Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday said in the wake of the cabinet session, which took place at Baabda presidential palace, that the cabinet had adopted the Higher Defense Council’s statement, especially in terms of declaring Beirut a disaster city. “A renewable two-week state of emergency ...

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Tuesday denied in an interview with the the National News Agency (NNA) the rumors that were being circulated via social media sites about a small meeting that was held yesterday to discuss her resignation from the current Lebanese cabinet. “This piece ...

Photojournalist Achilleas Zavallis travels to Lebanon and finds a country struggling with the effects of economic decline and mismanagement. Inflation is out of control, destroying the spending power of all but a wealthy minority   Lebanon has long been a country that somehow held it together. Through war, insurrection, chaos and intervention, ...

Brazil president’s chief of staff tests positive; Trump says US ‘doing well’; record fines in Australia for not isolating The United Nations has warned of a “generational catastrophe” because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education, as Latin America surpassed five million Covid-19 cases – or nearly 30% ...

Scientists have discovered why coronavirus causes some patients to lose their sense of smell. Temporary loss of smell, or anosmia, is one of the earliest and most commonly reported warning signs of Covid-19. Studies suggest the “devastating” symptom better predicts the disease than other well-known symptoms such as a fever or cough. But the ...

Mars may once have been covered in ice sheets like those in the Arctic, rather than flowing rivers, according to a new study. When the valleys that cross across Mars’s surface were spotted and further explored, they led to hope that rivers once flowed across its surface. That helped contribute to ...

Lebanon recorded on Monday 177 new Coronavirus and 3 deaths during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said in its daily report. LBCI

Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, met Monday at her ministry office with the makers of a marketing video encouraging on tourism in Lebanon. The visiting delegation included Ralph Nassif, Steven Char, Roudy Doumit and Romy Mnassa. Abdel Samad hailed the footage, highlighting her support for similar projects. NNA

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, in a tweet on Saturday, congratulated the Lebanese army upon its 75th foundation anniversary, saying: “75 years of honor, sacrifice and loyalty. We are proud of you because you are the guardian of our country, and therefore our love and support for you ...

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad, pointed out during an interview with “Voice of Lebanon” Radio Station this morning that “Lebanon will not dispense with the West, especially France, whose foreign minister has been delegated to emphasize the importance of reforms,” stressing the need for all state institutions to ...