Local Editor

Aide to the Secretary General of Hizbullah, Hajj Hussein al-Khalil called up the Premier of Lebanon, his Excellency Saad Hariri, to thank the latter in the name of the secretary general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for issuing a note in which he ordered the formal closure of all official institutions and departments, and all municipalities, schools, and universities on Tuesday May 25th, 2010, announcing it a national day of closure and considering it a "Resistance and Liberation Anniversary".

Al-Khalil also thanked him for the instructions of the national education minister to specify the 1st hour of Wednesday the 26th for explaining the significance of the event in all schools, colleges, and universities.