Residency for foreign property buyers suspended. Constitutional Council to hear appeal by parliamentarians

The Constitutional Council suspended Article 49 of the State 2018 budget, pending a final ruling on an appeal submitted by ten members of Parliament.

Article 49 grants residency to foreigners who purchase apartments valued at $500,000 in Beirut, and $332,000 outside Beirut.

On Tuesday a group of ten members of the Parliament lodged an appeal before the Constitutional Council to challenge the article.

These lawmakers are Sami Gemayel, Nadim Gemayel, Samer Saadeh, Fadi El-H...

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Cabinet amends public sector working hours. Decree required to put the change into effect

The Cabinet recently approved an amendment to the working hours of public sector employees. The new working hours will be from 7:30 AM to 3:15 PM from Monday to Thursday, and from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Friday.

The decision has a limited effect on total working hours, which decreased by only one hour to 34, from the 35 hours previously approved in 2017.

The decision will be effective once released as a decree in the Official Gazette.

A source at the Ministry of Labor said t...

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