Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, held Wednesday a virtual meeting with students from various Lebanese universities via Zoom app, titled “Journalism, Vision 2021,” upon the invitation of the Saint Joseph University’s students’ newspaper. “Lebanon is not doing well; it currently ranks first in terms of corruption, coronavirus, and ...

Caretaker Information Minister, Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Tuesday held a meeting attended by Press Order Head, Aouni Kaaki, Press Editors’ Head, Joseph Kosseifi, and Head of the Audio-Visual Media Council, Abdel Hadi Mahfouz. The meeting discussed the exception given to journalists during the lockdown, allowing them to move about ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Tuesday sent a letter to Caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe hereby asking him to summon Egypt’s Ambassador Yasser Alawi, to object to the content issued by Egyptian e-newspaper Youm 7 on January 11 insulting the Lebanese people. NNA

Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Tuesday highlighted the necessity to put aside political and spiteful diatribes, and to focus on the nation’s best interest amid the coronavirus pandemic.   “This pandemic is not sparing anyone. We must keep away politics and vexatious rhetoric, and only dwell on ...

WHO stresses need for measures like physical distancing, hand washing and mask wearing to rein in the pandemic. Herd immunity will not be achieved this year despite COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out in a number of countries, the World Health Organization has warned. Last month, the United Kingdom became the ...

The Earth is moving faster than it ever has in the last 50 years, scientists have discovered, and could result in a ‘negative leap second’ being added to the year. The speed of the Earth’s rotation is affected by a number of factors, including the motion of its molten core, oceans, and ...

The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 3095 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours with 23 new deaths. LBCI

Caretaker Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Sunday, praised the efforts of Lebanese journalists, noting that the media has proven its role as an effective partner in facing national crises. The Minister added via Twitter that Lebanese journalists have shown high national responsibility, despite the risks they are exposed to. ...

A virtual Zoom meeting was held on Monday between Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF representatives in Lebanon. The meeting discussed the completion of the Coronavirus media plan that was launched by the Ministry of Information back in March 2020, in ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, held a phone conversation with Caretaker Interior and Municipalities Minister, Mohamed Fahmy, during which it was emphasized that media professionals are excluded from the declared curfew on all days, including Sundays, starting today, January 10, 2021, according to the Cabinet’s circular. ...