UFO sightings are so common around US military facilities that a database of encounters has grown to about 400 incidents, up from 143 announced almost a year ago. That’s what US military intelligence officials told lawmakers at the first Congressional hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years.  “Since the early 2000s, we have seen ...

Information Minister, Ziad Makary, on Tuesday presented during a press conference he held at his Ministry office, an assessment of the general course of the electoral process, in presence of Ministry’s Director General Dr. Hassan Falha, National News Agency (NNA) Director Ziad Harfouche, Director of Lebanese Studies Department Khodor Majed, ...

Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, on Monday welcomed at his ministerial office Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi. Ambassador Khattabi briefed Minister Makary on the atmosphere of his visit to Lebanon, during which he headed the League of Arab States’ mission to monitor legislative ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Parliamentary elections kicked off across Lebanon at 7:00 am on Wednesday amid stringent security measures by the Lebanese Army and the Internal Security Forces. The electoral lists are distributed as follows: Beirut Beirut I (Ashrafieh, Saifi, Rmeil, Medawar): 6 lists Beirut II (Ras Beirut, Minet el Hosn, Dar El Mrayse, ...

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 ...

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 ...