Elias Hankash, MP for Metn, during a press briefing at the Kataeb headquarters in Saifi, on July 29, 2026. (Credit: Photo taken from the party's X account)
A first ruling was issued. The State Shura Council decided, in a preliminary ruling, to suspend the implementation of a circular issued by Finance Minister Yassin Jaber. The circular instructed land registrars, mokhtars, and cadastral officials to register public domain lands in several predominantly Christian areas under the name of the “Lebanese Republic,” rather than under the name of their original owners or the municipalities concerned. More from Yara Berri visits Baabda for the first time in 3 months “This is an important decision and a major victory,” Hankash, a Kataeb MP and one of the petitioners challenging the finance minister’s decision, told L’Orient-Le Jour. The appeal was upheld by the State Shura Council.The term “public domain lands” refers to land that belongs either to the state, municipalities, or the residents...
A first ruling was issued. The State Shura Council decided, in a preliminary ruling, to suspend the implementation of a circular issued by Finance Minister Yassin Jaber. The circular instructed land registrars, mokhtars, and cadastral officials to register public domain lands in several predominantly Christian areas under the name of the “Lebanese Republic,” rather than under the name of their original owners or the municipalities concerned. More from Yara Berri visits Baabda for the first time in 3 months “This is an important decision and a major victory,” Hankash, a Kataeb MP and one of the petitioners challenging the finance minister’s decision, told L’Orient-Le Jour. The appeal was upheld by the State Shura Council.The term “public domain lands” refers to land that belongs either to the state, municipalities, or...
