Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-02-28 17:08 - Reading : less than a minute
At around 2:30 PM, retired military personnel and retired internal security forces began to gather at Riad el-Solh square to demand an increase in salaries while the Council of Ministers is set to meet at the Grand Serail to discuss several topics on the agenda.
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-28 12:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 18:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following a meeting of the 'Renewal' parliamentary bloc, Michel Moawad, MP for Zgharta, asserted that "the timing of the Council of Ministers scheduled for Friday is suspicious," stressing the need to follow "the legislative process to guarantee the extension of the mandate" of Army Commander-in-Chief Joseph Aoun. As a reminder, the Caretaker ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-10 19:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A general strike will be observed on Monday December 11 in response to a global call for solidarity with Gaza, the National News Agency reported. The announcement was made Sunday evening by the General Directorate of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. A statement said caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced “the closure of all ...