Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, indicated Thursday that work on bolstering participatory dialogue between the government and citizens was underway, highlighting the role of her ministry in this process. NNA

Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, spoke in the wake of the Cabinet session held at the Grand Serail this Tuesday, saying: “Prime Minister Hassan Diab believes the government will have to decide whether to pursue [repatriation] flights or freeze them temporarily.” “The PM pointed out that the adopted procedures ...

The death toll from COVID-19 in British hospitals rose to 11,329 on Monday as the government – without its recuperating leader Boris Johnson – faced questions over its handling of the outbreak and the impact on the economy. Finance minister Rishi Sunak has told colleagues Gross Domestic Product could shrink ...

The app will use a Bluetooth technology to trace every phone a person comes in contact with, raising concerns over privacy   Apple and Google announced on Friday an unprecedented collaboration to leverage smartphone technology to help trace and contain the spread of coronavirus. The collaboration will open up their ...

Exclusive: multinationals write to G7 and G20 urging leaders to keep borders open to trade and avert global food crisis Food supplies across the world will be “massively disrupted” by the coronavirus, and unless governments act the number of people suffering chronic hunger could double, some of the world’s biggest ...

Speaking  in the wake of today’s Cabinet session at Baabda Presidential Palace, Information Minister Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, announced that the Cabinet has agreed to extend the “general mobilization” until April 26, ie for an additional two weeks. The Council of Ministers on Thursday convened in session at Baabda Presidential ...

Switzerland plans to ease up on measures to combat the coronavirus starting at the end of April, the government said on Wednesday, as it expects the economic damage from the epidemic could be the worst on record. “We know that these measures are difficult for the economy and the people, ...

Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, confirmed in the wake of the Cabinet session held this Tuesday at the Grand Serail that the “Lebanese [people’s] confidence in the State has been restored, and it must be strengthened.” She indicated that “the government is determined to protect the Lebanese, at home ...

Germany was quick to see the threat while South Korea took an aggressive approach Countries have approached coronavirus testing in different ways, and in some places there was far earlier recognition than in the UK of the need to develop tests and kits and to have sufficient numbers stockpiled. Here ...

Times of upheaval are always times of radical change. Some believe the pandemic is a once-in-a-generation chance to remake society and build a better future. Others fear it may only make existing injustices worse.   Everything feels new, unbelievable, overwhelming. At the same time, it feels as if we’ve walked ...