Prime Minister Najib Mikati will appear in an interview with journalist Walid Abboud, at 9:45 pm tomorrow, Wednesday, on state-owned “Tele Liban” channel, in the first episode of the “With Walid Abboud” program, which will be broadcast every Wednesday. The episode includes a special look for Minister of Information Ziad ... Read More »
Minister of Information, French Ambassador Sign Agreement To Preserve Public Media Archive
Information Minister, Ziad Makary, on Friday signed with French Ambassador to Lebanon, Anne Grillo, Representative of the French National Audiovisual Institute (INA) Olivier Porcherot, and Tele Liban Director Viviane Lebbos, a cooperation agreement to preserve and digitize the archives of Tele Liban (TL), Radio Lebanon (Radio Liban), Lebanese Studies and ... Read More »
Makari meets AFP Beirut Bureau Chief, Discusses Array Of Media Issues
Information Minister, Ziad al-Makari, on Thursday welcomed in his office at the Ministry, Agence France-Presse (AFP) Beirut Bureau chief, Jean-Marc Mojon, in the presence of the Head of the Ministry’s Foreign Correspondents Press Room, Marwan Shoukri, and Francophone Affairs Advisor, Elissar Naddaf. Discussions reportedly touched on media issues, especially foreign ... Read More »
Rahi Meets Information Minister
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Beshara Rahi met Thursday with Minister of Information, Ziad Makari, who paid Bkerki a protocol visit. Speaking to reporters following the meeting, Makari indicated that talks with the prelate touched on the condition of the Information Ministry and the challenges its employees are facing. “We also lengthily ... Read More »
Makari Meets Tele Liban Delegation, Pledges Support
Information Minister, Ziad al-Makari, on Thursday welcomed a Tele Liban delegation headed by Hanna Bawari. The meeting mainly discussed Tele Liban’s affairs and concerns, especially the conditions of its employees. For his part, Minister Makari promised to follow up on the matter and endeavor to meet the needs of Tele ... Read More »
Biography of Minister of Information Ziad Makary
Biography of Minister of Information Ziad Makary: Ziad Theodore Makary, born in Zgharta 1968. He continued his school studies at the Christian Brothers School (the Freres) and then at the Our Lady of the Jamhour School. He holds a postgraduate degree in architecture from the University of Balamand – the ... Read More »
Kordahi Discusses Means Of Bolstering Cooperation with French Embassy Delegation
Minister of Information, George Kordahi, on Thursday received in his office a delegation of the French Embassy in Beirut, including French Ambassador’s Media Adviser Jean Heilbronn, Director of the French Institute Marie Buscail and Audiovisual Media Attaché at the Embassy Guillaume Duchemin, in the presence of the Minister’s Adviser for ... Read More »
Kordahi Tackles With Electronic Websites’ Representatives The Sector’s Affairs
Minister of Information, George Kordahi, on Thursday received in his office at the Ministry a delegation of representatives of electronic websites, with whom he discussed the current situation and conditions of the sector. The delegation briefed Minister Kordahi on the situation of the sector and the most prominent problems and ... Read More »
Kordahi Tackles Media Affairs With Press Syndicate Delegation
Minister of Information, George Kordahi, on Thursday received in his office at the Ministry a delegation from the Press Syndicate, chaired by Dean Aouni al-Kaaki. Discussions reportedly touched on the current general situation, in addition to the affairs of the media and information sector and its present concerns. Read More »
Kordahi In His First Statement From Beirut Airport: We Do Not Want To Go To Hell
“We will not do miracles, but we will try to do something,” Newly-appointed Information Minister George Kordahi said Sunday morning from Beirut airport. “We don’t want to go to hell,” he added. Kordahi also called on the media outlets to “not be drawn into political distortion”, considering that the government was not ... Read More »