A team of Lebanese cardiologists successfully conducted the first artificial heart transplant operation for a 22-year-old patient in Beirut. The operation, headed by the cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Saab, took over 12 hours to finish after 3 weeks of preparing the patient through medication. It was performed in Al-Rassoul Al-Azam Hospital in Beirut. ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday 851 new Coronavirus cases in the country during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that 10 new Coronavirus deaths were also registered in Lebanon during the past 24 hours. LBCI Read More »
Rafic Hariri University Hospital stated on Monday, in its daily report on the latest Coronavirus developments, that the number of examinations conducted in its laboratories during the past 24 hours reached 650, and that the number of patients infected with the virus who are at the hospital for follow-up is ... Read More »
In a statement to the National News Agency on Monday about the continuous Israeli violations of the Lebanese airspace, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, said: “In recent days, UNIFIL has recorded a large number of air violations by the IDF. The continued overflights ... Read More »
Rafic Hariri University Hospital stated on Monday, in its daily report on the latest Coronavirus developments, that the number of examinations conducted in its laboratories during the past 24 hours reached 650, and that the number of patients infected with the virus who are at the hospital for follow-up is ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health said on Monday that 684 new Coronavirus cases were recorded in the country during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that 10 new Coronavirus deaths were also recorded in the country. LBCI Read More »
“The longer the truth is delayed, the more its features are lost…justice cannot wait!” tweeted Caretaker Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abde Samad Najd, on Sunday. She attached an English phrase to her tweet by British politician, William Gladstone, which read: “Justice delayed is a denial of justice.” NNA Read More »
Recovery efforts from the Beirut port explosion of 4 August must look beyond the reconstruction of buildings and infrastructure to ensure a people-centred response, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report launched today. The report argues that the response needs to be inclusive, addressing in just and ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 634 new Coronavirus infections were recorded in Lebanon during the past 24 hours. The new cases were distributed as follows: 624 were locally transmitted and only 10 cases were registered among the returnees. The ministry confirmed also 7 new Coronavirus deaths. LBCI Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday paid an inspection visit to Tele Liban’s transmission station in Naas-Bekfaya, in the company of Ministry of Information General Director and the Government’s Commissioner to Tele Liban, Dr. Hassan Falha, as well as a number of Tele Liban directors ... Read More »
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