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Bassil For Lebanese Expatriates, For Lebanon

6 April 2017

Lebanese expatriates are Lebanon’s most important richness, and its biggest resource if our officials knew how to handle them. This is what Minister Jobran Bassil is trying to accomplish through his foreign tours, where his visits will have a positive effect, and will enforce the […]

Riachy from Majdelioun: Maarab accord eternal

4 April 2017

Riachy from Majdelioun: Maarab accord eternal Minister of Information, Melhem Riachy, maintained on Monday that the reconciliation inked at Maarab between the Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement was “eternal” and that “we need to immunize it.” “There is no return backwards; the past page […]

Italian Defense Minister winds up Lebanon visit

4 April 2017

Italian Minister of Defense, Roberta Pinotti, on Monday winded up her state visit in Lebanon, and held a news conference at the VIP Hall at Beirut international airport, whereby she tackled the outcome of her meetings with the top Lebanese officials. In response to a […]

ArabNet Beirut Conference Highlights the Importance of Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Drivers of Lebanon’s Economic Development

4 April 2017

The highly-awaited ArabNet Beirut 2017 conference was launched on February 21st under the patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Lebanon, General Michel AOUN, represented by H.E. Mr. Jammal Jarrah, Minister of Telecommunications who conveyed the President’s support of entrepreneurship and the […]

Former head of Press Syndicate, Mohammad Baalbaki, passes away

27 March 2017

BEIRUT: The longtime head of the Lebanese Press Syndicate, Mohammad Baalbaki, died Wednesday morning at the age of 96. Baalbaki is remembered by many as one of the most distinctive media personalities among Lebanon’s press corps. “Lebanon lost a man, who with his journalistic mind, […]

AUB settles US lawsuit over providing assistance to Hezbollah-linked media groups

27 March 2017

BEIRUT: The American University of Beirut, a recipient of financial aid from the United States Agency for International Development, has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle a civil lawsuit in which federal prosecutors accused it of assisting three organizations affiliated with Hezbollah. “For years, the […]

EU parliamentary delegation visits Jbeil Municipality head

25 March 2017

The European parliamentary delegation, which includes deputies of PPE parties, visited on Friday Jbeil Municipality head, Ziad Al-Hawat, at the Municipality headquarters, who briefed them on the situation of the city and its activities in various walks of life. Both sides also dwelt on most […]

NNA Conference: ‘Media Spreading Civilizations and Connecting Dialogues’ Conference concludes work sessions at Hilton Habtour

22 March 2017

The National News Agency “NNA” winded up on Tuesday afternoon its international Conference “Media Spreading Civilizations and Connecting Dialogues” at the Hilton Habtour, Beirut, under the patronage of Information Minister, Melhem Riachy. The Conference’s last work sessions was held under the headline “The Importance of […]

International Happiness Day: Where does Lebanon stand?

21 March 2017

The International Day of Happiness is celebrated throughout the world on the 20th of March. According to recent studies, Norway ranked first as the world’s happiest country. Happy countries are the ones that have a healthy balance of prosperity, as conventionally measured and social […]

To All The Lebanese Mothers On Mother’s Day

20 March 2017

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn, Hundreds of bees in the purple clover, Hundreds of butterflies on […]

Mutalaqem arrives in Beirut to partake in NNA Conference

20 March 2017

Foreign Information Deputy Assistant at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information, Faisal al-Mutalaqem, arrived on Sunday evening at Beirut International Airport, whereby he will be representing Kuwaiti Information Minister at the international conference organized by the National News Agency. Greeting the Kuwaiti Official at the Airport […]

Third International Conference on Medical Education to be held on March 24, 25

18 March 2017

Under the High Patronage of His Excellency President of the Republic of Lebanon, General Michel Aoun, the Lebanese American University Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, is holding its Third International Conference on Medical Education on March 24 & 25, 2017, at the Hilton […]