Newspaper Briefs on Government Tensions, University Presidency and Utility Bills

It was reported that a former minister sold his apartment in an area marked by extensive sectarian mixing and moved to another area, while a prominent political adviser bought his house. There is said to be coolness in relations among a number of ministers in the government, both among themselves and with the prime minister, unlike at the beginning. Education Minister Rima Karami also distributed chocolates to her colleagues in the cabinet in celebration of her son Bashar's success. The Constitutional Council annulled the six-month extension of the Lebanese University president's term and preserved his right to run for a second term, meaning the president currently has no legitimacy in any decision he takes because his original term has ended and he has not been renewed yet.