Health Ministry revokes nurse’s license, shut meat shop
Health Minister Wael Abu Faour rescinded the work permit of a Lebanese nurse Friday, while ministry inspectors closed down a mini market in north Lebanon. Abu Faour revoked the nursing license of...
Health minister accuses 2 doctors of forging birth certificates
Health Minister Wael Abu Faour is seeking charges against two physicians accused of forging birth certificates, a ministry statement said Thursday. The statement said Abu Faour asked the Mount...
Lebanon doctor, pharmacist among 11 charged with corruption
Financial Prosecutor Ali Ibrahim Friday charged 11 people, including a doctor and a pharmacist, with healthcare fraud. A judicial source told The Daily Star the charges included prescription fraud...
Bekaa farmers begin to see fruits of aid program
The Daily Star MANSOURA, Lebanon: Amid the quilt of wheat, potato and cotton fields, a society of farmers suffers from poverty because, in part, they cannot get their produce to markets this year....
Sidon to see more green with new garden
The Municipality of Sidon will construct a new public garden in the southern city, with a ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the new green space set for Thursday. Sidon Public Garden will...
Ministry to grade restaurants on food safety
Health Minister Wael Abu Faour announced Monday that authorities would begin inspecting the country’s restaurants and grading them on hygiene and food safety. Restaurants will be rated Silver,...
900 tons of produce wasted each day due to Lebanon export crisis: minister
Agriculture Minister Akram Chehayeb met with several Lebanese officials Monday to gain support for a proposal to export agricultural goods ahead of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting. “After...
Lebanon tourism rising despite political unrest: Pharaon
Lebanon is experiencing growth in tourism despite the myriad of political problems, Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon said Monday. “Despite all the problems facing the country, tourism witnessed a...
