Students at the National Development High School in Furn Al Chebbak organized a lecture titled “Happiness and the Role of Media”, in the presence of Minister of Information, Ziad Makary. The Mayor of Furn Al Chebbak, Raymond Semaan, and members of the educational staff and students attended. Minister Makary addressed ...

Ancient DNA present in humans may be linked to major psychiatric disorders like depression, researchers have said. DNA sequences originating from ancient infections are found in the brain, with some contributing to susceptibility for conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression, a study found.  About 8% of the genome (the complete set of DNA) is made ...

Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makary, sent a heartfelt condolences message to the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili. “We extend our deepest condolences and sympathy to Your Excellency. We pray that God will grant His vast mercy to the late ...

In a significant step towards enhancing the safety of media personnel, Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makary, received ten bundles of personal protective equipment (PPE) designated for media workers from the UNESCO office in Beirut. Additionally, five more bundles were handed over to president of the Photojournalists’ Syndicate, Ali Aloush. This ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, met, at his ministry office with President of World Lebanese Cultural University (WLCU), Roger Hani, accompanied by First Deputy Secretary-General Christian Nasr, and Council member Elie Kassab. Nasr said after the meeting: “In every visit we make to Beirut each year, we see it ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, met with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, who came on a farewell visit. The pair discussed the current situation in Lebanon and the broader region, in addition to the Syrian displaced file, Gaza war, and the presidential file. NNA  

Dr. Hassan Falha, General Director of the Ministry of Information, wrote: The evolution of media is objectively intertwined with the legislation governing its operation and overseeing its performance according to legal and regulatory texts. The reciprocal relationship between legislation and media work becomes evident through the effectiveness of the tasks ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary inaugurated at the ESCWA headquarters in downtown Beirut, the “Sixth Conference on Libraries and Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage,” at the invitation of the Lebanese Library Association, and in partnership with the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the International Federation ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, received in his office at the ministry, US Ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa A. Johnson. Discussions between the pair reportedly touched on political and media affairs and joint cooperation between the two countries. NNA

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makari, issued the following statement: “After the revelation of luring minors through the TikTok application and the security forces revealing the “TikTokers” gang that used the application to promote their criminal acts, and after demanding that this application be banned in Lebanon, the Ministry of ...