Information Minister, Ziad Makary, on Tuesday presented during a press conference he held at his Ministry office, an assessment of the general course of the electoral process, in presence of Ministry’s Director General Dr. Hassan Falha, National News Agency (NNA) Director Ziad Harfouche, Director of Lebanese Studies Department Khodor Majed, ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, on Monday welcomed at his ministerial office Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi. Ambassador Khattabi briefed Minister Makary on the atmosphere of his visit to Lebanon, during which he headed the League of Arab States’ mission to monitor legislative ... Read More »
Information Ministry’s Director General, Dr. Hassan Falha, on Sunday toured all the directorates of the Information Ministry, inspecting the progress of media coverage of the 2022 parliamentary electoral process, accompanied by the National News Agency (NNA) Director Ziad Harfouche, Radio Lebanon Director Mohammad Gharib, Director of Lebanese Studies and Publications ... Read More »
Information Minister Ziad Al-Makari disclosed in an interview with “Radio Lebanon” that no serious problems have occurred during the elections so far, referring to “some violations documented by the Supervisory Elections Board, alongside some associations.” “The most important thing at this stage is that the elections pass quietly, peacefully and ... Read More »
After casting his vote, Minister of Information Ziad Al-Makari saluted the Ministry of Interior, all security apparatuses and all media representatives and outlets for their efforts in ensuring a smooth electoral process, expressing special appreciation to the official media. Stressing on the media’s important and responsible role, Al-Makari said: “Can ... Read More »
Parliamentary elections kicked off across Lebanon at 7:00 am on Wednesday amid stringent security measures by the Lebanese Army and the Internal Security Forces. The electoral lists are distributed as follows: Beirut Beirut I (Ashrafieh, Saifi, Rmeil, Medawar): 6 lists Beirut II (Ras Beirut, Minet el Hosn, Dar El Mrayse, ... Read More »
Information Minister, Ziad Al-Makary, on Tuesday welcomed at his ministerial office a delegation representing associations of persons with disabilities, who briefed him on the parliamentary elections’ code of conduct. Al-Makary stressed “the importance of this code and adherence to it to the fullest extent.” An agreement has been reached between ... Read More »
A media gathering was held on Monday at Dunes – Verdun with head of the Supervisory Commission for Elections (SCE), Judge Dr. Nadim Abdelmalak, at the invitation of President of the National Audio-Visual Council, Abdel Hadi Mahfouz. The media gathering took place in the presence of the General Director of ... Read More »
Information Minister Ziad Al-Makari visited the French “Clinique Du Levant” Hsopital in Sin El-Fil this afternoon, where he was received by its Board Chairman & Director General, Dr. Antoine Maalouf, and French Deputy of Lebanese origin, MP Elie Abboud, who briefed him on the medical and health functions performed by the hospital amidst ... Read More »
Information Minister Ziad Makary will launch the “Samir Kassab Prize for Photography and the Media” on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, on the case of the photojournalist of “Sky News Arabia”, Samir Kassab, who was kidnapped in the Aleppo countryside in Syria. On this occasion, the Ministry ... Read More »
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