Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makary, welcomed a delegation representing the Labor Union, led by GLC Head, Bechara Al-Asmar. In the wake of the meeting, Al-Asmar pointed out that the visit aimed to thank the Information Minister for his continuous and persistent efforts to secure the rights of Tele Liban employees. ... Read More »
Makary Meets Order Of Physiotherapists Delegation
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, met at his ministry office with a delegation of the Lebanese Order of Physiotherapists. Talks touched on the activities the Order is set to organize in September. NNA Read More »
Makary Meets Moroccan Ambassador
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, welcomed at his ministry office Morocco’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Mhammed Grine, with whom he discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries and the means to develop them. NNA Read More »
Agriculture Minister Meets Information Minister
Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Hajj Hassan, met in his office with the Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makari. The pair reportedly discussed creating a media support mechanism for the agricultural sector, given the sector’s importance to food security. During the meeting, Hajj Hassan briefed Al-Makari about Lebanon’s preparations for participation in “Expo ... Read More »
Makary: Cabinet Special Session On August 17 To Discuss Upcoming Academic Year Challenges
Reading out today’s Cabinet session’s decisions, Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makary, announced that Prime Minister Najib Mikati decided to hold a special session of the Council of Ministers on August 17, whose top agenda items focus on addressing the challenges of the next academic year for public schools and the Lebanese University, in ... Read More »
Makary Receives Invitation To Attend Dhour El Choueir’s Cultural Choir’s Activities
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, welcomed President of the “Saadeh” Foundation, Dia Hassan, who visited him with an accompanying delegation. Hassan briefed Makary on the Foundation’s activities, including the cultural choir for the second year in a row in Dhour El Choueir of northern Metn, stressing “the importance of ... Read More »
Falha Discusses Media Cooperation With Kuna Director
Director General of the Ministry of Information, Hassan Falha, met, at his ministry office, with Director of the Beirut desk of the Kuwaiti news agency (KUNA), Fawaz al-Otaibi. Talks touched on the bilateral cooperation between Lebanon and Kuwait in the field of media. NNA Read More »
New Vaccine Could Be Key to Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease, Scientists Say
A new vaccine that targets inflamed brain cells linked with Alzheimer’s disease may hold the key to potentially preventing the neurological condition, scientists say. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed research, presented at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions 2023 in Boston, tested the vaccine in mice to target cells producing proteins linked to aging in mice ... Read More »
Makary Receives Turkish Ambassador
Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, received, at his ministry office, the Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Baris Ulusoy, with whom he discussed the bilateral relations and the needed assistance to equip some departments of Tele Liban. NNA Read More »
Makary Says Cabinet Did Not Discuss Extension Of Central Bank Governor’s Mandate
Caretaker Information Minister Ziad Makary said in the wake of the cabinet session: “The extension of Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh’s mandate has not been raised in today’s cabinet session, yet the governor’s deputies have asked for cover to provide government lending and secure salaries.” However, Makary noted that ministers ... Read More »