The Delta coronavirus variant surging across the United States appears to cause more severe illness and spread as easily as chickenpox, according to an internal document from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The document — a slide presentation — outlines unpublished data that shows fully vaccinated people ... Read More »
What We Lost That Day
On Aug. 4, 2020, at 6:08 p.m., at the end of a searing summer day, the earth shook, the buildings swayed and the sky roared. Windows turned into daggers and furniture into shrapnel. The air itself became a battering ram. It felt as if the very world…was rising up against ... Read More »
Health Ministry Confirms 597 New Coronavirus Cases, 3 New Deaths
The Health Ministry confirmed on Monday that 597 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours with 3 new deaths. LBCI Read More »
Abdel Samad Congratulates Tele Lebanon On Appointment Of Temporary Administration
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday said via her Twitter account: “Congratulations to Tele Lebanon on appointing a temporary administration upon a verdict by the summary court. We hope that this will be the beginning of Tele Liban’s renaissance.” NNA Read More »
Abdel Samad Calls Journalists Covering August 4 Commemorations To Abide By Adopted Procedures
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, announced her ministry’s readiness to provide any assistance through its directorates with the procedures adopted for journalists covering August 4 commemorations, in a statement issued Monday and addressed to the Lebanese, Arab, and foreign media workers. Abdel Samad called journalists to abide by ... Read More »
Scientists Create World’s Thinnest Device That Is Only Two Atoms Thick
Scientists say the technology could make devices faster, less dense, and consume less energy The world’s smallest piece of technology – only two atoms thick – has been created by researchers to store electric information. Current state-of-the-art devices consist of tiny crystals that contain approximately one million atoms, one hundred atoms square. In a computer, these devices ... Read More »
Health Ministry: 1224 New Corona Cases, 2 Deaths
In its daily report, the Ministry of Public Health announced on Wednesday the registration of 1224 new Coronavirus infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 558,369. It added that two deaths were also recorded during the past 24 hours. NNA Read More »
Abdel Samad: Kobayat Fire Environmental Disaster, Irreparable Loss
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, tweeted this Wednesday: “Regardless of the causes of the Qobayat fire, this is an environmental disaster and a loss in forest wealth that cannot be compensated for hundreds of years. I hope everyone would help Kobayat and its people by putting out the ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Forwards Proposals On Arab Electronic Media’s Organizational And Strategic Framework To AL’S Information Ministers Council
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Monday forwarded to the Arab League’s Information Ministers Council a compilation of proposals relevant to the organizational and strategic framework of the Arab electronic media, pursuant to the decision adopted during the said Council’s 51st meeting held on June 16, 2021. ... Read More »
Ministry Of Health: 517 New Infections, Two Deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 517 new coronavirus infection cases, which brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 548,972. Two deaths have been recorded. NNA Read More »