📰 4 sources 5 articles · 8 Nov 2026, 16:23 → 3 days ago

Lebanese Forces reviews boycott of cabinet sessions amid anticipation of electricity session

The participation of the four Lebanese Forces ministers in Lebanese cabinet sessions is under review, after they boycotted the last session and withdrew from the one before it in protest over the electricity file and the referral of the Dahra al-Bidar explosives case to the Judicial Council. Attention is on an anticipated session devoted to electricity and on determining the fate of the agreement with Qatar, amid intensified political contacts to bring the ministers back to government.

📍 Where things stand: The Lebanese Forces ministers' decision remains under review, with indications they will attend the session devoted to electricity while awaiting a call from Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, amid anticipation of a Qatari delegation visit to Beirut.

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8 Nov 2026, 16:23 Reports said the participation of the four Lebanese Forces ministers in upcoming cabinet sessions is under review, after they boycotted the last session and withdrew from the previous one in protest over the electricity file and the referral of the Dahra al-Bidar explosives case to the Judicial Council. Lebanese Forces sources said the ministers would attend the session devoted to electricity once scheduled, amid anticipation of a Qatari delegation visit to Beirut to follow up on the energy agreement talks.
9 Nov 2026, 05:40 The Lebanese Forces reviewed its decision to boycott cabinet sessions. Reports indicated that the party's ministers will attend a session devoted to electricity when Energy Minister Joe Sadi returns from Qatar, while a Qatari delegation is expected to arrive in Beirut to follow up on the talks.
9 Nov 2026, 07:08 Lebanese Forces sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Minister Joe Sadi and all the party's ministers will take part in the anticipated session, given that Sadi is the minister directly concerned with the file, and that the session is expected to be a decisive juncture in determining the fate of the agreement with Qatar.
10 Nov 2026, 06:33 Political contacts intensified in Lebanon to bring the Lebanese Forces ministers back to cabinet sessions after their boycott in protest at the failure to refer the explosives shipment file linked to Hezbollah to the Judicial Council, and the energy minister's suspension of work over the electricity crisis. Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani said the governmental atmosphere was heading toward the positive, while MP Fadi Karam stressed that the Lebanese Forces' position on the explosives file is firm, with a call from Prime Minister Nawaf Salam awaited.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Asharq Al-Awsat focused on the background of the boycott, the electricity file, the Dahra al-Bidar explosives case and the Qatari delegation visit; Lebanon24 limited itself to reporting that the boycott decision was being reviewed; MTV Lebanon tied attendance to Energy Minister Joe Sadi's return from Qatar and later shifted to political contacts and officials' positions; while Lebanon ON alone reported Lebanese Forces sources confirming all the party's ministers would attend and describing the session as decisive for the Qatar agreement.

الشرق الأوسط It led with the reasons for the boycott (the electricity file and the referral of the Dahra al-Bidar explosives case to the Judicial Council), cited Lebanese Forces sources on attending the electricity session, and linked this to a Qatari delegation visit to Beirut.
Lebanon24 It only reported that the Lebanese Forces reviewed its decision to boycott cabinet sessions, without further details on the reasons or timing.
MTV Lebanon It tied the ministers' attendance to Joe Sadi's return from Qatar and to the electricity session, then in a later report moved to political contacts and quoted Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani and MP Fadi Karam.
Lebanon ON It presented the news through Lebanese Forces sources confirming that Minister Joe Sadi and all the ministers would attend, describing the anticipated session as a decisive juncture for the fate of the Qatar agreement.