Death toll doubles in three months as virus continues to spread   The coronavirus pandemic has now claimed more than 1 million lives around the globe, according to the latest official death tolls, with more than 33 million cases. The grim milestone was passed in the early hours of Tuesday morning. On ...

Several liquid bodies have been found under the south pole of Mars, according to a major new study. The findings give extra credence to previous research that suggested there could be a large saltwater lake underneath the Martian surface, the researchers claim – and also led to them discovering a number ...

The Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday 1018 new Coronavirus cases in the country and 4 more deaths during the past 24 hours. LBCI

Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, took to Twitter Monday to call for the advocation of the right to expression, on the occasion of the International Day for Universal Access to Information.   “We, at the Ministry of Information, are seeking to put all information at the disposal of ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday welcomed a delegation representing the Federation of Syndicates of Bank Employees in Lebanon headed by George Al-Hajj, who said after the meeting that the visit aimed at thanking Minister Abdel Samad for the relentless efforts she had exerted during ...

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” ...