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Lebanese Parliament holds 31-item legislative session, adjourned before completing agenda

Lebanon's Parliament held a legislative session with a 31-item agenda covering financial and service files in the energy, transport and services sectors as well as social, professional and rights issues, with an additional 8.95 trillion lira credit to pay part of Electricité du Liban's accumulated dues standing out. The session saw a debate over the mechanism for distributing funds in the "Aman" project and a battle over where funds should go, including guarantees, electricity and privatization, before Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned it before the agenda was completed and announced a new session soon.

📍 Where things stand: Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned the session before its agenda was completed and announced a new session soon, according to Lebanon Debate and LBCI.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 11 Nov 2026, 20:00 It was announced that Lebanon's Parliament would hold a legislative session with 31 items covering financial, economic, social and legislative files, with an additional 8.95 trillion lira credit to pay part of Electricité du Liban's accumulated dues standing out; the item could serve as an entry point to address the government dispute and the return of the Lebanese Forces ministers to government sessions.
  2. 12 Nov 2026, 11:10 The general legislative session began in Lebanon's Parliament with 31 items on its agenda, according to Lebanon Debate.
  3. 12 Nov 2026, 11:44 The legislative session saw a debate over the third item related to the "Aman" project, amid demands to clarify the mechanism to be adopted in distributing funds, according to Lebanon Debate.
  4. 12 Nov 2026, 11:52 Lebanon's Parliament approved item 3 related to the "Aman" project after a debate over the mechanism for distributing funds, according to Lebanon Debate.
  5. 12 Nov 2026, 13:28 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived at Parliament's legislative session, Lebanon Debate reported, without further details on the session or its agenda.
  6. 12 Nov 2026, 14:23 A battle over where the funds should go dominated the legislative session, with discussion covering guarantees, electricity and privatization, according to Lebanon Debate.
  7. 12 Nov 2026, 14:58 Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned the legislative session until 6 p.m., according to Lebanon Debate's correspondent.
  8. 12 Nov 2026, 18:17 Lebanon Debate reported that Speaker Nabih Berri held a private meeting with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam before the legislative session began.
  9. 12 Nov 2026, 19:51 Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned the legislative session before the agenda was completed and announced a new session soon, according to Lebanon Debate's correspondent; LBCI later reported that Berri adjourned the evening session after the minutes were read out.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

An-Nahar focused on the agenda's content and the political significance of the 8.95 trillion lira Electricité du Liban dues item and its link to a possible settlement and the return of the Lebanese Forces ministers to government, while Lebanon Debate followed the session minute by minute from its start to the debate and approval of item 3 and its adjournment; LBCI limited itself to brief reports on the agenda and on the adjournment of the evening session after the minutes were read out, without details.

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📅 2026-11-12
LBCI Lebanon 20:06
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lebanon debate 19:51
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lebanon debate 18:17
Lebanon Debate info: Secluded meeting between Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam ahead of the legislative session
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LBCI Lebanon 15:07
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Berri adjourns legislative session until 6 p.m.
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri adjourned the legislative session until 6 p.m., according to Lebanon Debate's correspondent.
lebanon debate 14:23
Between 'guarantees', electricity and privatization... Battle over where funds go dominates legislative session
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lebanon debate 13:28
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Parliament approves item 3 related to "Aman" project after dispute over money distribution mechanism
The Lebanese Parliament approved item 3 related to the "Aman" project after a dispute over the money distribution mechanism, according to Lebanon Debate.
lebanon debate 11:44
Debate inside the legislative session over item 3 related to the "Aman" project amid demands to clarify the fund distribution mechanism
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annahar.com 11:28
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lebanon debate 11:10
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📅 2026-11-11
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