📰 5 sources 5 articles · 25 Sep 2026, 20:12 → 22 days ago

Lebanese University: Contract professors' strike continues until full-time status is approved

The strike at the Lebanese University continues over the full-time employment (Tafrigh) file for contract professors, after appointments scheduled with Education Minister Reima Karami were cancelled. The committee of contract professors announced the continuation of the strike in all academic and administrative work until the full-time file is approved, called for a sit-in outside the ministry and urged officials to place the file on the cabinet's agenda.

📍 Where things stand: The situation remains at the continuation of the strike and the call for a sit-in outside the ministry on Wednesday 30 September 2026, with no information reported about an official response to the demands to approve the full-time file.

⏱️ Timeline

25 Sep 2026, 20:12 Retirees of the Lebanese University issued a statement after their appointment with the Minister of Education was cancelled, as reported by Al Jadeed.
25 Sep 2026, 20:36 The Lebanese University is facing a crisis as the strike continues until the full-time (Tafrigh) file is approved, according to Lebanon 24.
25 Sep 2026, 20:37 Contract professors at the Lebanese University denounced the cancellation of the scheduled appointment with the Minister of Education and affirmed the continuation of their strike, according to Al Diyar.
25 Sep 2026, 21:10 The committee of contract professors at the Lebanese University announced the continuation of the strike in all academic and administrative work until the full-time file is approved, expressing its displeasure at the cancellation of an appointment scheduled with Minister of Education Reima Karami. It called for a sit-in outside the ministry on Wednesday 30 September 2026, demanded that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam place an approvable full-time file on the agenda of the first cabinet session, and appealed to President Joseph (via Lebanon Debate).
25 Sep 2026, 21:34 The committee of contract professors in Lebanon called for approving the full-time file and announced its participation in the strike scheduled for Wednesday, in an escalatory step to press for its rights, according to Al Akhbar.

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

⚠️ Sources disagree

Identity of the group whose appointment with the Minister of Education was cancelled

Retirees of the Lebanese University according to aljadeed
Contract professors at the Lebanese University according to الديار
The committee of contract professors at the Lebanese University according to Lebanon Debate

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

How the sources covered it

Al Jadeed's coverage focused on the statement by Lebanese University retirees after their appointment with the minister was cancelled, without mentioning the full-time file or the sit-in, while Lebanon 24 led with describing the university as "facing a crisis" and the strike continuing until the full-time file is approved, and Al Diyar focused on the contract professors' condemnation of the cancellation and their continuation of the strike. Lebanon Debate and Al Akhbar highlighted the demands and escalatory steps, with Lebanon Debate giving more detail on the sit-in call and the messages to the prime minister and the president.

aljadeed It led with the statement by Lebanese University retirees after their appointment with the Minister of Education was cancelled, and did not include details on the full-time file, the sit-in call or other demands.
Lebanon 24 It led by describing the Lebanese University as "facing a crisis" and by the strike continuing until the full-time file is approved, without detailing the strike's course or other demands.
الديار It focused on the contract professors' condemnation of the cancellation of the scheduled appointment with the Minister of Education and their affirmation that the strike continues.
Lebanon Debate It carried the most detailed account of the contract professors' committee's demands: continuing the strike in academic and administrative work, the sit-in outside the ministry on Wednesday 30 September 2026, asking Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to place the file on the agenda of the first cabinet session, and appealing to President Joseph.
Al Akhbar It focused on the call to approve the full-time file and on the announcement of participation in the strike scheduled for Wednesday, describing the step as escalatory.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.

aljadeedLebanon 24الديارLebanon DebateAl Akhbar

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