Beirut: A packed schedule unfolded in Beirut with significant parliamentary and public events taking center stage. The day commenced with a 10:00 am meeting of a parliamentary subcommittee chaired by MP Sajih Attieh to deliberate on a draft law focused on energy conservation. Concurrently, the Contractual Teachers Association organized a sit-in outside the Education Ministry, reflecting ongoing tensions in the education sector.
According to National News Agency - Lebanon, the morning continued with the Parliamentary Youth and Sports Committee visiting the investigating judge involved in the Lahoud Olympic Pool case at 10:30 am. At the same time, the Health Ministry, in collaboration with UNICEF, launched the "Child Safeguarding Policy in Nurseries," marking a significant step towards enhancing child safety measures.
At 11:00 am, Speaker Nabih Berri chaired a legislative session to scrutinize various proposed laws, while a subcommittee on education, led by MP Halime Kaakour, held a separate meeting. These discussions were paralleled by a celebration hosted by USJ and the Oriental Library, commemorating the transfer of politician Michel Chiha's archive.
Midday activities included a fact-finding committee meeting on vehicle registration and automation, and a meeting of the families of port explosion victims with the Public Prosecutor to contest a recent settlement. In the afternoon, PM Nawaf Salam visited Metropolitan Elias Audeh, emphasizing the ongoing political engagement in the city.
The evening saw a diverse array of cultural and social events. The "Beauty and Wellbeing" forum, attended by Ministers Morcos and Abu Haidar, opened at 5:00 pm, alongside a forum on prisoner Georges Abdallah's detention in France, an Armenian Catholic liturgy marking the Armenian Genocide, and a cultural seminar on depositors' rights in Choumlan. Labor unions and tenants' committee gathered at 5:30 pm to discuss legal action against the non-residential rent law.
Closing the day's events, the King's Day celebration hosted by Dutch Ambassador Frank Mollen featured Minister Paul Morcos as a representative of Presidents Aoun and Salam. The Mahmoud Kahil Awards ceremony at the National Library and the book signing of "The Bleeding Wound" by Dr. Sahar Haidar at Antonine University concluded the day's diverse activities.