Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Monday invited to her office at the ministry a delegation including former MP Ghassan Moukhayber, the regional director of the anti-corruption project at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Arkan el-Siblani, and the director of the anti-corruption project at UNDP, Natacha Sarkis, ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday welcomed at her Ministerial office, Indian Ambassador to Lebanon, Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan, with whom she discussed the best means to boost cooperation and coordination in various fields, especially on the media level.

Lebanon’s gross public debt reached $94 billion at the end of July and the country faces potential civil strife if the economic crunch worsens   Inflation in Lebanon, which is facing its worst economic crisis since the end of its 1975-1990 civil war, continued to accelerate in August following a ...

It’s time that leaders across Lebanon put “people before politics” following last month’s explosions in Beirut port, said the UN chief on Wednesday, which must serve as a wake-up call following a year of upheaval and clamour for reform on all fronts.   António Guterres was speaking at a high level meeting of ...

A future version of the NHS Covid-19 app could warn users if they are exposing themselves to too many people, the developers say. The app has finally launched, after months of development and extensive testing in Newham and the Isle of Wight. But other features will be coming, including a “personalised risk score” ...

The Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 1027 new Coronavirus infections were recorded in the country with 1 new death during the past 24 hours. LBCI

Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Thursday received in her office at the Ministry the Head of Development and Giving Forum, Talih Nasr, accompanied by his Jordanian wife, Lawyer Suzan Qmeish, who briefed her on the various social and cultural activities to be undertaken by the ...

A team of Lebanese cardiologists successfully conducted the first artificial heart transplant operation for a 22-year-old patient in Beirut. The operation, headed by the cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Saab, took over 12 hours to finish after 3 weeks of preparing the patient through medication. It was performed in Al-Rassoul Al-Azam Hospital in Beirut. ...

The Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday 851 new Coronavirus cases in the country during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that 10 new Coronavirus deaths were also registered in Lebanon during the past 24 hours. LBCI

Rafic Hariri University Hospital stated on Monday, in its daily report on the latest Coronavirus developments, that the number of examinations conducted in its laboratories during the past 24 hours reached 650, and that the number of patients infected with the virus who are at the hospital for follow-up is ...