Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as the official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far. There were 14.9 million excess deaths associated with COVID-19 ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Ziad al-Makary, on Thursday visited and toured the offices of Annahar Newspaper in Downtown Beirut, where he was received by the chairman of the newspaper’s board of directors, Mrs. Nayla Gebran Tueni. “It was a great opportunity to discuss the country’s media reality, and the challenges that ... Read More »
The discovery of ice ridges in Greenland similar to those found on Europa suggest water from the Jovian moon’s subsurface ocean could lurk near the surface. In the late 1970s, Nasa’s two Voyager spacecraft flew by Jupiter’s moon Europa and found strong evidence that a global liquid water ocean lurks beneath the moon’s icy shell. ... Read More »
Information Minister Ziad Al-Makari, underlined today the “deep historical ties linking both Zgharta and Dinniyeh together,” and called on citizens of these regions to “vote for this historical relation through which we are fortified in the face of challenges.” He added that “the Ministry of Information’s priority is safeguarding public freedoms,” ... Read More »
Information Minister Ziad Al-Makary, on Thursday said that today’s cabinet session, which was held at Baabda Presidential Palace under the chairmanship of President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, discussed the initial agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Ministers have been asked to submit their suggestions to be reconsidered ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makary, on Monday visited the founder of “As-Safir” newspaper and its editor-in-chief, Talal Salman, at the newspaper’s building in Hamra. During the visit, Salman stressed the Lebanese youth’s determination to surpass the difficult reality in which Lebanon flounders. He also lauded Minister Al-Makary’s “engagement and spirit ... Read More »
Vice-President of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council, Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, on Tuesday welcomed Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makary, with whom he broached an array of media affairs, as well as the latest local and regional developments. Al-Khatib, who welcomed Minister Al-Makary at the council’s headquarters, considered the media a message ... Read More »
Information Minister, Ziad Al-Makary, on Monday held an extensive meeting at his ministerial office to discuss media coverage during the upcoming parliamentary elections in the presence of senior media officials and dignitaries. “We hold this dialogue session today to discuss the role of media, specifically media coverage en route to ... Read More »
Researchers have rejuvenated a 53-year-old woman’s skin cells so they are the equivalent of a 23-year-old’s. The scientists in Cambridge believe that they can do the same thing with other tissues in the body. The eventual aim is to develop treatments for age-related diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and ... Read More »
Information Minister, Ziad Makary, on Friday welcomed in his office at the Ministry Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Hajj Hassan, who congratulated him on his new ministerial post. Minister Hajj Hassan highlighted the central and constructive role of the media in portraying the Country’s positive image and promoting hope in this ... Read More »
Lebanese Ministry of Information
