Report: Cabinet Sessions Halted Throughout Ramadan

The Lebanese cabinet remains in limbo and its sessions may be halted during the holy month of Ramadan on hopes that they would resume after Eid al-Fitr, unnamed ministerial sources told al-Joumhouria daily on Saturday.

The sources told the paper on condition of anonymity that Prime Minister Tammam Salam is unlikely to call for a cabinet session during Ramadan, pointing out that he traveled on Friday afternoon on a private visit.

Minister of State Mohammed Fneish, who visited Salam early this week, asked the PM to give a one month notice during Ramadan paving the way for communications among the rival parties in order to find a way out of the governmental crisis to reach a positive outcome.

For his part, Labor Minister Sejaan Qazzi stressed that the PM should “resolve the matter and invite the cabinet for a convention. The cabinet's work must carry on,” he stated reiterating that it must not succumb to the conditions set by some parties.

Salam suspended cabinet sessions last week over a dispute on the appointment of high-ranking military and security officials.

He has been procrastinating on calling for a session to avoid a bigger dispute.

Free Patriotic Movement ministers haven't also backed down on their demands.

They have warned that they would boycott any session whose agenda is not topped by the appointment of the high-ranking officers.