Lebanese President Michel Suleiman succeeding in bringing an end to the weeklong wave of strikes that had paralyzed government bodies, public schools, and a large number of private schools by promising the Union Coordination Committee that he would meet the demands of the civil servants and teachers. This came after the union strikers conducted roaming sit-ins and demonstrations demanding the implementation of a previously sanctioned government resolution that would guarantee a wage hike for civil servants and teachers.
On Saturday night [March 2] the Union Coordination Committee decided to respond to the president’s pledge by announcing Sunday that it would stop the strikes but continue to hold demonstrations, sit-ins and general assemblies for three weeks.