📰 2 sources 3 articles · 22 Oct 2026, 14:06 → 26 minutes ago

The full-time status of Lebanese University professors: demands and Cabinet discussion

The file of full-time status for contracted professors at the Lebanese University returned to the forefront amid renewed demands for Cabinet approval; media figure Sami Klibi said full-time status is a government duty rather than a luxury, while An-Nahar reported that Cabinet is discussing the item with a tendency not to approve it in this session.

📍 Where things stand: The full-time status file is under discussion in Cabinet, with indications of a tendency not to approve it in the current session.

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22 Oct 2026, 14:06 The file of full-time status for contracted professors at the Lebanese University returned to the forefront of discussion amid renewed demands for its approval in Cabinet, with the file described as reaching a "decisive hour".
22 Oct 2026, 14:11 Media figure Sami Klibi considered that full-time status is a duty on the government and not a luxury, and the demands were conveyed to complete the amendments and approve the names and full payments in today's session, stressing that 12 years of waiting are enough.
22 Oct 2026, 16:56 An-Nahar newspaper reported that Cabinet is currently discussing the item of full-time status for Lebanese University professors, with a tendency not to approve it during the current session.

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"Al-Nahar": Council of Ministers is currently discussing the tenure item for Lebanese University professors, with a tendency not to approve it in this session

Al-Nahar newspaper reported that the Council of Ministers is currently discussing the item of full-time status for Lebanese University professors, with a tendency not to approve it…

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Full-time status file at decisive hour... Kleib: Enough promises and procrastination

The file of full-time status for contract professors at the Lebanese University has returned to the forefront of discussion with renewed demands for its approval in the Council of …

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The Tenure File at the Decisive Hour... Kleib: Enough Promises and Stalling

A report by Lebanon Debate addressed the tenure file in Lebanon, describing it as having reached a "decisive hour," and quoted Kleib calling for an end to promises and stalling on …