Russia opposed the UN Security Council’s declaration for a ceasefire in north-west Syria, top UN diplomats said, after a tense closed-door meeting in New York, AFP reported. “Basically, Russia said no, which is very painful,” Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, president of the United Nations Council for February, told reporters. “There ... Read More »
Early results of trials on Covid-19 patients expected in March Doctors are likely to know within two to three weeks whether drugs being used to treat patients infected with the new coronavirus are working, according to the World Health Organization. The timetable for early results from two trials taking ... Read More »
Cancer patient’s immature eggs were collected, matured in lab and frozen for use five years on A woman who was left infertile by cancer treatment has given birth to a baby after her immature eggs were collected, matured in a lab and frozen for use five years later. Fertility ... Read More »
Briefing to members of Congress is said to have led to abrupt removal of acting director of national intelligence US intelligence officials are reported to have warned members of Congress last week that Russia was trying to interfere in the 2020 election campaign in favour of Donald Trump, in ... Read More »
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to uncover new types of antibiotics in the face of growing concerns about resistance to the drugs. A group of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say their machine-learning algorithm was able to identify a powerful new antibiotic compound, capable of killing some of ... Read More »
Facebook has suggested “new rules for the internet” as it continues to insist it must be regulated. The company and other social networks have faced criticism for the kinds of content they allow to be published on their platform. Politicians and experts around the world have criticised the site over ... Read More »
Unconfirmed number of suspected sufferers also quarantined in Qom hospital The coronavirus has killed two Iranian citizens, state media reports, marking the first such deaths in the Middle East since the outbreak began. The elderly victims were first announced to be suffering with the virus, named Covid-19, on Wednesday ... Read More »
A delegation from the World Bank’s private lending arm met Tuesday with Prime Minister Hassan Diab, as the debt-ridden country seeks assistance to rescue its moribund economy. The meeting tackled the possibility of “launching joint cooperation projects between the public and private sectors and the issue of developing the transportation ... Read More »
Lebanon’s financial situation points to a likely restructuring of the country’s massive debt and financial sector to preserve declining foreign currency reserves, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday. The credit rating agency’s report comes as Lebanese officials are debating whether to pay back $1.2 billion worth of Eurobonds that mature on March ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, welcomed on Tuesday in her office at the Ministry MP Neemat Frem, with whom she discussed the Country’s general situation. NNA Read More »
Lebanese Ministry of Information
