Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makari, held a press conference on Friday evening at the “Beirut House – Sodeco” to launch the telethon for Lebanon’s TV, scheduled for June 2022 following Pope Francis’s visit to Lebanon. After the national anthem, Al-Makari gave a speech welcoming the attendees, saying: “You are here to ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makary, on Friday welcomed at his ministerial office Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut, Costanza Farina, with whom he discussed a number of cooperation projects between “UNESCO” and the Ministry of Information. For his part, Minister Al-Makary stressed that the media’s freedom of expression ... Read More »
Information Minister, Ziad al-Makary, on Friday welcomed at his ministerial office Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Rudakov, with whom he discussed Lebanese-Russian bilateral relations. In the wake of the meeting, Ambassador Rudakov said that talks with Al-Makary also touched on the best means to bolster cooperation within the media sector. ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Ziad al-Makary, on Thursday visited and toured the offices of Annahar Newspaper in Downtown Beirut, where he was received by the chairman of the newspaper’s board of directors, Mrs. Nayla Gebran Tueni. “It was a great opportunity to discuss the country’s media reality, and the challenges that ... 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 »
Prime Minister Najib Mikati will appear in an interview with journalist Walid Abboud, at 9:45 pm tomorrow, Wednesday, on state-owned “Tele Liban” channel, in the first episode of the “With Walid Abboud” program, which will be broadcast every Wednesday. The episode includes a special look for Minister of Information Ziad ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Ziad al-Makary, on Friday welcomed Pharmacists’ Syndicate Head, Joe Salloum, with whom he discussed the country’s general situation, as well as the Ministry of Information’s main role in giving hope to the Lebanese at home and abroad. “We’ve also discussed the role of pharmacists and that of ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Ziad al-Makary, on Wednesday inaugurated a training course on archive preservation and digitization at the National News Agency’s training hall. This course is part of a series of other training courses within the framework of a project to “Preserve, Digitize, and Evaluate the Archives of Radio Lebanon, ... Read More »
Information Minister Ziad Al-Makari, underlined today the “deep historical ties linking both Zgharta and Dinniyeh together,” and called on citizens of these regions to “vote for this historical relation through which we are fortified in the face of challenges.” He added that “the Ministry of Information’s priority is safeguarding public freedoms,” ... Read More »
Information Minister Ziad Al-Makary, on Thursday said that today’s cabinet session, which was held at Baabda Presidential Palace under the chairmanship of President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, discussed the initial agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Ministers have been asked to submit their suggestions to be reconsidered ... Read More »
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