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Caretaker Information Minister Ziad Al-Makary considered that “Lebanon’s image in terms of media freedom is not dark.” Partaking in the panel discussion organized by the May Chidiac Foundation, Makary indicated that even though the global ranking of some Arab countries or others may be higher than Lebanon’s in terms of daily-living, ...

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary welcomed Vice President of the Lebanese Food Bank, Mona Kanaan, and Head of the Rotary Region 2452, George Najjar. The meeting reportedly touched on the campaign that the LFB will launch against hunger through social media platforms marking Mother’s and Child’s Days on the ...

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, wondered at the stances criticizing Hezbollah’s open endorsement of former minister Sleiman Frangieh’s nomination for the presidency of the republic, stressing that since the beginning it was clear that the Shia duo backs the Marada Movement leader for president. Interviewed by OTV, Makary explained ...

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziyad Makary, welcomed Dr. Lillian Kurban Akel, who handed him a copy of her new book, “The Greater Lebanon in the Diaspora Press” (1908-1926). NNA  

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Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makary, met with a delegation of the executive committee of the National Labor Forum, chaired by Refaat Ibrahim Badawi. Talks reportedly touched on the political situation and media-related affairs. NNA  

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, received, at his ministry office, the Ambassador of Pakistan to Lebanon, Salman Athar, with whom he discussed the means to bolster the bilateral media relations between the two countries, in addition to an array of joint media-related projects. NNA  

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Eng. Ziad Makary, issued the following statement: “The National News Agency’s archive server that includes pictures of all occasions since 1961, was subjected to theft, in addition to the theft of five computers from the archive room. The Ministry staff was surprised this morning with the room ...

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary confirmed in the wake of the cabinet session that discussions tackling transportation and productivity allowances for public administration employees had been postponed “pending clear numbers from the concerned authorities,” adding that the cabinet has approved granting teachers 5 liters of gasoline. Makary also announced ...

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Caretaker Minister of Information Ziad Al-Makary considered that “the murder of Sheikh Ahmed Al-Rifai, which is reprehensible and condemned by all standards, revealed the lightness with which social media deals with sensitive and extremely serious matters of this kind.” In an issued statement, Makary said: “As soon as the perpetrators were arrested and ...

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Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, met with Egyptian businessman Anan Al-Jalali, accompanied by Dr. Mahdiya Fattah, in the presence of his Media Advisor, Mesbah Al-Ali. Discussions reportedly touched on economic and media affairs, as well as ways of bilateral cooperation in the economic, tourism and media domains. NNA  

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