📰 6 sources 10 articles · 27 Sep 2026, 20:15 → 19 days ago

Strike by full-time-employment claimants at the Lebanese University over the tafarrgh file

The executive body of the association of full-time-employment claimants at the Lebanese University announced a strike and work stoppage across all its units and branches on Tuesday and Wednesday, 29-30 September 2026, in protest at continued delay in approving the full-time employment (tafarrgh) file for hourly-contract professors. The following day, the media adviser to the university president spoke about the strike's impact, the tafarrgh file and student elections.

📍 Where things stand: The strike is set for 29-30 September 2026 across all Lebanese University units and branches, while the university administration has said it stands with the professors and that there will be no surprises in the tafarrgh file.

⏱️ Timeline

27 Sep 2026, 20:15 The full-time-employment claimants at the Lebanese University, through the executive body of the association of full-time-employment claimants, announced a strike and work stoppage across all university units and branches on Tuesday and Wednesday, 29-30 September 2026, demanding approval of the full-time employment file for hourly-contract professors. The decision came at a meeting the body held on 26 September to discuss urgent files, foremost the tafarrgh issue, and it said in its statement that continued delay in approving the file keeps a broad segment of colleagues in a state of injustice and job instability.
28 Sep 2026, 15:25 The media adviser to the Lebanese University president, Dr. Ali Rammal, said in an interview with "RED TV" that the ongoing strike affects the university and the professors concerned with following up its relaunch, noting that the university had expected the tafarrgh file to be completed on 1 September and that it had included its cost in its budget, which is supposed to be approved within the general budget. He reassured the striking professors that there would be no surprises regarding their names in the tafarrgh file.
28 Sep 2026, 15:50 The media adviser to the Lebanese University president, Dr. Ali Rammal, announced in an interview with "RED TV" that student elections will be held at the Lebanese University towards the end of this year, confirming that registration fees are the same as those adopted last year and that the university's programmes are accredited according to international standards. In a message to the striking professors, he stressed that the university stands with them, that there will be no surprises this time, and that there is no need to worry about their names appearing in the tafarrgh file.
28 Sep 2026, 21:06 An episode of the "RED TV" programme with anchor Mourga Haboushi hosted the media adviser to the Lebanese University president, Dr. Bassam Badran, and addressed the main open files inside the Lebanese University, including the path of the university presidency and the role of the university council in decision-making, the professors' full-time employment file and its impact on academic stability and the quality of education, in addition to the student elections file, which was postponed due to security conditions, and when students would regain the right to representation and participation.

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

⚠️ Sources disagree

Name of the media adviser to the Lebanese University president in reports relaying television interviews

Media adviser to the Lebanese University president, Dr. Ali Rammal according to Lebanon Debate
Media adviser to the Lebanese University president, Dr. Bassam Badran according to lebanondebate.com

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

Coverage ranged from brief items limited to announcing the strike and its date (Elnashra, lebanon24.com and Voice of Beirut International) to fuller reports relaying the executive body's statement and the 26 September meeting (annahar.com and Lebanon Debate), while lebanondebate.com turned to the university's academic and administrative files through a television interview.

Elnashra Focused on the Lebanese University's full-time-employment claimants announcing a strike on Tuesday and Wednesday, 29 and 30 of the current month, to secure approval of the tafarrgh file, without details on the executive body's meeting or the content of its statement.
annahar.com Attributed the announcement to the executive body of the association of full-time-employment claimants and noted the decision was taken at a meeting it held on 26 September, quoting its statement that the delay keeps a broad segment of colleagues in a state of injustice and job instability.
Lebanon Debate Covered the story in more than one item; reported that the work stoppage and strike cover all university units and branches on 29 and 30 September and relayed details of the body's statement, then followed up with interviews with the president's media adviser, Dr. Ali Rammal, on the strike's impact, the tafarrgh file and student elections.
lebanon24.com Confined itself to noting that the Lebanese University's full-time-employment claimants announced a strike and set a date for it, without further details on its reasons or duration.
صوت بيروت إنترناشونال Offered a brief item focusing on the Lebanese University being set to witness a strike on Tuesday and Wednesday in protest at the delay in completing the tafarrgh file.
lebanondebate.com Devoted its item to the "RED TV" episode that hosted the president's media adviser, Dr. Bassam Badran, addressing the path of the university presidency, the role of the university council, the professors' tafarrgh file and the student elections postponed due to security conditions.