Reading out today’s Cabinet session’s decisions, Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makary, announced that Prime Minister Najib Mikati decided to hold a special session of the Council of Ministers on August 17, whose top agenda items focus on addressing the challenges of the next academic year for public schools and the Lebanese University, in ... Read More »
Makary Receives Invitation To Attend Dhour El Choueir’s Cultural Choir’s Activities
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, welcomed President of the “Saadeh” Foundation, Dia Hassan, who visited him with an accompanying delegation. Hassan briefed Makary on the Foundation’s activities, including the cultural choir for the second year in a row in Dhour El Choueir of northern Metn, stressing “the importance of ... Read More »
Falha Discusses Media Cooperation With Kuna Director
Director General of the Ministry of Information, Hassan Falha, met, at his ministry office, with Director of the Beirut desk of the Kuwaiti news agency (KUNA), Fawaz al-Otaibi. Talks touched on the bilateral cooperation between Lebanon and Kuwait in the field of media. NNA Read More »
Makary Receives Turkish Ambassador
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, received, at his ministry office, the Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Baris Ulusoy, with whom he discussed the bilateral relations and the needed assistance to equip some departments of Tele Liban. NNA Read More »
Makary Says Cabinet Did Not Discuss Extension Of Central Bank Governor’s Mandate
Caretaker Information Minister Ziad Makary said in the wake of the cabinet session: “The extension of Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh’s mandate has not been raised in today’s cabinet session, yet the governor’s deputies have asked for cover to provide government lending and secure salaries.” However, Makary noted that ministers ... Read More »
Makary: We Are Proud To See Young People Interested In Reviving The Lebanese Industry
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, said via his Twitter account: “Jimmy Reshdan is a Lebanese young man who decided to stay in Lebanon, defying all circumstances, so he worked on rehabilitating and modernizing German-made cars to be re-exported to the country of origin. I was pleased to participate in the symposium ... Read More »
“No Defamation Or Slander In Dima Sadek’s Tweet,” Says Makary
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makary, refused, in an interview with “Voice of Lebanon” Radio Channel, that journalists be imprisoned no matter the circumstances, considering the judiciary related to the media law as being old and trial matters unclear. He referred to “working on a new media law emanating from the existing law within the Administration ... Read More »
Sleem Broaches General Situation, Media Role With Minister Makary
Caretaker Minister of National Defense, Maurice Sleem met at his Yarze office with Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary. The pair reportedly discussed the current general situation on the local scene, especially the role of resposible media in this delicate phase that the country is going through. NNA Read More »
Ministers Of Communications And Information Launch “Let’s Communicate” Campaign To Encourage Dialogue Among Lebanese
On the occasion of the “International Conversations Day” observed on July 12, Caretaker Tele-Communication Minister, Johnny Corm, and Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, on Monday launched the “Let’s Communicate” campaign, dedicated to encouraging dialogue and communication among the Lebanese, by offering 30 minutes of free calls on the fixed ... Read More »
Makary Meets Head Of Baalbek Municipal Union
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, met, at his ministry office, with the Head of Baalbek Municipal Union, Shafic Qassem Chehade, accompanied by delegation comprising Head of Baalbek Media Forum Hikmat Shreif, and Mohammad Abu Esber and Sleiman Amhaz. Chehade hailed Minister Makary’s professionalism and positive approach to the ... Read More »