The Cabinet Friday postponed until next week the approval of key administrative appointments, having been held back by Parliament’s newly endorsed mechanism for Grade One postings. The Cabinet session, chaired by President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace, was held against the backdrop of tensions over the building of a power ... Read More »
In Lebanon, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the country at a time of instability. In this context, its secondary effects on domestic violence, the gender gap in employment and on unpaid work, risk disproportionately impacting women and girls, and rolling back hard-won gender equality gains. Women health care workers, social ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 4 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. This brings the total number of cases to 1172. LBCI Read More »
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Covid-19 virus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Thursday, that the number of tests conducted in its laboratories during the past 24 hours has reached 389. It added that the number of patients infected with the virus currently ... Read More »
The Ministry of Public Health announced on Thursday 7 new coronavirus infections, thus taking the toll to 1168 cases. NNA Read More »
Minister of Information Manal Abdel Samad tweeted this Wednesday: “When I visited Marj Bisri, listened to the locals’ concerns, and discussed what could be done, including the halting of the project or its completion, one of the attendees cut out part of my statement to cause confusion and sedition, and this ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 21 Coronavirus new cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 1161. The ministry said that out of the 21 cases, 16 of them were recorded among the residents and 5 among the returnees. LBCI Read More »
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Covid-19 virus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Tuesday, that the number of tests conducted in its laboratories during the past 24 hours has reached 365. It added that the number of patients infected with the virus currently ... Read More »
Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdul-Latif Derian, received on Tuesday, in Dar al-Fatwa, Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd. After the meeting, Abdel Samad said: “Our visit to the Mufti came to thank him and thank all the clergy for their patriotic stances and their sober and moderate speech ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 21 Coronavirus new cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 1140. The ministry said that out of the 21 cases, 15 of them were recorded among the residents and 6 among the returnees. LBCI Read More »
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