Hour Subject



9:00 Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bshara Butros Al-Rai receives well-wishers on the occasion of Easter (till 10:30 a.m.)



9:30 Forum on the "Importance of amino acid foods and implementation in prevention from virus diseases in poultry products" organized by the American University for Science and Technology (AUST), in cooperation with the World Organization for Poultry Science, under the auspices of Caretaking Agriculture Minister Hussein Hajj Hasan, at the Rotana Hazmieh Hotel in Beirut



10:00 7th Intellectual Conference entitled "Jabal Amel and Al-Jazar mandate between the crisis and revolution" organized by Al-Imam Al-Sadek Association for Reviving Clerical Heritage, in coordination with Jabal Amel Municipalities Union, under the patronage of "Faithfulness to the Resistance Bloc" Mohamad Raad, taking place in the Southern town of Mejdel Selm



10:00 Ceremony by Future Trend's Ras Beirut branch marking Mother's Day - followed by a political gathering at Palace Café -Manara - Beirut



10:30 Honoring ceremony marking Teachers' Day organized by Makhzoumi Association, under the auspices of Caretaking Education and Higher Learning Minister, Hasan Diab, at the Commodore Hotel in Hamra, Ras Beirut



11:00 Amal Movement Secretary General, Sheikh Abdel-Naser Jabri, visits Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Ghadanfar Rukn Abadi, at the Iranian Embassy in Bir Hasan, accompanied by a Party delegation



11:00 Beirut International Rugby Union Tournament organized by the Lebanese Rugby Union League, patronized by Caretaking Youth and Sports Minister, Faisal Karameh, at the late PM Rafic Hariri Stadium in Hadath



12:30 Ceremony marking the 1st annual commemoration of launching the youth radio program by RASIT Organization, under the auspices of Caretaking Information Minister, Walid Daouk, organized by International UN-NGO, taking place at the Information Ministry's headquarters in Beirut



14:00 Graduation ceremony of Internal Security and General Security Specialized Officers, under the patronage of outgoing Internal Security Director General, Brigadier General Ashraf Reefy, and in presence of General Security Director General, Brigadier General Abbas Ibrahim, at the general barracks in Ashrafieh



15:00 Caretaking Social Affairs Minister, Wael Abu Faour, conducts a tour in Iqlim Kharoub region



16:00 Workshop on encouraging the involvement of people with special needs in society, organized by Al-Imam Al-Sadr Cultural Forum, under the auspices of Lebanese Handicapped Association Head, Mrs. Randa Berry, and in presence of Caretaking Social Affairs Minister, Wael Abu Faour, at the Bassel Asad Center in Tyre



16:00 Photo exhibition at Sidon's Martyrs Square marking "Earth Day" organized by Arab National Youth



16:00 Handing-over ceremony between outgoing Internal Security Director General Ashraf Reefy and Acting Director General Roger Salem, at the general barracks in Ashrafieh



18:00 Sit-in at "Forum de Beirut" for boycotting supporters of Israel, in protest against the American Group Guns & Roses' coming to Lebanon, in light of one of the Group's members' participation in playing the Israeli national anthem in Tel Aviv last summer, and as an objection to all forms of normalization with Lebanon's enemy



18:00 Dialogue forum over the economic situation with former Cabinet Minister Charbel Nahhas, organized by the Houla-Marj'Ayoun Development League, taking place at the town's center



20:00 Dinner banquet under the auspices of Army Commander, General Jean Kahwaji, organized by Merhi Abou Merhi marking the tourism season launching for the year 2013 on board the "Orient Queen" Ship - Beirut Port



24:00 Midnight mass service by Beirut's Maronite Archdiocese at Saint George Cathedral in Beirut, headed by Bishop Boulos Matar


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