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Education Minister to assume responsibilities of Information Ministry

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Prime Minister Najib Mikati called Education Minister and Acting Information Minister Abbas Halabi and asked him to assume responsibilities at the Information Ministry in the transitional period after the resignation of Minister George Kordahi.

Kordahi resigned on Friday, saying he was putting the country before his personal interest to help end a diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia brought on by his comments.

Kordahi, a TV host-turned-politician, said he had quit before Emmanuel Macron’svisit to Saudi Arabia in hopes the French president would help ease the crisis triggered by his critical remarks about Saudi Arabia’s role in the Yemen war.

Saudi Arabia expelled Lebanon’s envoy to the kingdom, recalled its ambassador to Beirut and banned Lebanese imports after Kordahi’s comments, which Riyadh said were a symptom of the wider issue of Iran-backed Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia and Iran have long battled for influence in the region, including in Lebanon, which is struggling with a deep economic crisis and desperately needs financial support from regional and international donors.

Other Gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait, followed Saudi Arabia’s lead regarding Lebanon.

Kordahi, who represents the Marada party an ally of the Iranian backed Hezbollah militant group had refused to resign for weeks, even as Mikati asked him to put “national interest” first.

“I understood from Mikati… that the French want my resignation to take place ahead of his (Macron’s) visit,” Kordahi told a news conference.

“The whole Kordahi affair was a sideshow that showed once again that Lebanon is not a sovereign country and is paying the price of the Saudi-Iranian proxy war “Karim Emile Bitar, head of political science at Saint Joseph University of Beirut was quoted as saying

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3 responses to “Education Minister to assume responsibilities of Information Ministry”

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    The Kardahi effect is erased – the Lebanese pound is crashing
    For the second time in its history, the Lebanese pound crosses the 25,000 pound mark to one dollar.
    This erased the latest strengthening of the pound, which came after the resignation of Lebanese Information Minister George Qardahi, in the hope that economic relations between Lebanon and Saudi Orabia would return to normal – something that did not happen, despite the resignation

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    The Kardahi effect is erased – the Lebanese pound is crashing
    For the second time in its history, the Lebanese pound crosses the 25,000 pound mark to one dollar.
    This erased the latest strengthening of the pound, which came after the resignation of Lebanese Information Minister George Qardahi, in the hope that economic relations between Lebanon and Saudi Orabia would return to normal – something that did not happen, despite the resignation

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    I’m glad that the Minister of Education is taking on the responsibilities of the Ministry of Information. This opens up new possibilities for improving the education system. I hope that he will introduce changes, including the implementation of a module recommending the use of the service https://www.phdresearchproposal.org/social-work-research-topics-list/ for writing dissertations. This will help students focus on their research work and enhance the quality of their academic papers in the field of social work. I believe that such an approach will improve the educational process and help students successfully complete their studies.

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