Information Ministry’s Director General, Dr. Hassan Falha, on Sunday toured all the directorates of the Information Ministry, inspecting the progress of media coverage of the 2022 parliamentary electoral process, accompanied by the National News Agency (NNA) Director Ziad Harfouche, Radio Lebanon Director Mohammad Gharib, Director of Lebanese Studies and Publications ...

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Information Minister Ziad Al-Makari disclosed in an interview with “Radio Lebanon”  that no serious problems have occurred during the elections so far, referring to “some violations documented by the Supervisory Elections Board, alongside some associations.” “The most important thing at this stage is that the elections pass quietly, peacefully and ...

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After casting his vote, Minister of Information Ziad Al-Makari saluted the Ministry of Interior, all security apparatuses and all media representatives and outlets for their efforts in ensuring a smooth electoral process, expressing special appreciation to the official media. Stressing on the media’s important and responsible role, Al-Makari said: “Can ...

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For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by Nasa’s Apollo astronauts. Researchers had no idea if anything would sprout in the harsh moon dirt and wanted to see if it could be used to grow food by a new generation of lunar explorers. The ...

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A “vaccine ceiling” may be approaching for some people who have already received three doses, according to new research, suggesting it may not be necessary to keep getting jabbed against Covid-19 on a rolling basis. Health officials are currently assessing whether to broaden out the UK’s current booster programme beyond over-75s, care home ...

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Information Minister, Ziad Al-Makary, on Tuesday welcomed at his ministerial office a delegation representing associations of persons with disabilities, who briefed him on the parliamentary elections’ code of conduct. Al-Makary stressed “the importance of this code and adherence to it to the fullest extent.” An agreement has been reached between ...

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A media gathering was held on Monday at Dunes – Verdun with head of the Supervisory Commission for Elections (SCE), Judge Dr. Nadim Abdelmalak, at the invitation of President of the National Audio-Visual Council, Abdel Hadi Mahfouz. The media gathering took place in the presence of the General Director of ...

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A new sub-variant of Omicron has been found in UK as the country battles a renewed surge of the coronavirus. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that 4.9 million people in the UK were infected with Covid-19 as of last weekend – a record high during the pandemic.  The surge is ...

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Information Minister Ziad Al-Makari visited the French “Clinique Du Levant” Hsopital in Sin El-Fil this afternoon, where he was received by its Board Chairman & Director General, Dr. Antoine Maalouf, and French Deputy of Lebanese origin, MP Elie Abboud, who briefed him on the medical and health functions performed by the hospital amidst ...

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Information Minister Ziad Makary will launch the “Samir Kassab Prize for Photography and the Media” on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, on the case of the photojournalist of “Sky News Arabia”,  Samir Kassab, who was kidnapped in the Aleppo countryside in Syria. On this occasion, the Ministry ...

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