Elias Bou Saab

Parliament Sets Legislative Priorities, Rejects Municipal Election Delay

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

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

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 ...