Caretaker Minister of Education, Abbas Al-Halabi, on Tuesday kicked off his tour in Akkar Governorate, where he listened to the concerns of school principals in light of the dire economic and social conditions, as well as the diminishing value of monthly wages.

Minister Al-Halabi promised teachers “imminent incentives”, and stressed that official exams will “inevitably” take place. “Nothing will prevents us from holding them,” he affirmed.