The Health Ministry released its daily statement on the number of coronavirus cases on Friday reporting five new cases raising the tally to 668. The new cases were all recorded among Lebanese residents and none among the expatriates repatriated home recently. The number of fatalities remains at 21 for the ... Read More »
“I hope these blessed occasions carry goodness for all, and I strongly support everyone who contributes to improving the situation, especially the Ministry of Information team members who have not stopped working for two months until today, following-up on cases in the media sector and working on legal amendments to regulate ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, indicated Thursday that work on bolstering participatory dialogue between the government and citizens was underway, highlighting the role of her ministry in this process. NNA Read More »
Lebanon received PCR kits and thermometers as a gift from the Chinese government on Thursday to help it confront the outbreak of coronavirus. Ministers of Foreign Affairs Nasif Hitti, Public Work and Transportation Michel Najjar and Health Hamad Hassan received the gift at the airport. “We are going to conduct ... Read More »
Lebanon registered five new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 on Thursday raising the tally to 663. The Health Ministry said in its daily report that Thursday’s cases were all recorded among Lebanese residents, noting that no infections were registered among Lebanese expats repatriated recently from abroad. On the number ... Read More »
Minister of Public Health, Dr. Hamad Hassan, on Wednesday launched a health alert service on WhatsApp, in both Arabic and English, to keep the public informed about the latest Coronavirus developments. The Minister also launched an innovative program prepared by LU (Lebanese University) aimed at tracking positive Covid-19 cases or ... Read More »
Lebanon on Wednesday confirmed 17 more novel coronavirus cases, which raises the country’s total to 658, the Health Ministry said. In a statement, the Ministry said 12 of the infections were recorded among residents and five among the expats who returned to Lebanon in recent days. It added that 941 ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, spoke in the wake of the Cabinet session held at the Grand Serail this Tuesday, saying: “Prime Minister Hassan Diab believes the government will have to decide whether to pursue [repatriation] flights or freeze them temporarily.” “The PM pointed out that the adopted procedures ... Read More »
The economy of Lebanon, which has defaulted on its mountain of debt, is expected to contract by a massive 12 percent this year, while Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer, is headed for a fall of 4.7 percent, the IMF said Tuesday. The Middle East and North Africa economy will meanwhile contract ... Read More »
The Social Affairs Ministry announced Monday night that it was postponing the distribution of the emergency aid for poor families affected by the coronavirus measures. “Due to a number of errors the lists contained, the ministry decided to postpone the distribution aid until the Army finishes examining [the lists],” the ... Read More »
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