Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, affirmed during an interview with LBC TV Channel this morning, that efforts are currently pinned on making amendments to the media regulation project law. “We are in the context of developing amendments that are in line with this advancement, but pursuant to ...

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, sent a cable of condolences to the family of the late journalist Sandro Petrone and the Italian press, saying: “We have received, with deep sadness, the news of the death of the veteran Italian journalist Sandro Petrone. He was a friend of ...

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, affirmed during an interview with LBC TV Channel this morning, that efforts are currently pinned on making amendments to the media regulation project law. “We are in the context of developing amendments that are in line with this advancement, but pursuant to ...

Pollution and emissions are down, but we will squander these gains if governments fail to push ahead with decisive change The current crisis has revealed a sobering truth: the global economic shutdown, which has been achieved at a devastating social cost, has barely dented our carbon emissions. The latest analysis, ...

Scientists have discovered coronavirus is adapting to humans with mutations that could help it spread quicker. After analysing more than 5,300 whole genome sequences of the new coronavirus from 62 countries, researchers found several mutations that show the virus is “well adapted” to humans.  Significantly, the team, from London School ...

New information has been revealed about the interactions between United States navy fighter pilots and unidentified flying objects. Previously unpublished documents describe eight encounters along the east coast between Virginia and North Carolina, according to details gathered by automotive website The Drive. Seven of them involved F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and ...

Urgent research must be done into whether mouthwash could be effective in reducing the spread of coronavirus, scientists have said. The “readily available” oral hygiene product may be able to damage the virus membrane and reduce infection rates, according to a peer-reviewed study led by Cardiff University.  The study, published ...

Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, chaired this Friday a meeting of the Supreme Health Council, devoted to assessing the previous stage and preparing for the next in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.   At the end of the meeting, Minister Hassan underscored “the need to establish coordination between ...

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Friday visited  the Editors’ Syndicate headquarters in Hazmiyeh, where she was received by Syndicate Dean, Joseph Qosseifi , and Council members. Discussions reportedly focused on related media affairs and concerns in light of the stifling crisis endured by Lebanon and the ...

All businesses will be closed again except essential shops such as supermarkets and pharmacies Lebanon has imposed a second lockdown after a sudden surge in coronavirus cases – just days after restrictions were lifted. The shutdown will last for at least four days, to allow for testing. Dozens of new Covid-19 cases were registered on ...