Wednesday, April 30, 2025

National News

28-04-2025

NNA -
Time Topic
Parliamentary Committee Meetings:
9:30 am The Committee on National Economy, Trade, Industry, and Planning, chaired by MP Farid Al-Bustani, meets to discuss the challenges facing the external transit truck transport sector. Venue: Committee Hall – Parliament offices – 3rd floor – Room 310.
10:00 am The Committee on National Education, Higher Education, and Culture, chaired by MP Hassan Mrad, convenes to discuss the role and strengthening of educational inspection. Venue: Education Committee Hall – Parliament offices – 1st floor.
10:30 am The Committee on Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, chaired by MP Fadi Alameh, meets at the committee hall – Parliament offices – 3rd floor.
10:30 am The Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, meets to study the draft law submitted under Decree No. 193 concerning the restructuring and reform of Lebanon's banking sector. Venue: Public Library Hall – Parliament offices.
12:00 pm The Fact-Finding Subcommittee from the Committee on Public Works, Transport, Energy, and Water, chaired by MP Ibrahim Mneimneh, meets to discuss its findings on the Integrated System Project related to driver's licenses, vehicle registrations, electronic stickers, secure license plates, and the digitalization of the Vehicle Registration Service. Venue: Public Works Committee Hall – Parliament offices – 4th floor.
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Other Events:
10:00 am The Beirut Bar Association organizes a celebration marking the centennial of the Intellectual Property Law in Lebanon under the theme 'The Centennial of the Intellectual Property Law in Lebanon: Past, Present, and Future,' under the patronage of President Joseph Aoun. Venue: House of the Lawyer – Main Conference Hall – 5th floor. Speeches will be delivered by Minister of Administrative Reform Dr. Fadi Makki and Minister of Culture Dr. Ghassan Salamé.
10:00 am Protest organized by the Committee of Rafik Hariri University Hospital Employees at the hospital's main entrance, demanding the payment of delayed salaries and dues.
11:00 am Press conference by the Lebanese-Palestinian Coordination Committee for Prisoners and Detainees at the Press Syndicate, marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day.
12:00 pm The Lebanese Union for People with Physical Disabilities, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launches the campaign 'My Right – National Campaign for the Political Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Lebanon', attended by Interior Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Hajar and Social Affairs Minister Hanine Sayyed. The event will include a discussion on inclusive electoral practices. Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel – Verdun, Beirut.
5:00 pm Press conference by the families of the Qornet El Sawda and Bcharre martyrs, in response to widespread regional support, at the Lebanese Press Club near Alfa Company headquarters.
5:00 pm The Faculty of Political Science and International Relations at Université La Sagesse organizes a seminar titled 'The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Geopolitical Transformations and Modern Warfare,' at Espace Science Po – Block C, 4th floor.
6:30 pm Announcement of the 'Kulna Lil Batroun' municipal list at its headquarters in Al-Bahsa – Batroun.