Britain on Monday urged elderly people and volunteers from Black and Asian minority groups to sign up to a COVID-19 vaccine trial registry to boost efforts to find a working vaccine against the disease that offers protection for higher risk groups. No COVID-19 vaccine candidate has yet been proven effective ...

The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 456 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours. The ministry added in its daily report that 2 deaths were recorded among the Coronavirus patients. LBCI

The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 309 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that 7 new deaths were recorded among the Coronavirus patients in Lebanon. LBCI

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a locally developed vaccine for Covid-19 has been given regulatory approval after less than two months of testing on humans.   Mr Putin said the vaccine had passed all the required checks, adding that his daughter had already been given it. Officials have said ...

Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, on Monday delivered the following speech announcing his cabinet’s resignation. “We are still under the shock of the tragedy that struck Lebanon. This disaster which has hit the Lebanese at the core, occurred as a result of chronic corruption in politics, administration and the State. I ...

Change must come from within Lebanon, but Emmanuel Macron and others can help by ending their patronage of a disastrous regime In the aftermath of the devastating Beirut port explosion last week, it is not just the role of the Lebanese political class that has come under scrutiny, but that of their ...

  Here is what we know so far. What happened? The disaster was preceded by a large fire at the Port of Beirut, on the city’s northern Mediterranean coast. In videos posted on social media white smoke could be seen billowing from Warehouse 12, next to the port’s huge grain silos. ...

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19 in the form of a perfect vaccine and that the road to normality would be long, with some countries requiring a reset of strategy. More than 18.14 million people around the world are ...

The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 295 Coronavirus cases were reported during the past 24 hours in Lebanon. The ministry added that 4 news deaths were registered among the Coronavirus patients. NNA

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Sunday, announced her resignation from her ministerial post over the government’s performance amid the current critical circumstances. “I apologize to the Lebanese because we were unable to meet their aspirations. Change remained elusive, and since reality did not match the ambitions, ...