Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday highlighted the necessity to draft a new media law that regulates the work of this sector. “Media is rapidly changing throughout the world; and we, in Lebanon, must keep abreast of such changes through a new law that regulates the work of the media,” ... Read More »
Standing on the rooftop of an office in Beirut’s tightly packed Burj al-Barajneh camp, Omar Abu Zeinab weeds and waters a recently grown plot of potatoes, mouloukhiya, and other seasonal greens. “It’s an experiment, we want to see what works and what doesn’t before building more rooftop farms and showing ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday said during the first consultative session at the Grand Serail titled “The present and future of media” that work was underway to set the required guidelines for local media, to be followed by proposals for the sector’s legal structure. “There are ... Read More »
The Ministry of Public Health announced this Wednesday 14 new coronavirus infections, thus taking the toll to 1256 cases. NNA Read More »
Individual respect for coronavirus containment measures and a return to economic life is the best way to strike a “balance between people’s health and their livelihoods,” Information Minister Manal Abdel-Samad said Tuesday. “We are still in a critical stage but we could not continue to close the country, as there ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that 9 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. The ministry added that only 2 infections out of the 9 new cases were locally transmitted and the rest cases were recorded among the Lebanese returnees. LBCI Read More »
The Public Health Ministry indicated Sunday that 29 new coronavirus cases have been registered within the past 24 hours, thus bringing the cumulative number to-date to 1,220 infected cases. It added that one case of death was also registered during the last 24 hours. NNA Read More »
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Coronavirus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Saturday that the number of laboratory tests conducted in the last 24 hours has reached 315 tests. It also indicated that the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases infected with the virus ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that 19 Coronavirus new cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 1191. The ministry said that out of the 19 cases, 16 of them were recorded among the residents and 3 among the returnees. LBCI Read More »
The Cabinet Friday postponed until next week the approval of key administrative appointments, having been held back by Parliament’s newly endorsed mechanism for Grade One postings. The Cabinet session, chaired by President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace, was held against the backdrop of tensions over the building of a power ... Read More »
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