In a statement issued on Thursday, Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, extended New Year well-wishes to colleagues at the Ministry of Information and Tele Liban. “Despite all the crises, we must not lose hope in our ability to change towards building a robust state and institutions, ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday detailed in an interview with “Radio Lebanon” the Ministry of Information’s accomplishments during her tenure. “We have a basic vision, which is to maintain free media and to keep stimulating this platform,” affirmed Minister Abdel Samad. “I have not ...

The coronavirus pandemic might not be the “big one” that experts have long feared, World Health Organization emergencies chief Mike Ryan warned at the global health agency’s last virtual media briefing of the year. Since the first reports of the coronavirus began circulating nearly a year ago, the WHO has repeatedly warned ...

A new WhatsApp update will prevent the popular messaging app from working on millions of phones from 1 January 2021. Older Android and iPhone devices will no longer support the latest version of the app, forcing owners to either update their mobile operating system or buy a new smartphone. Any iPhone not running iOS 9 or newer, ...

The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 2298 new Coronavirus cases were recorded during the past 24 hours in Lebanon with 21 new deaths. LBCI

Caretaker Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, has arrived at the Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarchate in Rabweh, to congratulate Patriarch Youssef al-Absi on this blessed holiday. NNA

Caretaker Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, arrived at the Druze House (Dar al-Tayfeh) in Verdun, to partake in the general assembly of the Druze council, chaired by Sheikh al-Aql Naim Hassan. NNA

Beirut Greek Orthodox Archbishop, Metropolitan Elias Audi, on Tuesday received Caretaker Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, who well-wished him on the holiday season.   On emerging, Minister Abdel Samad said: “I visited Metropolitan Audeh to discuss an array of matters prevailing in the country, especially the stalled government ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, met this Saturday morning in Bkirki with Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros al-Rahi. Following the meeting, Abdel Samad called on the Patriarch to “unify the word and work with solidarity and love to advance the country.” “Lebanon is more than a ...

The South African variant of Covid-19, two cases of which have now been detected in the UK, is likely to be more transmissible, may hit young people harder, and may be slightly more resistant to vaccines, scientists in South Africa believe. However, research is still continuing to confirm the threat posed by ...