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Makary and UNESCO Beirut Launch a New Initiative to Digitalize Teleliban Archives with the Support of Aliph

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Al Makary, and UNESCO Beirut Office announced a new initiative, the “Documentary Heritage Emergency Intervention for TeleLiban Archives” thanks to the support of ALIPH. Established in May 1959, TeleLiban, the first state television in the Arab region, started broadcasting in black and white and it ...

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Makary, China Ambassador Discuss Media Cooperation

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, met, at his ministry office on Monday, with China’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Qian Minjian, and an accompanying delegation, in the presence of Director General of the Ministry of Information, Hassan Falha. Talks touched on the means of coordination and cooperation between Lebanon and China, ...

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Makary Receives “Lebtalks” Editor-in-Chief Christiane Gemayel

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Engineer Ziad Makary, received, at his ministry office, the Editor-in-Chief of LebTalks website, Christiane Gemayel, who thanked him for his “position refusing the appearance of journalists before any security or military apparatus.” Gemayel considered that the Minister has established the principle for holding journalists accountable before the concerned ...

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Makary Meets President of Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, welcomed, at his ministry office, President of Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group, Raouf Abu Zaki. Following the meeting, Abu Zaki told reporters that he exchanged with his host opinions and ideas about the media making and the ongoing transformations. He added that talks also touched on ...

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Makary Meets MP Shehayyeb

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, met, at his ministry office, with MP Akram Shehayyeb from the “Democratic Gathering” bloc. The pair reportedly discussed on the current situation and latest developments. NNA  

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Makary Discusses New Media Law with Graphic Designers’ Syndicate

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Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makary, welcomed a delegation from the “Graphic Designers’ Syndicate” of Lebanon. The delegation was led by Vice President Ali Kamal Al-Din, and included members Ibrahim Al-Sharif, Ernest Baaklini, and Maguy Sassin. The visiting delegation expressed their gratitude to Minister Makary for his support in sponsoring the ...

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Makary: Political Parties Must Choose Balanced Media Officials Who Do Not Lead To Plummeting Discourse

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In a statement released, the media office of Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, reaffirmed the Ministry’s longstanding commitment to freedom of expression and the right to voice opinions. “However, the Ministry also underscores the importance of maintaining a standard of respectful discourse and urges individuals to avoid the use ...

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