Cabinet session postponed after retired servicemen surround Grand Serail

A cabinet session scheduled for today, Tuesday was postponed due to lack of quorum, after retired servicemen blocked the entrances of the Grand Serail -- the government’s headquarters.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the caretaker ministers of interior, industry, telecommunications and sport were present at the Grand Serail when the session was postponed.

The session was supposed to discuss the 2025 draft state budget.

The retired servicemen for their part announced that they will not halt their protests until the government puts the “correction of wages” on the top of its agenda.

They also demanded the approval of their demands, calling on the government to secure funds through “combating waste and corruption and imposing fees on seaside properties” instead of “slapping further taxes on the poor under the excuse of funding the state budget.”