There has been a lot of panic in the news lately especially for those who have been keeping up this past week as Lebanon announced its first case of Coronavirus, which has since risen to 13 confirmed cases as of date. In light of this crisis, the Minister of Information Manal ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, renewed calls on Monday to refer to the state-run news agency for accurate and correct news on the freshly spread coronavirus. “Ever since the first case of corona was detected, we agreed with Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, that the National News Agency is the ... Read More »
Lebanese-born French novelist Amin Maalouf was awarded the National Order of Merit by the French government Saturday, in a ceremony led by French President Emmanuel Macron. The 71-year-old was elevated to the title of grand officer, the second highest status of the merit, just one rung below the Grand Cross. ... Read More »
Lebanese Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi asked for assistance from Arab countries Sunday, during the 37th conference of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers held in Tunis. “I am extending my hand to my brothers who have never given up on Lebanon,” Fahmi said during his speech at the conference. The ... Read More »
The three new cases are people who previously came on planes from Iran. The number of cases of Coronavirus has been increasing in Lebanon ever since the first case was confirmed on February 21st. On Sunday, March 1st, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced that 3 other people were ... Read More »
Lebanon confirmed the country’s third case of coronavirus on Thursday, after a man arriving from Iran on Feb. 24 tested positive, the health ministry said, according to news agency NNA. The patient was taken from his home by the Lebanese Red Cross and into quarantine at a Beirut hospital after ... Read More »
Countries of the European Union reportedly “support” the reform goals set by the Lebanese government and are “committed” to the goals agreed at the CEDRE conference, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday. Quoting western diplomatic sources, the daily said that “EU countries are fully committed to support Lebanon, its people, its ... Read More »
A drillship anchored off Lebanon Tuesday to explore for oil and gas, an energy firm and the government said, raising hopes for a future boost to the country’s crumbling economy. Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad said the first ever such exploration would start within 48 hours. The Tungsten Explorer was ... Read More »
Lebanon on Tuesday took another step to try and deal with a massive debt that stands at more than $87 billion or more than 150% of the GDP. Manal Abdul Samad, the information minister, said the government has agreed to appoint Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP as a legal ... Read More »
Investors holding Lebanese bonds are expecting the worst, as years of financial mismanagement may well push the country to default on its debt for the first time in its history. International Monetary Fund officials have been called in to help find a solution to manage Lebanon’s overwhelming debt — some ... Read More »
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