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Al-Binaa announced Khaouli’s press conference at the General Labor Confederation headquarters, presenting the gas and exploration workers’ union’s vision and demands for the sector.

Khaouli described the October 17 movement as social and national, calling for accountability and recovered public funds while rejecting confrontation between politically divided streets.

Khaouli criticized a banking delegation’s US sanctions visit and urged the central bank to enforce domestic consumer protections and regulations before banks’ external commitments.

Khaouli met Boutros Harb with the mobile cost campaign delegation, seeking continued tariff reductions and telecom modernization tied to social development and citizens’ living conditions.

Khaouli discussed unified prescriptions with the union’s health committee, supporting reduced pharmaceutical monopolies while warning that fees and stamp requirements could obstruct free prescriptions for poor patients.

Khaouli sought official dismissal statistics and documented violations, urging government action against pay cuts, reinstatement of dismissed workers and longer deadlines for labor complaints.

Khaouli welcomed Saad Hariri’s resignation as a success for protesters’ demands, urging continued pursuit of their goals and recognizing the army’s role in protecting demonstrators.

Khaouli criticized fuel pricing and diesel shortages, asking Parliament to question the energy minister, revise profit margins, combat fraud and ensure safety in the petroleum sector.

Khaouli criticized a $21 million export subsidy while public transport remained neglected, calling for aid conditions requiring Lebanese employment and fair domestic product prices.

Khaouli welcomed Baabda dialogue on salary scales, endorsing budget planning and deficit control while proposing anti-waste measures and economic reforms instead of additional taxes.

Khaouli warned Prime Minister Hassan Diab against approving the $1.2 billion March Eurobond payment during Lebanon’s financial crisis, in economic statements reported by Al-Binaa.

During coverage of transport protests, Khaouli criticized blocking citizens’ roads and argued that protest methods should respect the public, rights and union and humanitarian principles.

Khaouli joined petroleum importers and gas unions to discuss implementing the cylinder replacement decision, coordinating the process among import companies, filling plants and distributors.

Arab News reported Khaouli’s assessment that resolving the maritime dispute would improve petroleum investment prospects as Lebanon prepared exploration in offshore blocks four and nine.

Libnanews reported Khaouli’s objections to a UNHCR representative’s letter, within the return campaign’s debate over international agencies and their relationship with Lebanese authorities.

Khaouli said a union rally was postponed because of weather, withdrawing allies and consultations with union bodies, amid reporting on a taxi driver compensation agreement.

Khaouli argued that selling gold reserves was not the real solution, advocating recovery of funds transferred after the crisis and comprehensive restructuring of the banking sector.

Mikati’s official website recorded his reception of the national Syrian return campaign delegation led by Khaouli, who said the discussions focused on displacement in Lebanon.

Within reporting on Lebanese protests, Khaouli warned of arbitrary layoffs without Labor Ministry protection, highlighting the crisis’s consequences for employees and their ability to keep jobs.

Mikati met the good governance coalition led by Khaouli, who described the meeting as a foundation for civil society partnership in future petroleum sector decisions.

Khaouli characterized the banks’ strike as defiance of judicial decisions and continued evasion of law, criticizing control over depositors’ funds and harm to Lebanese citizens.

Ici Beyrouth reported used car dealers’ call for a sit-in, quoting Khaouli’s criticism of the new customs dollar and the burden of higher duties.

The report covered elections of extractive transparency representatives, recording Khaouli’s emphasis on civil society participation and accountability standards for responsible management of Lebanon’s petroleum resources.

Khaouli criticized a budget proposal lacking recovery and reform measures, warning of deeper social contraction and depreciation of social security resources through rescheduled government debts.