In an interview with “Lebanon TV” on Saturday, Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, stressed that “dialogue has become a necessity,” emphasizing the need to “engage in dialogue though resorting to words, not arms.” Abdel Samad renewed the call of her predecessor, Minister Melhem Riachi, to transform the Ministry ... Read More »
Health Ministry: 18 New Corona Cases
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Sunday, that 18 new cases of cornonavirus infections have been registered, thus increasing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 1873. NNA Read More »
Ministry of Health: 34 new Coronavirus cases in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 34 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. The ministry added that the total number of cases in Lebanon reached 1830. The cases were divided as follows: 15 among the residents and 19 among the returnees. No deaths among the Coronavirus patients ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Receives Invitation To Partake In AVU’S Campaign For Environmental Development
Advisor to the president of the Arab Volunteer Union in Bahrain, Charbel Qabalan, visited on Thursday Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, at her ministry office, and presented her with an invitation to partake in the Union’s Arab Campaign for Environmental Development. Qabalan, who also chairs the Noble Order of ... Read More »
Ministry of Health: 8 New Coronavirus Cases Recorded in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 8 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country. The new cases are distributed as follows: 7 cases among the residents and only one case among the returnees. The ministry added that one death was recorded among the Coronavirus patients during the ... Read More »
Cabinet Extends General Mobilization Until August 2
Minister of Information Manal Abdel Samad said on Thursday that the Cabinet session chaired by Prime Minister Hassan Diab listened to the explanation given by the Minister of Energy on the causes of power outages and the late arrival of the fuel ships. On another note, Abdel Samad also announced ... Read More »
‘People Will Die Within Months’: Lebanon Heads for Famine as Pandemic Accelerates Hunger
Mohamad barely looks surprised when his phone vibrates with an update on the devaluation of the Lebanese pound. “Great, now my salary is worth $60,” the 30-year-old Syrian economics teacher turned refugee said, shaking his head. In the past week alone, the Lebanese pound has lost over 40 per cent ... Read More »
Ministry of Health confirms 10 new Coronavirus cases
The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 10 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of cases in the country to 1788. The new cases are distributed as follows: One infection among the returnees (from Nigeria) and 9 locally ... Read More »
Ministry of Health announces 33 new infections
The Ministry of Public Health announced 33 new coronavirus infection cases, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 1778. NNA Read More »
Abdel Samad To Photographers’ Syndicate: I Will Be By Your Side On The Street In Case Of Any Assault
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday welcomed at her ministerial office head of the Photographers’ Syndicate, Nazi Taher, who visited her along with an accompanying delegation of photographers who had been assaulted on Jal El-Dib highway last Sunday night. During the meeting, Abdul Samad affirmed her ... Read More »