Mikati Signs Several Laws Approved by the Parliament

The General Directorate of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers announced that "after the Parliament approved fourteen laws during its session held on December 14 and 15, the Council of Ministers, in its session held on December 19, decided to issue those laws on behalf of the President of the Republic. As a result of the reviews submitted to Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the consultations he conducted, the Prime Minister signed only eleven laws and directed the relevant departments at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers to publish them in the official gazette in the issue that will be released next Thursday." Mikati requested the non-publication of three laws: firstly, the law related to amending certain provisions of the laws concerning the educational body in private schools and organizing the school budget; secondly, the law aimed at providing financial assistance to the compensation fund for individuals of the educational body in private schools; thirdly, the law related to amending the rental law for non-residential premises. He clarified that "this is to allow for the reconsideration of the decision to issue them at the next Cabinet meeting to discuss the constitutional options available regarding them."