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Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, Speaker Nabih Berri and MP Walid Jumblatt during their meeting in Beirut on Sunday evening (Photo from Walid Jumblatt’s Twitter account)
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The Lebanese parliament approved a number of new taxes to finance the new wage scale. (NNA)
Lebanese Parliament Approves New Taxes to Fund Salary Hike
Beirut – The Lebanese parliament approved on Monday a series of new taxes to fund the recently announced hike in salaries of public employees. The majority of the taxes are the same ones included in a previous tax law that was rejected by the Constitutional Council....Caption:
A Lebanese soldier mans a checkpoint at the entrance of the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
Meeting in Lebanon’s Ain el-Hilweh Addresses Latest Security Developments
Beirut – A Palestinian committee met in the refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh in southern Lebanon to address the latest developments in the camp. The meeting was held by the “operations room,” a committee that was established in wake of a Palestinian embassy meeting...Caption:
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri meets a delegation of women participating in a Pedal for Peace campaign. (Dalati & Nohra)
Lebanon’s Civil Movement Protests in Front of Central Bank to Reject Taxes
Beirut – The civil movement in Lebanon organized on Saturday a surprise sit-in in front of the Central Bank in Beirut, warning the government against “imposing taxes on the poor.” The sit-in led to the closure of all the entrances of the Central Bank, amid tight...Caption:
Prime Minister Saad Hariri chairs the cabinet session at the Grand Serail. Dalati and Nohra photo