Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, stressed during her meeting with a delegation from the Media Graduates League the necessity of securing job opportunities for university graduates, pointing to the need to assist students in choosing their majors based on the market needs in Lebanon. Receiving the work ... Read More »
Ministry Of Information To Launch Training Courses For Media Professionals As Part Of Joint Plan With UNESCO
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday held a meeting in her office at the Ministry with Press Syndicate Head, Aouni al-Kaaki, and Editors’ Syndicate Dean Joseph al-Kosseifi, in the presence of National Audiovisual Council Chairman Abdel Hadi Mahfouz. The meeting identified the segments of frontline ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Meets With Kaaki, Kosseifi Over Media Sector Covid-19 Vaccination
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday held a meeting in her office at the Ministry with Press Syndicate Head, Aouni al-Kaaki, and Editors’ Syndicate Dean Joseph al-Kosseifi, in the presence of National Audiovisual Council Chairman Abdel Hadi Mahfouz. The meeting identified the segments of frontline ... Read More »
Virus Mutations Down To Chance, In More Ways Than One
The emergence of several, more infectious strains of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has worried governments and scientists, who are investigating how and why the virus became more transmissible. Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 mutates in order to maximise its survival chances. When it replicates, tiny errors in its genetic coding are ... Read More »
Health Ministry Confirms 3010 New Coronavirus Cases, 50 More Deaths
The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 3010 new Coronavirus cases were recorded during the past 24 hours with 50 new deaths. LBCI Read More »
Abdel Samad, Kattar Hold Coordination Meeting Over Right To Information Law
A coordination meeting on Friday was held online between Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad Najd, and Caretaker Minister of Administrative Development, Demianos Kattar, with the participation of UNDP Resident Coordinator for Peacebuilding in Lebanon, Celine Moyroud. The meeting reportedly took stock of the right to information law and ... Read More »
Here’s Why COVID-19 Vaccines Like Pfizer’s Need To Be Kept So Cold
Freezing RNA-based vaccines keeps their fragile components from breaking down Pfizer is racing to get approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, applying for emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on November 20. But the pharmaceutical giant faces a huge challenge in distributing its vaccine, which has to be ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Meets Al-Kaaki And Al-Sabah: Keen On Media Production Given Its Cultural Importance, Economic Impact
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, received this Wednesday Head of the Press Syndicate, Awni Al-Kaaki, and producer Sadiq Al-Sabah, who said after the meeting: “We, the Association of TV and Film Producers in Lebanon, have explained to Minister Abdel Samad the problems of the sector as a result ... Read More »
Ministry of Health Confirms 4359 New Cases, 61 Deaths
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 4359 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours with 61 new deaths. LBCI Read More »
Doctors Seeing An Increase In COVID-Related Illness MIS-C In Children
“I would hold him, he would fall asleep, and he would wake up every 30 minutes crying,” said Joseph Dunn. His son was diagnosed with MIS-C. Doctors at Rady Children’s Hospital said Monday they’re seeing more kids diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome or MIS-C. Experts said just as we’ve seen ... Read More »