“According to a poll conducted by Lebanon’s Ministry of Information, 75% support the inclusion of a penalty in the media law to protect female journalists. We should work together, governments, multinationals, and civil society to fight against and prevent gender-based violence,” tweeted Caretaker Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, ... Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday welcomed United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jan Kubis, with whom she discussed general issues and an array of projects of interest to Lebanon, especially those related to the media sector. In the wake of the meeting, Abdel Samad ... Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday welcomed UNDP Director in Lebanon, Celine Moyroud, accompanied by United Nations Regional Ambassador for Climate Action, Michael Haddad. Moyroud and Haddad briefed Minister Abdel Samad on the UNDP’s campaign, which is set to take place on December 3, 2020, ... Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, has partaken in the 4th Arab Chinese Cooperation symposium, virtually held in Cairo via conference video under the theme “responsibility of media in enhancing Arab Chinese joint development amid coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic”, organized by the Arab League in coordination with China’s Information Bureau ... Read More »
Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Monday, in its daily report on the emerging Coronavirus ‘COVID-19’ epidemic, that 31 patients are currently in critical condition and 2 others have recovered, while 3 death cases have been reported during the past 24 hours. In details, the report indicated the following: – ... Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, congratulated via Twitter the Lebanese on the 77th Independence Day, saying: “In order to achieve true independence, we must work for the independence of the judiciary, refuse to participate in quotas, reject sectarianism, end impunity, eliminate corruption, and return people’s looted ... Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Friday deemed the Lebanese Dive Fairouz as the country’s notable icon who has raised Lebanon’s name so high and brought the Lebanese together through her heavenly voice and art. Minister Abdel Samad was speaking in an interview with Radio ... Read More »
Caretaker Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Thursday addressed a letter to Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Brigadier General Mohamed Fahmi, asking to provide her with all the available information regarding press card forgers and media impersonators, in order to take appropriate legal measures against perpetrators. ... Read More »
The Ministry of Information issued a statement regarding Lebanon’s refraining from signing the recommendations of the Second World Conference on Media Freedom hosted by Canada and Botswana on November 16, 2020. The MoI statement read as follows: “Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, had contacted caretaker Minister of ... Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, held a meeting via Zoom with former MP Ghassan Mukhaibar, Director of Programs at Tele Liban, Hassan Shakour, and a work group from the UNDP, the Ministry of Information and Tele Liban, to discuss the plan for media advertisement developed by the Ministry ... Read More »
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