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Parliament Renews Confidence in Salam's Government After Heated Debate

This is Beirut, 16/07 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Parliament renewed confidence in Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government on Wednesday, as it concluded a two-day session dedicated to the general policy debate. The vote of confidence was called for by MP and leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Gebran Bassil. The majority of the 82 MPs present at the closing session, notably 69 ...

Will Beirut’s Last Green Spaces Be Saved?

Vanessa Kallas, 31/05 15:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Green Spaces Crisis Government Climate change

Long vital to the city’s health and identity, Beirut’s public green spaces are disappearing. As Beirut’s parks are swallowed by concrete, environmental advocates warn of rising heat, pollution and social decline. The new government faces a pivotal choice: preserve what’s left or accept irreversible loss.

Lebanon Activates Civil Aviation Authority 22 Years After Law Passed

This is Beirut, 27/05 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Aviation Rasamny Recruitement Government Reform

More than two decades after the legal framework was put in place, Lebanon is finally taking steps to activate its General Directorate of Civil Aviation. Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny has officially reopened the candidacy process for key leadership positions within the authority, 22 years after the passage of Law No. 481, which ...

Army Retirees Threaten to Escalate Pressure for Better Pension

This is Beirut, 28/04 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon military retirees Military Retirees Movement government

Amid growing frustration over deteriorating living conditions, the Military Retirees Movement announced a shift to a new phase of confrontation, warning of wide-ranging protests if the government fails to meet their demands. “After exhausting all means of dialogue and peaceful expression, and facing deafening silence and humiliating disregard ...

California Sues US Government Over Trump Tariffs

This is Beirut, 17/04 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States California Government Justice Tariffs

California is suing the federal government over Donald Trump's on-again-off-again tariffs, the governor and attorney general said Wednesday, claiming the American president does not have the right to impose them. The move marks the strongest pushback yet against a tariff roll-out that has sent global stock markets into meltdown, and left ...

At Odds with Policy Statement, Minister Salameh's Remarks Spark Controversy

This is Beirut, 08/04 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Ghassan Salameh government Disarmament

Lebanon, with a fragile sovereignty, is faltering under internal and external pressures. In these times of uncertainty, the political scene is evolving under the shadow of the Kulluna Irada movement, a group that, much like its representatives, seems to navigate a sea of contradictions and aims to extend its reach to more than one shore. Recent ...

Rising Prices, Stagnant Wages: An Ever-Harder Daily Struggle

Liliane Mokbel, 19/03 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In one of his first statements to the press, the new Minister of Labor, Mohammad Haidar, said that raising the minimum wage is among his priorities. He noted that the matter would be discussed with Finance Minister Yassine Jaber but did not specify a figure. Recently, some have called for a minimum wage of $1,000—five times the current ...

Cabinet Approves Key Military and Security Appointments

This is Beirut, 13/03 16:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Government Security Appointments

The government approved important military and security appointments during its ordinary session held on Thursday at the presidential palace in Baabda, chaired by President Joseph Aoun. The new appointments are as follows: Brigadier Rudolf Heikal was appointed Commander of the Army, brigadier Hassan Shaker was appointed Director of General ...

Government in Overdrive: A Prioritized Agenda

Sana Richa Choucair, 04/03 19:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On Wednesday, February 26, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reaffirmed his strong commitment to the new Cabinet’s agenda. “When we say we want something, it’s not a mere wish or request, but a firm pledge,” he emphasized before parliamentarians, after his government secured their confidence with 95 votes. He clarified that “the government’s ...

Hankach to TIB: We Are on the Verge of Having a New Lebanon

Chelsea Al Arif, 26/02 21:05 - Reading : less than a minute

Elias Hankash Vote of confidence Government

After casting a vote of confidence for the new government, MP Elias Hankach told This is Beirut that Lebanon is on the verge of an era that compensates for all the years during which the Lebanese people lost hope.

PM Nawaf Salam's Government Gains Parliament's Confidence with 95 Votes

This is Beirut, 26/02 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam government parliament vote of confidence

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government gained the confidence of 95 MPs of the 128-strong parliament on Wednesday at the end of the two-day debate of its policy statement. At the end of the deliberations, and ahead of the voting, Salam made the following remarks in response to the MPs who took the floor representing the various parliamentary ...

The Government's Challenge in Gaining a Vote of Confidence

Natasha Metni Torbey, 24/02 16:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Government Nawaf Salam parliament Vote of Confidence policy statement

To establish its legitimacy, Nawaf Salam’s new government must overcome one final hurdle before effectively taking power. After its formation on February 8, 2025, and the drafting of its ministerial statement last Monday, the cabinet will face its ultimate challenge: gaining the confidence of Parliament. Thus, during a plenary session ...

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