Energy Minister Joe Saddi after the Cabinet session: I agreed with the head of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee that a solution regarding the camps should be proposed within two months to pay the electricity dues

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• An-Nahar reported that Electricité du Liban gave the camps a 20-day payment deadline and warned it might cut power if they did not pay, to secure fuel and operate power plants. Electricity Authority raises the stakes: Will it cut power to the camps and state institutions?

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Joe Saddi

Saddi is Lebanon's energy minister. An earlier report said discussions with Qatari officials, including repeated visits to Qatar, preceded the electricity plan. Al Jadeed information: The electricity plan was preceded by discussions between Energy Minister Joe Saddi and Qatari officials, including repeated visits to Qatar to follow up on the details of the file. · National News Agency ↗ · Nidaa Al Watan ↗

Qatar

Qatar is a negotiating party mentioned by Saddi, who said negotiations had progressed and that some points were still under discussion. National News Agency ↗ · Nidaa Al Watan ↗

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Markers locate each place approximately, not the exact site of the event. Lebanon ↗ · Qatar ↗ · © OpenStreetMap contributors

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