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Parliament to Vote on Lifting MP Bouchikian’s Immunity

This is Beirut, 21/07 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Georges Bouchikian Elias Bou Saab Lebanon parliament immunity

Lebanon’s Parliament is set to hold a session on Wednesday to vote on lifting the immunity of former Minister of Economy and current MP Georges Bouchikian. The decision follows a joint meeting held in Ain el-Tineh between the Bureau of Parliament and the Parliamentary Administration and Justice Committee. Reports indicate that Bouchikian, who ...

Electoral Law in Committees: Bou Saab Stresses Need for Political Consensus First

This is Beirut, 20/05 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanese Red Cross Elias Bou Saab Nabih Berry Lebanon Orthodox law

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for a second joint session of several key parliamentary committees on Thursday to continue deliberations on a set of legislative proposals, including three electoral bills and major public health reforms. The joint meeting will bring together members of the Finance and Budget, Administration and Justice, ...

Bou Saab: Parliamentary Session to Be Scheduled Soon, Municipal Elections to Proceed on Time

This is Beirut, 08/05 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nabih Berry Elias Bou Saab Parliament Beirut Municipal Elections

Ahead of an upcoming parliamentary session, set to be scheduled soon, Speaker Nabih Berri chaired a meeting of Parliament’s Bureau on Thursday to review an agenda packed with long-delayed expedited law proposals. Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab announced that Berri intends to call for a legislative session once lawmakers have had around five ...

Parliament Sets Legislative Priorities, Rejects Municipal Election Delay

This is Beirut, 22/04 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Elias Bou Saab Banking secrecy Nabih Berri Municipal elections

The Lebanese Parliament Bureau met on Tuesday in Ain el-Tineh under the leadership of Speaker Nabih Berri to finalize the agenda for the legislative session scheduled for Thursday. The meeting focused on several high-priority draft laws, including a proposal to amend Lebanon’s banking secrecy regulations and plans for the upcoming municipal ...

Bou Saab: Implementation of Resolution 1701 Depends on Israel First

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-29 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Elias Bou Saab

Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab said on Friday that United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 "must first be implemented by Israel before discussing how it will be applied in Lebanon." These comments come amid growing local and international calls for full implementation of the resolution since Hezbollah opened the southern front on October ...

Advances for Teachers and Aman Loan Approved in Committees

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-12 23:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Aman Elias Bou Saab

The joint parliamentary committees approved two social projects. One involves an advance for teachers, and the other allocates additional funding for the Amal social program. Under the chairmanship of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Elias Bou Saab, the committees held a joint meeting on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by outgoing Finance ...