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Time               Topic

10:00 am        A cultural festival in celebration of Nowruz, organized by the Kurdish Lebanese Association, at Moltaka Al-Nahrein, Al-Delb restaurant, continuing until 4:00 PM.

Parliamentary Committee Meetings

10:30 am        Youth and Sports Committee Meeting

Chaired by MP Simon Abi Ramia, to discuss legal mechanisms for partnership with the private sector in investing in youth sports facilities owned by the Lebanese state.

10:30 am        Public Works, Transport, Energy, and Water Committee Meeting

Chaired by MP Sajeed Attieh, to discuss the electricity sector and hydroelectric power plants in Lebanon.

11:00 am        Press Conference by MP Cesar Abi Khalil at Media Hall of Parliament, to announce the submission of a draft law by the "Strong Lebanon" bloc to establish the Credit Fund for Managing State Assets.

1:00 pm          Launch of the Lawyers Syndicate in Beirut's Banking Affairs and Depositors' Rights Program at the Beirut Bar Association Building, Main Lecture Hall, 5th Floor. Speeches by Beirut Bar Association President Fadi Masri, Banking Affairs and Depositors' Rights Committee President Dr. Ali Zbeeb, Finance and Budget Committee Chairman MP Ibrahim Kanaan, and Administration and Justice Committee Chairman MP George Adwan.

1:00 pm          Celebration of World Down Syndrome Day organized by the Lebanese Trisomy 21 Association in collaboration with students from the Faculty of Audiovisual Media and Communication at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. Held at the Gulbenkian Theatre - Lebanese American University, Beirut, featuring educational and artistic segments prepared by association members, as well as the selection of the best visual reports on Down syndrome by media students.

2:00 pm         Meeting Between Depositors and Lawyers from the United Experienced Depositors' Alliance organized by the Depositors' Union in Lebanese Banks, at the Semiramis Hotel in the Museum area of Beirut.

=====================R.H.