Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, visited on Tuesday, the Sheikh Aql of the Unitarian Druze Sect, Sheikh Naim Hassan, at the Druze Dar Al-Taifa in Verdun, expressing her well-wishes on the Fitr Eid occasion, in the company of her spouse, Mr. Youssef Najd. The encounter was a ... Read More »
Ministry of Health confirms 5 new Coronavirus in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 5 new Coronavirus cases were recorded in Lebanon. In its daily report, the ministry said that all new cases were registered among the Lebanese returnees. This brings the total number of Coronavirus cases in Lebanon to 1119. This as no death was ... Read More »
HEALTH MINISTER: ONE MILLION MASKS WILL BE FREELY DISTRIBUTED
Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, announced Monday via his Twitter account, that “a million masks will be distributed for free, in cooperation between the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities.” “A mask and safe distancing are the components for a conscious return journey,” Hassan ... Read More »
Abdel-Samad on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr: We unite to change Lebanon for the better
Minister of Information Manal Abdel Samad tweeted: “With this blessed Eid, I wish we all unite to change Lebanon for the better and work until our economy becomes stronger and the future of our children is better. In these difficult circumstances, we cannot give up. Surrender means death, and this ... Read More »
Ministry of Health: 17 new Coronavirus cases registered in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 17 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 1114. The ministry added in its daily report that of the 17 new cases, 12 were locally transmitted and 5 cases were registered among the Lebanese returnees. ... Read More »
Ministry of Health: Only 11 new Coronavirus cases registered in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that 11 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 1097. The ministry added in its daily report that of the 11 new cases, 5 were locally transmitted and 6 cases were registered among the Lebanese returnees. ... Read More »
The Death of Lebanon’s Middle Class
A country with a proud history of trade and commerce is starting to crumble into permanent poverty. TRIPOLI, Lebanon—In the second-biggest city in Lebanon, activists are on a mission. They are scouting Tripoli’s middle-class neighborhoods, lined with well-kept apartment buildings and designer boutiques, for families who desperately need help but are too ... Read More »
Lebanon’s cash crisis hits Eid: ‘There is nothing to celebrate this year’
Soaring prices have left basic goods outside the reach of more than half of country’s population For more than a decade, Ahmad Hussein would spend the last few days of Ramadan assembling arrays of sweets in his shop in south Beirut, preparing for the bonanza to follow. Eid al-Fitr, the ... Read More »
Ministry Of Health Announces 62 New COVID-19 Cases
The Ministry of Public Health announced this Friday 62 new coronavirus infections, thus taking the toll to 1086 cases. NNA Read More »
Cabinet Convenes In Session, Extends General Mobilization Until June 7
The Cabinet held its periodic session at the Grand Serail, headed by Prime Minister, Dr. Hassan Diab, and discussed the items on the agenda. Attendees followed up on the use of Ghosta plant for sorting and treating household solid waste, while negotiations are undergoing with the owner company of the ... Read More »