Saturday, August 24, 2024

8:30 am A trail-cleaning campaign titled "One Less Fire" organized by the Lebanese Red Cross, in collaboration with the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative and coordinated with the Federation of Municipalities of Keserwan-Ftouh, as part of the "National Campaign for Forest Fire Prevention and Reduction." The event will take place along hiking trails in Wadi Al-Salib (Qlaiaat - Faitroun - Kfardebian). 10:00 am A discussion session featuring MPs Najat Aoun Saliba and Ibrahim Mneimneh, along with journalist Ghada Eid, hosted by lawyer Mazen Abu Al-Hassan and his family at their home in the town of Al-Qalaa, on the Hamana/Qurnayel main road, in the building of Judge Shafiq Abu Al-Hassan. 10:30 am Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Dr. Ali Hamieh, will launch the rehabilitation and maintenance works of the Shatoura-Zahle-Riyaq-Baalbek highway, extending to Al-Qaa at the Lebanese-Syrian border. The work will commence from Taybeh in the Bekaa. 12:00 pm As part of his visits to parliamentary blocs to sign an urgent draft law for the funding and equipping of additional civil airports in Lebanon besides Rafic Hariri International Airport, lawyer Majd Harb will visit the Batroun Coordination Office of the Lebanese Forces, where MPs Dr. Fadi Karam and Ghayath Yazbeck will sign the proposal on behalf of the Strong Republic bloc. 12:00 pm Press conference by Maroun Al-Khouli, President of the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers, to announce the submission of a draft law to transfer ownership of private electricity generators to local municipalities. The event will take place at the House of Workers in Jal El Dib. 5:00 pm The People's Aid Committee, in cooperation with the Better Tomorrow Institutions, will inaugurate the Popular Civil Defense Center in the Iqlim Al-Kharroub region, located in Shehim, on the Daraya main road, opposite Shouf Modern Printing Press, with the presence of several politicians and regional figures. 6:30 pm Batroun International Festivals Committee will organize a live drill wi th Civil Defense at the Batroun port. 9:00 pm The annual festival of the Parish of St. John the Baptist in Ashqout will open, organized by the Waqf Committee and under the patronage of Bishop Paul Rouhana of the Maronite Diocese of Sarba. The festival will take place in the church's outer courtyard and will run until Wednesday, the 28th of this month. Source: National news agency - Lebanon