The Vice President of the Chamber, Élias Bou Saab, and the Minister of Information, Paul Morcos, at Parliament, April 23, 2026. (Credit: Ali Fawaz/Lebanese Parliament)
Joint parliamentary committees once again postponed on Thursday the adoption of the draft information law and the amnesty law, amid political reluctance and divisions.The information law, introduced in 2010, has undergone repeated reviews and revisions over the years in parliamentary committees and subcommittees with the aim of modernizing the sector, yet it still does not appear close to approval. A new bill that MP for the Amal Movement Ghazi Zeaiter submitted on April 15 and that reached the joint committees only on Wednesday took many by surprise, including Information Minister Paul Morcos.“This bill has been sent backward,” he said.Deputy Speaker of Parliament Elias Bou Saab will chair a subcommittee for further review, delaying the next meeting of the joint committees by two weeks. According to our information, some had suggested...
Joint parliamentary committees once again postponed on Thursday the adoption of the draft information law and the amnesty law, amid political reluctance and divisions.The information law, introduced in 2010, has undergone repeated reviews and revisions over the years in parliamentary committees and subcommittees with the aim of modernizing the sector, yet it still does not appear close to approval. A new bill that MP for the Amal Movement Ghazi Zeaiter submitted on April 15 and that reached the joint committees only on Wednesday took many by surprise, including Information Minister Paul Morcos.“This bill has been sent backward,” he said.Deputy Speaker of Parliament Elias Bou Saab will chair a subcommittee for further review, delaying the next meeting of the joint committees by two weeks. According to our information, some had...
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