Information Minister Paul Morcos announced, after the end of the Cabinet session, that the Council approved extending the term of President of the Lebanese University, Bassam Badran, for a period of five years, and appointing Pauline Deeb as Director General of the Ministry of Labor. Morcos pointed out that the President of the Republic called for participation in the Artificial Intelligence Exhibition, and for accelerating the establishment of a Ministry for Artificial Intelligence, considering that Lebanon is lagging far behind other countries in this field. He explained that a draft law related to solar energy would be prepared, in addition to opening credit for the Electricité du Liban to ensure that the electricity supply would not be interrupted. In the aviation file, he announced that November 15 was the date for the first commercial flight from Rene Moawad Airport, indicating the approval of the Council of Ministers to complete aviation-related works, and assigning the General Authority of Civil Aviation to conduct the necessary tenders. He added that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed during the session the high cost of living and the suffering of the Lebanese, and the steps that the government will take to address this reality, including enhancing public transportation. Regarding summer and winter time, Morcos confirmed that there is no government intention to make any change, while Communications Minister Charles Hajj clarified that the issue of adopting daylight saving time was not raised during the session.