Caretaker Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Sunday, praised the efforts of Lebanese journalists, noting that the media has proven its role as an effective partner in facing national crises. The Minister added via Twitter that Lebanese journalists have shown high national responsibility, despite the risks they are exposed to. ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Holds Virtual Meeting With WHO, UNICEF Over Completion Of COVID-19 Media Plan
A virtual Zoom meeting was held on Monday between Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF representatives in Lebanon. The meeting discussed the completion of the Coronavirus media plan that was launched by the Ministry of Information back in March 2020, in ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Contacts Fahmy, Affirms That Media Professionals Are Excluded From Curfew Decision On All Days, Including Sundays
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, held a phone conversation with Caretaker Interior and Municipalities Minister, Mohamed Fahmy, during which it was emphasized that media professionals are excluded from the declared curfew on all days, including Sundays, starting today, January 10, 2021, according to the Cabinet’s circular. ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Pays Condolences To Rahi On Passing Of His Brother
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Friday contacted by phone Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi, paying condolences on the passing of the Patriarch’s brother. The phone call was reportedly an occasion to exchange views, whereby the Minister stressed the importance of revealing the truth of the ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Announces Coroavirus Vaccine Campaign: There Are No Indicators In Sight For Government Birth
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, stressed in an interview with France 24, that “the responsibility for combating the coronavirus pandemic has become a national and collaborative one, not limited to official bodies such as the ministries of health, interior and information, but rather extended to the public and ... Read More »
Information Minister Mourns Journalists Bachir And Jurdi: Great Loss For Lebanon
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Thursday mourned in a statement Journalist and Political writer, George Bashir, who died of COVID–19. Minister Abdel Samad eulogized the late Bachir describing him as “the memory of the nation,” adding that “with his passing, the media struggle arena has ... Read More »
Abdel Samad In Response To Al-Akhbar Newspaper: Keen On The Safety Of Staff, Taking All Preventive Measures
The media office of Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, responded to an article published by Al-Akhbar newspaper, entitled “The minister refuses to be quarantined,” saying: “The Minister of Information is very keen on the safety of employees, as she takes all necessary precautions to preserve her ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Contacts Fahmi, Khalaf To Follow-Up On Case Of Journalist Jeha
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday followed up on the case of journalist, Clara Jeha, and her husband, lawyer Jimmy Hadchiti, by conducting a series of contacts, most notably with Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Mohammad Fahmy, and Beirut Bar Association Head, Melhem Khalaf. ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Condemns Attack On Journalist Clara Jeha
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Monday condemned the fresh attack on journalist Clara Jeha and her husband. “What happened is inadmissible,” said Abdel Samad in a statement. “It is not acceptable that security forces turn into assailants,” she added, calling the Interior Minister to take ... Read More »
The Covid Turning Point: When Did the Pandemic Become Unstoppable?
Pandemics, it has been said, are lived forwards but only understood backwards. At the end of a year in which Covid-19 has claimed 1.7 million lives since it was first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan last December, experts are now wondering if, and when, there was a turning ... Read More »