Judge Mohammad Wissam Al-Mortada, the Minister of Culture, issued a statement today commemorating Labor Day, saying, “Labor Day comes this year as the opportunities for work are blocked before residents who seek immigration, even if illegal, on outdated boats.”

“The Eid comes when the country faces severe economic, social, and monetary challenges,” he noted.

“Despite this, we have nothing but to cling to the authenticity of the Lebanese and their ability to overcome all adversities and difficulties as they have done previously, and therefore we say to the laborers, Happy Eid, and we hope that the next Eid will surely bring goodness for the whole country,” Mortada concluded.