Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, along with a delegation from the Ministry including the Director General, Dr. Hassan Falha and Director of Lebanese Studies and Publications, Khodor Majed, on Monday visited the advanced emergency chamber tasked with following up on the humanitarian and social conditions in ... Read More »
Ministers Hassan, Abdel Samad To Tackle Healthcare Situation In Joint Press Conference Tuesday: Mahfouz
Head of the National Audiovisual Council, Abdul Hadi Mahfouz, indicated that Caretaker Ministers Hamad Hassan (Health) and Manal Abdel Samad (Information) will hold a joint press conference to tackle the healthcare situation following Beirut blast and the surge in coronavirus cases. The conference will take place at 12:00 pm Tuesday, ... Read More »
457 Coronavirus Infections in Lebanon, 3 New Deaths
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 457 new Coronavirus cases were recorded in the past 24 hours in Lebanon. The ministry added that 3 new deaths were also recorded among the Coronavirus patients. LBCI Read More »
Health Ministry announces 605 new Coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths
The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday 605 new Coronavirus cases in the country in the past 24 hours. The ministry said that the new cases were distributed as follows: 597 among the residents and only 8 cases among the returnees. The ministry added that 4 more deaths were registered ... Read More »
Health Ministry announces 421 new Coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday 421 new Coronavirus cases in the country in the past 24 hours. The ministry said that the new cases were distributed as follows: 412 among the residents and only 9 cases among the returnees. The ministry added that 2 more deaths were registered ... Read More »
Ministry of Health confirms 456 new Coronavirus cases
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 456 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours. The ministry added in its daily report that 2 deaths were recorded among the Coronavirus patients. LBCI Read More »
Ministry of Health Confirms 309 New Coronavirus Cases, 7 Deaths
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 309 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that 7 new deaths were recorded among the Coronavirus patients in Lebanon. LBCI Read More »
Diab Delivers Speech Announcing Government’s Resignation
Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, on Monday delivered the following speech announcing his cabinet’s resignation. “We are still under the shock of the tragedy that struck Lebanon. This disaster which has hit the Lebanese at the core, occurred as a result of chronic corruption in politics, administration and the State. I ... Read More »
Lebanon’s political corruption can be rooted out – if its international donors insist
Change must come from within Lebanon, but Emmanuel Macron and others can help by ending their patronage of a disastrous regime In the aftermath of the devastating Beirut port explosion last week, it is not just the role of the Lebanese political class that has come under scrutiny, but that of their ... Read More »
Beirut explosion: What we know so far
Here is what we know so far. What happened? The disaster was preceded by a large fire at the Port of Beirut, on the city’s northern Mediterranean coast. In videos posted on social media white smoke could be seen billowing from Warehouse 12, next to the port’s huge grain silos. ... Read More »