10:00 am Retired military personnel stage a sit-in outside the Cabinet’s headquarters to prevent ministers from entering the session, “rejecting any increase in salaries and pensions as contradictory to the principles of justice and equality.”
10:00 am The Russian Cultural Center in Beirut launches the educational program “School of Young Leaders” in collaboration with the North Caucasus Federal University at its center in Verdun – Charles Malik Avenue, under the patronage of Russian Federation Ambassador Alexander Rudakov.
12:30 pm Cabinet session under the caretaker government’s authority at the Grand Serail to discuss the listed agenda items.
1:00 pm The Great Tripoli March, organized by the “Palestine Support Committee” in Tripoli, with the participation of national and Islamic forces, unions, civil and scout organizations, and Palestinian factions, “in solidarity with the brave people of Gaza and all of Palestine.” The march starts from Schools Street towards Azmi Street, Nadim Al-Ji
sr Street, Port Road, Jameezat, Abdul Hamid Karami Square (An-Nour).
4:00 pm “Echoes” magazine opens its exhibition titled “Zahle Through Time” from Elie Abou Taan’s archive, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Zahlé, Ferzol, and the Bekaa for the Roman Catholic Church and Michel Daher Foundation, at the Saydet El Najat Archdiocese in Zahle, under the patronage of Caretaker Minister of Culture, Mohammad Wissam Al-Mortada.
5:00 pm “Hadeer” Association and “Fanousi” website organize an event for youth on the occasion of the International Day of the Arabic Language on December 18, aiming to encourage children to love the Arabic language under the theme “I Love My Language” in Badaro until 6:30 pm.
7:30 pm Seminar titled: “Language and its Contribution to Human Formation” with Professor Haitham Qutob, held via the “Zoom” application organized by “The Lebanese Association for Educational and Cultural Renewal” (Alrec) and the International Journal of Humanities and Language Sciences under the presiden
cy of Rima Younes, under the patronage of the President of the Islamic University in Lebanon, Professor Hassan Lakis.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon