(MENAFN - Tactics PR) Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge) and Lebanese NGO Alsama Project have signed an agreement during the Education World Forum to collaborate on a new ...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Alsama has developed an accelerated education model tailored for teenagers; through its curriculum, students can progress to university in around six years By: Nandini ...

Baghdad also sent 1,000 tons of wheat to make bread for distribution to displaced people.

The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's tough digital rules that require social media sites to protect minors.

(MENAFN) Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre remains operational despite ongoing Israeli bombardment, with medical staff continuing to treat wounded civilians while the ...

Tax collection in foreign currency, as proposed by Finance Minister Yassine Jaber, is based on a new provision in the 2026 budget.

Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram's parental supervision program.

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) QNA Doha, Qatar: Assistant Secretary-General for Relief and International Development at the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), Mohammed Badr Al Sada, said the 2026 Adahi ...

U.S.-based depositors, whose funds are unlawfully trapped in Lebanon, had filed a class-action lawsuit in 2024.

Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people's use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he's received about being "authentic" and not "robotic."

(MENAFN - Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: Bangladeshi migrant workers in the Gulf are facing mounting uncertainty over jobs, wages, and safety as the ongoing Middle East conflict disrupts regional ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched his country as a central player in the global artificial intelligence ecosystem, saying it aims to build technology at home while deploying it worldwide.

(MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Doing around 8,500 steps a day can help people keep weight off after dieting, according to new research.To be presented at the 'European Congress on Obesity' ...

Russia has blocked popular messaging service WhatsApp for failing to abide by Russian legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday.

At least 25 women have been killed and 109 injured in Lebanon in the three weeks since a ceasefire took effect on April 17, highlighting the continuing risks faced by civilians despite the truce, a senior UN Women official said Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking from Lebanon via video link to reporters in Geneva, Moez…

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms.

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) AFP Beirut, Lebanon: More than half of Lebanon's population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues its attacks on the ...

Meta has failed to disclose what it knows about the harmful effect of its platforms on children in violation of New Mexico's consumer protection laws, a state prosecutor said Monday as a trial began over the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media.

نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net . لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Hantavirus has returned to global headlines following reports of confirmed infections aboard a cruise ship, prompting renewed attention to the rare but potentially deadly virus. Health experts stress that while hantavirus infections remain uncommon, some strains can cause severe…

Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining defendants, Meta and YouTube.

Oliver Farry welcomes Antoine Kallab, AUB Associate Director and Advisor to Lebanon's Ministry of Industry. In a region ravaged by war, displacement, and political collapse, a long-term environmental crisis is rapidly unfolding. Beneath those ruins lie heavy metals, toxic materials, collapsing infrastructure, and the prospect of irreversible contamination. “A disaster is never over until we’ve…

In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system. Soldiers in Austria are using open source office software to write reports after the military dropped Microsoft Office. Bureaucrats in a German state have also turned to free software for their administrative work.

By Catherine Cartier and Emilie Madi BEIRUT, May 6 (Reuters) - Mohammed's life as a gay man in conservative south Lebanon was already rife with challenges. But Israeli strikes on his hometown in March were the final straw, pushing him to flee to a rare shelter in Beirut hosting LGBT people. Most of the more…

The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules with "addictive design" features that lead to compulsive use by children, in preliminary charges that strike at the heart of the popular video sharing app's operating model.

(MENAFN) Experts and legal advocates sounded the alarm Tuesday over a deepening crisis facing media workers in Lebanon, warning that deadly attacks, pervasive surveillance, and a near-total absence ...

As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like "eyebrows" and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it looks nothing like the sleek and intimidating humanoids built by companies like Tesla.

Journalists in Lebanon face increasing threats, including deadly attacks, surveillance, and legal gaps, experts warned Tuesday, calling for urgent accountability and stronger protections, Anadolu reports. Speakers at a hybrid briefing, including representatives from Human Rights Watch and legal and media groups, told reporters in Geneva that violence against journalists is part of a broader pattern.…

By Ahmad Al Kerdi and Raghed Waked BEIRUT, May 5 (Reuters) - A private school in the heart of Beirut converted into a wartime shelter has become a flashpoint for social tensions brewing across Lebanon over the mass displacement caused by the war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Seeing the man struggling at the roadside, Naeem Abbas Muhammad stepped in, gently guiding him across traffic and staying by his side until he reached safety By: ...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) They rented an apartment to use as a hideout and to store stolen cash, and prepared a vehicle to execute the crimes as part of an organised plan By: Afkar Ali Ahmed ...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) From warehouse staff to award-winning labourers, workers across the UAE speak of trust, safety and stability during a period of regional uncertainty By: SM Ayaz Zakir ...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) She needed quick medical attention and evacuation was a major challenge because of the remote, rugged terrain near the country's border area By: Ajanta Paul A UAE ...

(MENAFN - 3BL) When Nour gave birth earlier than expected, her baby girl had serious health complications. Suffering from a weak pulse, difficulty breathing, and lung inflammation, the infant was ...

More than 1.25 million people in Lebanon could face crisis-level or worse food insecurity by August, according to a joint United Nations and Lebanese government report released on Wednesday. The report published by Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned that the latest war…

By Raghed Waked and Zohra Bensemra BEIRUT, April 28 (Reuters) - It has been nearly two months, but Rabih Khreiss still has trouble recognising his new life. The father-of-nine could once put food on the table through his car workshop in southern Lebanon, but is now barely surviving in a tent in the capital Beirut.…

(MENAFN) According to reports, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has strongly condemned the destruction of a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon, an incident allegedly involving an Israeli ...

(MENAFN) Lebanese Metropolitan Elias Kfoury described a recent incident involving an Israeli soldier damaging a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon as –not surprising,– according to an ...

TEHRAN – A field installation titled “The Left-behind Shoes: In Memory of the Jasmines of Minab” has been set up at the Eivan-e Entezar of Valiasr Square to pay tribute to the students and staff martyred in the recent tragic attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school.

(MENAFN) According to reports, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has strongly condemned the destruction of a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon, an incident allegedly involving an Israeli ...