President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, emphasized the importance of the media in maintaining general stability in Lebanon, and called on the visual, written and audio outlets to play a constructive role in the current difficult circumstances which Lebanon is witnessing. The President also called to avoid slipping into ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Asks Media Means To Submit Work On Beirut Port Blast Ahead Of Beirut Humanitarian Award
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Wednesday asked media means, journalists, and press workers wishing to apply for the Beirut Humanitarian Award to submit their work with August 4 port blast as a theme. The submission shall be made before the Ministry of Information or via email ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Addresses Media Institutions On Raising Awareness On Fires
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Tuesday sent a letter to the media institutions hereby requesting them to broadcast the series of measures to be followed in the event of fires. It is to note that the aforementioned measures were set by the Ministry of Information, in collaboration ... Read More »
Ministry Of Health: 1593 New Infections, 5 Deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 1,593 new coronavirus infection cases, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 595,522. Five deaths have been recorded. NNA Read More »
Information Minister Undertakes Several Contacts To Secure Gasoline/Diesel For Media Outlets, Promises To Exert All Effort To Find Solution
Minister of Information in the caretaker government, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, issued a statement on Saturday, in which she indicated that she “has been conducting a series of contacts since last week with all concerned parties, to secure gasoline for media professionals and diesel for media outlets,” adding that ... Read More »
MOPH: 1558 New Coronavirus Infections, Four Deaths
Lebanon has recorded 1558 new coronavirus cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours, as reported by the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday. NNA Read More »
Abdel Samad: Reform Projects And Sound Monetary Policies Are The Key To Strong And Sustainable Economic Growth
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, affirmed on Thursday via her “Twitter” account, that reform and development projects as well as sound monetary and fiscal policies are key factors leading to strong and sustainable economic growth. “At a time when the world expects 6% GDP growth in ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Meets Spot Shot Films International Festival Delegation: Lebanon’s Image Reflects Its Culture, Art
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Tuesday welcomed a delegation representing Spot Shot Films International Festival, which will be held — in its first edition — in Beirut on September 24, 2021. Head of the delegation, Bilal Khreis, said that the festival, which bears a cultural, ... Read More »
Abdel Samad On Eve Of August 4 Commemoration: Let Justice Have The Final Say
At the invitation of Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, a minute of silence was observed in her office at the Ministry in commemoration of the first anniversary of the Beirut Port blast, attended by the Information Ministry’s Director General Dr. Hassan Falha, National Audiovisual Council Chairman, Abdel ... Read More »
What We Lost That Day
On Aug. 4, 2020, at 6:08 p.m., at the end of a searing summer day, the earth shook, the buildings swayed and the sky roared. Windows turned into daggers and furniture into shrapnel. The air itself became a battering ram. It felt as if the very world…was rising up against ... Read More »