Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's cabinet affirmed a previous decision on farms and slaughterhouses operating in Rafic Hariri International Airport grounds and ordered action against unlicensed or non-compliant facilities.
The council of ministers met under Salam's chair on Tuesday with a substantial portion devoted to farms and slaughterhouses within the airport perimeter, alongside service and financial matters. The cabinet decided to begin daily sessions to review the budget starting next Tuesday.
Information Minister Paul Mroue said after the session that the council reaffirmed its earlier decision from 13 August 2026 on protecting health, environmental safety and aviation security. It instructed relevant ministries and agencies to take necessary action against unlicensed farms and slaughterhouses or those exceeding licence boundaries and failing to meet required standards.
For properly licensed facilities meeting standards, the cabinet formed a ministerial committee including the ministers of interior, municipalities, agriculture, industry, environment, health and public works. The committee will review a report from the agriculture ministry and submit recommendations within 15 days.
The council approved a decree exempting the insured from their share of peritoneal dialysis supply costs. It also approved in the electricity file an offer from a Kuwaiti state-owned company.
The cabinet decided to start budget review from next Tuesday through daily sessions, with the matter of unpaid leave at the Lebanese University to be added to Thursday's agenda.
Mroue said that on Lebanese prisoners, Salam had previously held that the safe return of any freed Lebanese to his country was an important step toward resolving the file. Work continues toward releasing all prisoners, determining the fate of the missing and achieving complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory.
On negotiation developments, Mroue clarified that no agreements or decisions currently require constitutional approval. He noted that President Joseph Aoun keeps the cabinet informed of developments as needed.
On events in the south, Mroue stressed that the government monitors destruction and bulldozing operations. He said that certain details not discussed in cabinet sessions do not mean the government is not following them, and said procedures and contacts continue to pressure Israel to stop attacks and demolition work.
Health Minister Rakan Nasreddine said after the session that tunnels beneath Baalbek Fort are Roman, and he invited ministers to visit the fortress and share a "Baalbek platter".
