Sheikh Akl of the Druze Community, Sheikh Naim Hassan, received at the Community House in Verdun caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, with whom he tackled an array of national and media topics. “The meeting touched on the prevailing political, economic, international and regional challenges, which are impacting ... Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Tuesday received in her office at the ministry, the Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Climate Action of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Michael Haddad. Ambassador Haddad, who was paralyzed at the age of six, thanked Minister Abdel Samad for supporting ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that 1405 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours with 8 new deaths. LBCI Read More »
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cites lack of understanding of virus and lasting health effects The head of the World Health Organization has warned against deliberately allowing coronavirus to spread in the hope of achieving so-called herd immunity, saying the idea is unethical. “Herd immunity is a concept used for vaccination, in ... Read More »
Governments from the UK, USA, Australia, Japan, India, and more are seeking the ability to read users’ messages The governments of the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, and Japan have signed a statement asking technology companies to provide a backdoor into encrypted services. End-to-end encryption lets users use messaging services without the owners of those services ... Read More »
Scientists have watched a rare blast of light from a star as it was eaten by a black hole. The unusual “tidal disruption event” was visible in telescopes across the world. It appeared as a bright flare of energy, the closest of its kind ever recorded, at just 215 million light-years away. Such ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday 1056 new Coronavirus cases and 7 new deaths in Lebanon during the past 24 hours. LBCI Read More »
“The delay in the investigation impedes the achievement of justice…This message applies to all files whose results are not yet known, most notably the Beirut Port explosion and the explosion of Tariq Jdideh yesterday,” Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, said on Saturday via her Twitter account. ... Read More »
Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, on Monday welcomed Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, with whom he discussed the new media law, as well as other MoI affairs. “We’ve discussed the media law, on which we have made our observations, and then proposed as a law. ... Read More »
The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, Australian researchers said on Monday, highlighting the need for frequent cleaning and handwashing. Findings from the study by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, appear to show ... Read More »
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