Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, on Monday delivered the following speech announcing his cabinet’s resignation. “We are still under the shock of the tragedy that struck Lebanon. This disaster which has hit the Lebanese at the core, occurred as a result of chronic corruption in politics, administration and the State. I ...

Change must come from within Lebanon, but Emmanuel Macron and others can help by ending their patronage of a disastrous regime In the aftermath of the devastating Beirut port explosion last week, it is not just the role of the Lebanese political class that has come under scrutiny, but that of their ...

  Here is what we know so far. What happened? The disaster was preceded by a large fire at the Port of Beirut, on the city’s northern Mediterranean coast. In videos posted on social media white smoke could be seen billowing from Warehouse 12, next to the port’s huge grain silos. ...

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% ...

Private- In an attempt to contain the virus and to avoid a full lockdown, several European countries are now taking additional safety measures. In the UK, cases have surpassed 300,000 on Monday and in Germany, Chief of Staff Helge Braun urged the German people to lower the daily cases back ...

Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, met Monday at her ministry office with chairman of Green Hand Organization, Zaher Radwan, with whom she discussed an array of environment-related affairs. During the meeting, Radwan explained to his host his development strategy for the region of Aley. Abdel Samad later welcomed a ...

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday discussed with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative in Lebanon, Celine Moyroud, and Arkan El-Seblani, the Project Manager and Chief Technical Advisor of the UNDP’s “Anti-Corruption and Integrity in Arab Countries” (ACIAC), the importance of revamping the Ministry of ...

  Organized by the Lebanese Ministry of Information “Curbing Fake News Forum” was held under the auspices of Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday July 15, at the Grand Serail in Beirut. The Forum was diffused on Tele Liban, on the ministry of information’s Facebook as ...

Information Ministry has concluded its amendments to the media project law currently present at the House Administration and Justice Committee, following Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd’s request for a grace period to introduce amendments to the project law in a manner that honors international standards for media ...

Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, said Wednesday that there will be endeavors to make the increase of wages a priority for the government, once the USD to LBP exchange rate is officially fixed.   Her remarks came during a meeting with a delegation of Syndicate of Lebanese Press Design ...