Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Minister of Education Abbas Halabi on Monday visited the examination center at the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) on the second day of official high school exams. They were joined by Director-General of Education Imad Al-Ashqar and media advisor Albert Chamoun, and received by AUB President Dr. Fadlo Khuri and Dr. Miguel Abboud. Mikati and Halabi spoke with students undergoing treatment while taking exams, commending their resilience. "The Lebanese will to live always surpasses any other challenge," Mikati stated, while Halabi praised the students' determination and the center's staff for their service. Halabi later visited Abdallah Al-Alayli High School's examination center for students with special needs, ensuring exam questions were suitably modified. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon
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