Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel-Samad Najd, on Monday held a meeting with Tele Liban’s archives director, Othman Majzoub, and other concerned members. The meeting highlighted the importance of respecting the intellectual property law that preserves the rights of creators and encourages innovation. “Tele Liban’s archive is subject to ...

State-run Télé Liban and Lebanon Radio will celebrate the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage tomorrow (Tuesday).   It is to note that the Ministry of Information’s celebration comes in collaboration with UNESCO.   NNA

Study team says Covid-19 patients in intensive care should be asked about hearing loss   Covid-19 may cause sudden and permanent hearing loss, experts have found, adding that such problems need early detection and urgent treatment. The coronavirus has been found to affect the body in myriad ways, from a ...

Sheikh Akl of the Druze Community, Sheikh Naim Hassan, received at the Community House in Verdun caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, with whom he tackled an array of national and media topics.   “The meeting touched on the prevailing political, economic, international and regional challenges, which are impacting ...

Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Tuesday received in her office at the ministry, the Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Climate Action of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Michael Haddad. Ambassador Haddad, who was paralyzed at the age of six, thanked Minister Abdel Samad for supporting ...

The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that 1405 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours with 8 new deaths. LBCI

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cites lack of understanding of virus and lasting health effects   The head of the World Health Organization has warned against deliberately allowing coronavirus to spread in the hope of achieving so-called herd immunity, saying the idea is unethical. “Herd immunity is a concept used for vaccination, in ...

Governments from the UK, USA, Australia, Japan, India, and more are seeking the ability to read users’ messages The governments of the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, and Japan have signed a statement asking technology companies to provide a backdoor into encrypted services. End-to-end encryption lets users use messaging services without the owners of those services ...

Scientists have watched a rare blast of light from a star as it was eaten by a black hole. The unusual “tidal disruption event” was visible in telescopes across the world. It appeared as a bright flare of energy, the closest of its kind ever recorded, at just 215 million light-years away. Such ...

The Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday 1056 new Coronavirus cases and 7 new deaths in Lebanon during the past 24 hours. LBCI