The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that 18 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1662. The new cases were distributed as follows: 15 among the residents and 3 among the returnees. The ministry added that no death was ... Read More »
Lebanon registers 22 new Coronavirus cases, 1 death
The Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that the country registered 22 new Coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases in Lebanon to 1644. The ministry added that one death was recorded among the Coronavirus patients, bringing the total number of Coronavirus deaths in Lebanon to 33. NNA Read More »
Abdel Samad Meets Turkish Ambassador: Media Freedom Is Safeguarded By Constituation
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday welcomed in her office at the Ministry, Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon, Hakan Cakil. Minister Abdel Samad affirmed during the visit the strength of the bilateral relations between Lebanon and Turkey. The Minister also discussed with Ambassador Cakil the complaint he ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Broaches Information Ministry Strategic Plan With Moukhaiber
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday welcomed in her office at the Ministry former MP Ghassan Mukhaiber, with whom she discussed the Ministry’s strategic plan. On emerging, Moukhaiber said: “We discussed the issue of the strategic plan of the Ministry of Information and the restructuring of ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Welcomes Representatives Of Digital Media Portals In Bekaa: We Should Not Burden Our Country Beyond Its Capacity
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday welcomed representatives of digital media portals in West Bekaa, Zahle, and Baalbek-Hermel regions. During the meeting, Minister Abdel Samad confirmed that she echoed the voice of the media in the government, stressing that she prefers “to work in silence.” She ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Talks Media Cooperation With President Of Belarusian Alumni Association
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday welcomed President of the Belarusian Alumni Association in Lebanon, Engineer Marwan Al-Zuhairi, with whom she discussed media cooperation. “Delegated by the Belarusian embassy in Damascus, I have met with Minister Abdel Samad to negotiate a cooperation agreement between the Lebanese ... Read More »
Abdel Samad: Malpractices Of Previous Tenures Caused Some People To Lose Faith In Us
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday regretted via twitter that some of the Lebanese citizens have lost trust in the current government due to the malpractices of governments in previous tenures. “Within the past few months, my late work hours have prevented me from going to ... Read More »
Empty fridges as Lebanon economic crisis bites
Lebanon’s economic crisis has led to a collapse of the local currency and purchasing power, plunging whole segments of society into poverty as exemplified by near-empty fridges in many households. Earlier this year, Lebanon defaulted on its debt and, while the peg to the dollar remains unchanged, the pound has ... Read More »
19 New Coronavirus Cases Registered in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that 19 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. The cases were divided as follows: 12 among the residents and 7 among the returnees. LBCI Read More »
Global trade set to shrink 18.5% in Q2, better than WTO’s worst predictions
The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday said it expects global trade to drop around 18.5% in the second quarter of 2020, adding that restrictions being gradually lifted to contain the Covid-19 suggest that trade may have possibly bottomed out in the second quarter of 2020. The volume of merchandise ... Read More »