Scientists have developed a human embryo “blueprint” using human stem cells, in a breakthrough that could provide vital insight into the early stages of infant development, new research showed Thursday. Teams from the University of Cambridge and the Netherlands-based Hubrecht Institute said their model will allow them to observe never-before-seen ... Read More »
Ministry of Health: 9 new Coronavirus cases registered in Lebanon
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 9 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases to 1473. LBCI Read More »
Abdel Samad Receives Delegation Of Leased Property Owners
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Tuesday had an audience with a delegation representing the Syndicate and Association of Owners of Leased Property and Buildings in Lebanon headed by Antoine Rizkallah. Members of the delegation briefed the minister on the rental law, which had been promulgated in 2014 ... Read More »
There Could Be More Than 30 ‘Active’ Alien Civilizations In Our Galaxy, Major Study Finds
There could be more than 30 alien civilisations in our galaxy, researchers have found in a major study. A new paper looked to understand how many planets in our neighbourhood could be home to alien life, by assuming that life develops on other planets in a similar way to how it develops ... Read More »
Lebanon’s economic crisis threatens to destroy its middle class
It was after 9pm when the three men, two carrying guns, arrived at Hussein’s door. He had lost his job two months earlier and owed $1,400 for two months’ rent on his home in south Beirut. The strangers had a message: Hussein’s landlord wanted him out. A former warehouse keeper, ... Read More »
Covid-19 Can Damage Lungs of Victims Beyond Recognition, Expert Says
Covid-19 can leave the lungs of people who died from the disease completely unrecognisable, a professor of cardiovascular science has told parliament. It created such massive damage in those who spent more than a month in hospital that it resulted in “complete disruption of the lung architecture”, said Prof Mauro ... Read More »
Minister Of Information Welcomes Delegation Of Photographers’ Syndicate
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday welcomed a delegation of the Photographers’ Syndicate, headed by Aziz Taher. On emerging, Taher said that the delegation had informed Her Excellency about the launch of “Martyr George Samarjian Photographers’ Award”, which had been postponed due to the most recent ... Read More »
Information Minister, MP Trabolsi Talk Public Affairs
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, received Monday at her ministry office MP Adnan Trabolsi, with whom she discussed an array of public affairs. In a statement, the lawmaker indicated that talks touched on the current livelihood and social condition, in addition to the role of media, especially regarding coronavirus ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Meets Delegation Of Akkar Scholars Gathering
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, received Monday at her ministry office a delegation of Akkar Scholars Gathering, comprising Sheikh Moumen Rifai and Mounzer Zoghbi. During the meeting, the delegation highlighted “the deprivation and neglect” in the northern region of Akkar. “Poverty and unemployment engender terrorism,” the delegation uttered. Furthermore, ... Read More »
Ministry of Health: 20 new Coronavirus cases registered, one death
The Ministry of Health said on Saturday that 20 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases in Lebanon to 1442. The ministry added that 9 cases out of the new 20 ones were registered among the residents and 11 infections among the Lebanese returnees. ... Read More »