Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Wednesday welcomed UNDP Director in Lebanon, Celine Moyroud, accompanied by United Nations Regional Ambassador for Climate Action, Michael Haddad. Moyroud and Haddad briefed Minister Abdel Samad on the UNDP’s campaign, which is set to take place on December 3, 2020, ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Partakes In 4TH Arab Chinese Cooperation Symposium, Calls For Modernization Of Traditional Media
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, has partaken in the 4th Arab Chinese Cooperation symposium, virtually held in Cairo via conference video under the theme “responsibility of media in enhancing Arab Chinese joint development amid coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic”, organized by the Arab League in coordination with China’s Information Bureau ... Read More »
Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Shows An Average 70% Effectiveness In Preventing The Virus
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Monday an interim analysis of clinical trials showed its coronavirus vaccine has an average efficacy of 70% in protecting against the virus. It comes after a string of encouraging vaccine results in recent weeks, following late-stage trial readouts from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. Pfizer and Moderna reported preliminary results showing that ... Read More »
Mouthwash Can Kill Coronavirus Within 30 Seconds, Study Finds
Mouthwash could become a vital part of people’s daily routine after laboratory tests found it can kill off coronavirus within 30 seconds. The initial results of a non-peer-reviewed Cardiff University study showed “promising signs” of mouthwashes containing at least 0.07 per cent cetypyridinium chloride (CPC) being capable of combatting the virus. Scientists carried out tests ... Read More »
Vaccine results bring us a step closer to ending Covid, says Oxford scientist
The world is moving a step closer to ending the coronavirus pandemic, the scientist behind Britain’s first vaccine has declared, as Boris Johnson said he hoped the majority of those most at-risk could be immunised by Easter. Successful trial results for the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine, suggesting it could protect up ... Read More »
Hariri Hospital: 31 Critical Cases, 2 Recoveries, 3 Deaths
Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Monday, in its daily report on the emerging Coronavirus ‘COVID-19’ epidemic, that 31 patients are currently in critical condition and 2 others have recovered, while 3 death cases have been reported during the past 24 hours. In details, the report indicated the following: – ... Read More »
Abdel Samad: We Want Independence, Not Abuse Of Power
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, congratulated via Twitter the Lebanese on the 77th Independence Day, saying: “In order to achieve true independence, we must work for the independence of the judiciary, refuse to participate in quotas, reject sectarianism, end impunity, eliminate corruption, and return people’s looted ... Read More »
Abdel Samad To Radio Lebanon: Fairouz Is Lebanon’s Icon
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Friday deemed the Lebanese Dive Fairouz as the country’s notable icon who has raised Lebanon’s name so high and brought the Lebanese together through her heavenly voice and art. Minister Abdel Samad was speaking in an interview with Radio ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Asks Interior Ministry For Information About Media Impersonators, Forgers
Caretaker Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Thursday addressed a letter to Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Brigadier General Mohamed Fahmi, asking to provide her with all the available information regarding press card forgers and media impersonators, in order to take appropriate legal measures against perpetrators. ... Read More »
Abdel Samad On Media Freedom Conference: If Certain Provisions Conflict With Lebanon’s Laws, Reservations May Be Made Rather Than Withholding From Signing Agreement
The Ministry of Information issued a statement regarding Lebanon’s refraining from signing the recommendations of the Second World Conference on Media Freedom hosted by Canada and Botswana on November 16, 2020. The MoI statement read as follows: “Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, had contacted caretaker Minister of ... Read More »