Cabinet Appoints Karim Souhaid as Governor of Lebanon's Central Bank

This is Beirut, 27/03 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Council of Ministers Central Bank Governor Karim Souhaid

The Council of Ministers appointed a new governor for Lebanon’s Central Bank on Thursday, more than a year and a half after the former governor, Riad Salameh, had retired. Karim Souhaid became the new head of the central bank, or BDL, following a vote in which he secured the support of 17 ministers out of 24. The Cabinet resorted to voting ...

Government to Announce Administrative Appointment Mechanism on Thursday

This is Beirut, 17/03 19:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese Council of Ministers convened for a marathon session on Monday to finalize the mechanism for administrative appointments, particularly for high-ranking positions. The meeting, which began at 11 AM at the Grand Serail and lasted over five hours, resulted in the approval of the mechanism in principle. However, its official announcement ...

The Council of Ministers Approves an Advance for the Recruitment of 1,500 Military Personnel

This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On Wednesday, the government approved “the granting of a credit to the Ministry of Defense to finance the recruitment of 1,500 new army soldiers.” This decision should help strengthen the army's presence in southern Lebanon as part of the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and advance diplomatic talks on a ceasefire. When ...

Bank Restructuring Plan Could Be Withdrawn From Council of Ministers

This Is Beirut, 2024-02-28 12:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Council of Ministers started at 4 PM discussing their agenda. Among the 27 items on this agenda, one is related to the restructuring of banks, and another has to do with the demands of the civil servants who went on strike. They require a salary raise and better social benefits. Prior to the opening of the meeting, caretaker Minister for ...

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