Displaced children in a school in Sour, southern Lebanon. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient Today)
The controversy over the fate of the official baccalaureate examinations continues, with attention turning to the parliamentary Education Committee’s meeting with Education Minister Rima Karameh scheduled for Thursday, where a recommendation is expected on whether to proceed with the exams, postpone them, or introduce modifications.The debate unfolds against the backdrop of deep political and geographic divisions over Lebanon’s education response during wartime, with the Hezbollah-Amal alliance reportedly opposed to proceeding with the exams under current conditions, given the scale of displacement and disruption affecting their constituencies, although no formal position has been officially announced. More from Ghadir In war-torn Lebanon, fewer beachgoers south of Beirut, but no empty shores On the ground, the situation remains...
The controversy over the fate of the official baccalaureate examinations continues, with attention turning to the parliamentary Education Committee’s meeting with Education Minister Rima Karameh scheduled for Thursday, where a recommendation is expected on whether to proceed with the exams, postpone them, or introduce modifications.The debate unfolds against the backdrop of deep political and geographic divisions over Lebanon’s education response during wartime, with the Hezbollah-Amal alliance reportedly opposed to proceeding with the exams under current conditions, given the scale of displacement and disruption affecting their constituencies, although no formal position has been officially announced. More from Ghadir In war-torn Lebanon, fewer beachgoers south of Beirut, but no empty shores On the ground, the situation...
