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Lebanon to sign Postal Euromed agreement

The Cabinet held its ordinary session on Tuesday (April 3) and made the following decisions:

-To cut down DSL costs by making Internet usage between 12 am and 7 am free of charge.

-To sign the Postal Euromed agreement. Postal Euromed was created to develop new technologies for mail service, establish a common platform for e-commerce, and encourage collaboration in financial and communication services. One of Postal Euromed’s priorities is to cut the cost of transferring money by five percent in five years.

-To amend the decree related to the compensation and aid system as requested by the National Committee for Women's Affairs.

-The approving of a draft law to build the coastal gas pipeline from Beddawi in the North to Tyre in the South.

Reported by Hanadi Chami