The Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 50 new Coronavirus were confirmed in Lebanon. This brings the total number of cases to 1306 in Lebanon. The ministry added that 42 cases out of the new 50 ones were registered among the residents and 8 infections among the Lebanese returnees. ... Read More »
Diab calls for new law regulating media work
Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday highlighted the necessity to draft a new media law that regulates the work of this sector. “Media is rapidly changing throughout the world; and we, in Lebanon, must keep abreast of such changes through a new law that regulates the work of the media,” ... Read More »
Sunrise in the WEST: Scientists warn North could be SOUTH as Earth’s magnetic poles SWITCH
SCIENTISTS have warned Earth could be heading towards an extraordinary event which would see compasses point SOUTH and the sun rise in the West. Climate researchers believe we are heading towards a reversal of the planet’s magnetic field, which some fear will lead to the end of the human ... Read More »
Lebanese turn to alternative farming as food prices soar
Standing on the rooftop of an office in Beirut’s tightly packed Burj al-Barajneh camp, Omar Abu Zeinab weeds and waters a recently grown plot of potatoes, mouloukhiya, and other seasonal greens. “It’s an experiment, we want to see what works and what doesn’t before building more rooftop farms and showing ... Read More »
WHO warns overuse of antibiotics for Covid-19 will cause more deaths
The increased use of antibiotics to combat the Covid-19 pandemic will strengthen bacterial resistance and ultimately lead to more deaths during the crisis and beyond, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that a “worrying number” of bacterial infections were becoming ... Read More »
Minister of Information from Grand Serail: Media institutions endure tough times
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday said during the first consultative session at the Grand Serail titled “The present and future of media” that work was underway to set the required guidelines for local media, to be followed by proposals for the sector’s legal structure. “There are ... Read More »
Ministry of Health announces 14 new COVID-19 cases
The Ministry of Public Health announced this Wednesday 14 new coronavirus infections, thus taking the toll to 1256 cases. NNA Read More »
Mass extinction millions of years ago may have been caused by climate change damaging ozone layer, study says
A mass extinction which played a role in the development of human life hundreds of millions of years ago may have been caused by climate change damaging the ozone layer, according to research. Scientists have found a major extinction event in the Late Devonian period could have been sparked by ... Read More »
Could Xanax fight coronavirus? Scientists identify seven common medicines including anti-anxiety drug that could be used to block infection
The anti-anxiety drug Xanax is among seven existing medicines identified by scientists as possibly being able to block coronavirus, a new study has revealed. Researches from universities in Barcelona have been searching for existing drugs that can help block the virus that has devastated the world. They have been looking ... Read More »
Lockdown was Impacting Livelihoods: Minister
Individual respect for coronavirus containment measures and a return to economic life is the best way to strike a “balance between people’s health and their livelihoods,” Information Minister Manal Abdel-Samad said Tuesday. “We are still in a critical stage but we could not continue to close the country, as there ... Read More »