Cabinet to Make Series of Appointments on Friday

The cabinet of Prime Minister Tammam Salam is scheduled to make appointments of civil servants in state institutions on Friday as part of its 57-item agenda.

Alia Abbas is expected to become the Economy Ministry's new director-general while another female candidate to lead the Justice Ministry's directorate-general is Judge Maysam Nwairi.

The government will also appoint Youssef Naous as director-general of the Labor Ministry.

Shafiq Merhi is expected to become the director-general of the customs while retired Brig. Gen. Nizar Khalil will likely head the Higher Customs Council.

Sources said Louay Shehade and Gaby Fares will be appointed members in the council.

The third member's name is not known yet, the sources added.

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