Day: May 26, 2023

Speaking at the beginning of today's Cabinet session at the Grand Serail, Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, congratulated the Lebanese on the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, saying: "This victory would not have been possible without the unity of all the Lebanese, and it is our duty today to work to preserve and strengthen this unity." Mikati added: "The convening of our session today coincides with a campaign launched against the government by a political team in the country that adopts boycotting the sessions without providing a logical explanation for its position. More than six months have passed since the vacancy in the presidency of the republic, and the presidential elections are still unknown, in light of the conditions and counter conditions for the political part...

Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday received, at his Yarzeh office, Swiss Ambassador to Lebanon, Marion Weichelt, and Norwegian Ambassador, Martin Yttervik, where they discussed various issues. Maj. Gen. Aoun also received German Ambassador to Lebanon, Andreas Kindl, accompanied by the Military Attaché, Lieutenant Colonel Heino Matzken. A cooperation agreement in the field of equipment was signed with the army. The army chief also received the Secretary General of the Lebanese-Syrian Supreme Council Nasri Khoury, and they discussed the general situation. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) General Assembly began activities in the Cuban capital, Havana, with the participation of National Union of Students in addition to Arab and foreign organizationsThe Syrian delegation participated in the opening festival with folklore songs, as the students organized a particular pavilion for the Syrian folklore at Medical University of Ilam.The activities of the meeting will last until the 28th of May..Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

With the participation of Syria, a virtual ministerial round table meeting was held on Thursday, organized by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the aim of discussing the normative framework for ethics of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in education.Relevant ministers and officials from 17 countries around the world participated alongside Syria in the meeting, including Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ireland, Mali, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Venezuela, Armenia, Bulgaria, People’s Republic of China, Canada, Ivory Coast, Italy, South Africa, Uzbekistan and Spain.Minister of Education, Darem Tabbaa noted that the use of generative artificial intelligence in education is a necessity that requires the development of servi...

About 55 national companies participate in the activities of the Syrian Spring Festival 2023, organized by Nisreen Abbas Trade Foundation for Exhibitions and Conferences and Syrian Observatory for Media and Business Company, in cooperation with Sweida governorate and Sweida Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which kicked off on Thursday at Municipal Stadium in al-Mazraa Sports City in Sweida.Sweida governor Bassam Parsik noted in a statement to reporters the importance of the festival in providing various goods and products with high quality and reasonable prices.Executive Director of Syrian Observatory for Media and Business, Aya al-Kahf, noted that the idea of the festival appeared about three months ago, and preparations were made for it in coordination with Sweida governorate and Chambe...