The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 400 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon during the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of cases to 20826 until present. The ministry added that 9 new Coronavirus deaths were also recorded in the country during the past 24 ... Read More »
Abdel Samad Submits Final Amendments To Media Law Proposal
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Monday submitted the final amendments she had made to the media law proposal, to Head of the Administration and Justice House committee, MP George Adwan. The final blueprint has taken into consideration the observations made by media institutions and organizations, in ... Read More »
Two types of steroid found to save lives of some Covid-19 patients
Analysis of seven trials finds dexamethasone and hydrocortisone should be given in severe cases Studies around the world have confirmed that steroids can save lives in the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to new recommendations from the World Heath Organization that doctors should give them to severely ill patients. In June, ... Read More »
MOPH: 588 New Coronavirus Cases 2 More Deaths
588 new coronavirus cases and 2 more deaths from the disease have been recorded in Lebanon in the last 24 hours, as indicated by the Ministry of Public Health’s daily tally on Thursday. NNA Read More »
French President Rebuked Journalist Over Lebanon Article
“…What you did was grave, unprofessional, and mean,” French President Emmanuel Macron angrily told renowned French journalist Georges Malbrunot, over an article he recently wrote about the French President’s visit to Lebanon. The video of Macron’s heated exchange with the journalist caught fire after the former concluded his 2-day visit ... Read More »
Unmasked Macron meets legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz
After meeting with the iconic singer, the French President promised to ensure reforms took place in Lebanon Fairuz, born Nouhad Haddad, is one of the most celebrated singers in the Middle East, and has sung of love, of Lebanon, and of the Palestinian cause. Many see the 85-year-old artist ... Read More »
Abdel Samad: The Dark Cloud Should Not Obscure Our Past
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Tuesday said via her twitter account: “Marking the centenary of the Greater Lebanon, the dark cloud should not obscure our past.” The Caretaker Minister also attached a video to her tweet. NNA Read More »
598 new Coronavirus cases, 6 more deaths in Lebanon-Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 598 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that 6 Coronavirus deaths were also registered during the past 24 hours. LBCI Read More »
‘This isn’t the 1990s’: Apple under pressure from app developers
Facebook, Amazon and Google all have their problems, but Apple is losing friends faster Facebook may be the home of international conspiracy theories, Amazon the bane of high streets everywhere and Google slowly tightening its grip on the entire web but it is Apple that is rapidly becoming the most friendless ... Read More »
ESCWA: Half of Lebanon’s Population at Risk of Failing to Access Basic Food Needs by Year’s End
Lebanon relies heavily on food imports to meet the needs of its population. After the massive explosion that destroyed a significant part of the Beirut Port, the country’s main logistical point for the entry of goods; and with the depreciation of the Lebanese pound by 78%; COVID-19 containment measures; and sharp increases ... Read More »