A planet twice the size of Earth may be habitable, say scientists, opening up new possibilities in the search for alien life. The exoplanet K2-18b might have liquid water underneath the hydrogen-rich atmosphere on its surface. Researchers looked at the mass, radius and atmospheric data of the distant exoplanet and used models to find the ... Read More »
Scientists detect the most powerful explosion ever seen in the universe
Astronomers have detected the biggest explosion ever seen in the universe. The vast blast came from a supermassive black hole and left a crater so big that it could hold 15 Milky Ways, according to the researchers behind the discovery. Astronomers are unable to explain why the explosion was quite ... Read More »
Abdel Samad: To refer to NNA for accurate news on coronavirus
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, renewed calls on Monday to refer to the state-run news agency for accurate and correct news on the freshly spread coronavirus. “Ever since the first case of corona was detected, we agreed with Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, that the National News Agency is the ... Read More »
Amin Maalouf awarded National Order by France
Lebanese-born French novelist Amin Maalouf was awarded the National Order of Merit by the French government Saturday, in a ceremony led by French President Emmanuel Macron. The 71-year-old was elevated to the title of grand officer, the second highest status of the merit, just one rung below the Grand Cross. ... Read More »
Interior Minister asks assistance of Arab countries
Lebanese Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi asked for assistance from Arab countries Sunday, during the 37th conference of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers held in Tunis. “I am extending my hand to my brothers who have never given up on Lebanon,” Fahmi said during his speech at the conference. The ... Read More »
Lebanon Confirmed 3 More Coronavirus Cases Bringing the Total to 10
The three new cases are people who previously came on planes from Iran. The number of cases of Coronavirus has been increasing in Lebanon ever since the first case was confirmed on February 21st. On Sunday, March 1st, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced that 3 other people were ... Read More »
Coronavirus: Global death toll exceeds 3,000
The number of people killed worldwide by the coronavirus has exceeded 3,000, as China reported 42 more deaths. More than 90% of the total deaths are in Hubei, the Chinese province where the virus emerged late last year. But there have also been deaths in 10 other countries, including more ... Read More »
North Korea fires two projectiles in first launches for three months
Move comes after expiry of unilateral deadline Pyongyang set Washington to offer it fresh concessions on sanctions relief North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles, the South’s military said, weeks after Pyongyang declared its moratorium on long-range missile tests over. The two devices were over the sea from the ... Read More »
Clashes as thousands gather at Turkish border to enter Greece
EU border agency Frontex on high alert as Turkish president keeps crossings open Migrants trying to reach Europe have clashed violently with Greek riot police as Turkey claimed more than 76,000 people were now heading for the EU as a result of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to open ... Read More »
Lebanon health ministry confirms third case of coronavirus, NNA reports
Lebanon confirmed the country’s third case of coronavirus on Thursday, after a man arriving from Iran on Feb. 24 tested positive, the health ministry said, according to news agency NNA. The patient was taken from his home by the Lebanese Red Cross and into quarantine at a Beirut hospital after ... Read More »