Dr. Antoine Matta The link between the employment market and the university is not new or strange to the higher education in its various specializations and programs. It is effective in all the universities of the world and is part of the academic “globalization” of hiring due to the relation ... Read More »
Dr. Iyad Obeid A very interesting study taking into consideration the actual experiences and facts, such as the occupation war of Iraq as an example. It shows the systematic full use of all means and concepts of information at the service of the United States interests and projects. In his ... Read More »
Dr. Amer Machmouchi “The profession principles and the journalist’s talents” is an intriguing question that has long preoccupied psychologists and sociologists. It is still debated nowadays without reaching a final result. The great writer Bernard Show, thought that the news journalism aught to be separated from the philosophy of the ... Read More »
Dr. Antoine Nasri Messarra Some lengthy political television programs in Lebanon merely present antagonist positions compelling the spectator to take sides with either one as in a football match. This kind of program constitutes a daily systematic education, based on dependence, subordination, allegiance and controversial positions. The outstanding absent ... Read More »
Dr. Tony Atallah The laws ruling the information in Lebanon, printed press and audio-visual, are no more sufficient to contain all the moral rules of the media behavior. Therefore, a charter regulating the information profession and enhancing it ethics is necessary. The mere mention of the need of a charter, ... Read More »
Berg, a private company that uses artificial intelligence to discover new drugs and diagnostics, will help England’s national genomics project mine DNA and health data from thousands of British citizens for potential drug targets. Berg, based in Boston, was co-founded in 2006 by Silicon Valley real estate billionaire Carl Berg. ... Read More »
The last line of antibiotic defence against some serious infections is under threat, say experts who have identified a gene that enables resistance to spread between bacteria in China. The gene, called mcr-1, allows a range of common bacteria, including E coli, to become resistant to the last fully functional ... Read More »
Two of my oldest friends have recently taken a strong dislike to their jobs. Both report the same symptoms: disillusionment, apathy and a conviction that the work is entirely pointless. These two are part of a group of four of us, all of whom have had long, steady and largely ... Read More »
As an airplane hovers over Cochin International Airport, one is struck by the dazzling array of reflective panels near the runway. Standing out in a field of green are more than 46,000 solar panels tapping the power of the bright sunlight and converting it into energy. Located in the southern ... Read More »
Istanbul governor’s office says 10 killed and 15 wounded by blast in historic Sultanahmet district of city Turkish police have sealed off the square and ambulances have rushed to the scene, close to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, in a major tourist area of Turkey’s most populous city. The ... Read More »
Lebanese Ministry of Information
