In a strategic collaboration with the Ministry of Information, UNESCO addressed the needs for effective fact-checking competencies to mitigate the impact of disinformation. This initiative provided a comprehensive four-day training program, conducted from 21 to 24 October 2024 by Agence France-Presse (AFP), specifically tailored for selected journalists from the Minister’s ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad al-Makary, called for “avoiding being dragged behind the fake news published by Israel, and not interacting with it on social media.” He cautioned against “turning our media message into a dangerous place for the displaced,” and called for “verifying the enemy’s crimes and archiving them ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makari, extended his condolences to Ibrahim Farhat, the Director-General of Al-Manar TV, and Ghassan Ben Jeddou, the Chairman of Al-Mayadeen, following the deaths of journalist Wisam Qassem, photographer Ghassan Najar, and broadcasting engineer Mohammed Reda, who were killed in an Israeli attack on their residence ...

The Ministry of Information issued a statement commending the work of reporters and photojournalists covering the ongoing Israeli aggression. The Ministry emphasized its reliance on the “professionalism and national awareness” of media professionals, urging them not to be swayed by “enemy’s narratives” or to accept the guidance being promoted under ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, received at his ministry office, a delegation from the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP). Discussions reportedly touched on media and national affairs. Minister Makary expressed his strong keenness on the role of the media in being responsible towards national issues and in critical junctures, indicating that ...

Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makary, addressed a formal letter to The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, Associated Press, Fox News, Reuters, The New York Times, and the BBC. In his letter, Makary emphasized the impermissibility of their accredited journalists accompanying Israeli occupation forces during their incursions into ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, received head of the Parliamentary Media and Telecommunications Committee, MP Ibrahim Moussawi, at his office. The meeting addressed the latest developments in Lebanon, particularly in light of escalating Israeli attacks and violations of Lebanese sovereignty, as well as a series of breaches committed by ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, stressed that the security of the airport is under the control of the Lebanese army, adding that there are arrangements that the state can adopt to protect the key facilities from the Israeli attacks. Interviewed by MTV channel, Makary saw no signs of an ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Eng. Ziad Makary, received a phone call from the Chairman of the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission, Dr. Ali Al-Muayad, during which the role of the Iraqi media in the relief campaigns called for by the supreme religious authority was presented, in addition to Iraq’s “full ...

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met at the Grand Serail with Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makary, who informed his host of the contacts he had held in Paris on the sidelines of the Francophonie Summit, in which he represented Lebanon. “We have relayed via media means to all the presidents ...