Speaker Nabih Berri has sent the government a clear message saying parliament “will not legislate fraud or the theft of depositors’ money and savings,” al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Tuesday. “This plan is not the finance minister’s plan and we do not agree to it at all,” the daily quoted Berri ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health issued on Tuesday its daily report on Coronavirus cases in Lebanon. In its report, the ministry said that 9 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of cases in Lebanon to 641. One death was reported bringing the number of total deaths to 21. LBCI Read More »
Prime Minister Hassan Diab chaired on Tuesday at the Grand Serail the meeting of the follow-up Committee for social aid. The meeting included Minister of Social Affairs and Tourism Ramzi Musharrafieh, Major-General Elias Chamieh, and PM advisors Hussein Kaafarani and Roula Moussa. The Committee informed the PM about the main ... Read More »
Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, commemorated the “painful Lebanese civil war” via her Twitter account on Monday, calling on all political counterparts to “learn from bitter experiences of the past.” She added: “Evil attracts evil and that the positive attitude lies in everyone’s interest .” “Remember that our country, ... Read More »
The Health Ministry said on Monday that the total tally of individuals infected with coronavirus rose to 632 cases. It said two individuals have tested positive for the virus, while the number of deaths remains at 20. Recoveries rose on Monday bringing the tally to 80 cured. Meanwhile, Health Minister ... Read More »
Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, said Monday that she will supervise regular meetings between ministers and representatives of civil society committees, on how to deliver the correct information to the Lebanese. Referring to her belief in the need for continuous communication between the government and the people, the ... Read More »
Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, expressed her well-wishes on Sunday to those celebrating Easter, calling on all to reiterate commitment to love and service to fellow brothers and sisters, especially the underprivileged, in order to restore hope in a better Lebanon. NNA Read More »
Lebanon has confirmed 11 new infections of the COVID-19 coronavirus, which raises the country’s total to 630, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. It added that no deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours, which means that the death toll still stands at 20. Lebanon declared a state of ... Read More »
All the Lebanese expats who returned Saturday from Kuwait, Dubai, Angola’s Luanda and Rome have tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the Health Ministry said Sunday. “The results of tests conducted for the 123 passengers who arrived yesterday aboard the flight coming from Kuwait have come out negative,” the Ministry ... Read More »
President Michel Aoun addressed the Lebanese on Easter Day on Saturday extending well-wishes to all “Lebanese in general, and Christians in particular,” the National News Agency reported. The President said: “No matter how long the time of pain lasts, yet resurrection remains the essence of our faith and the core ... Read More »
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