An independent autopsy revealed no signs of torture on the body of Lokman Slim, a well-known Lebanese publisher and vocal critic of Hizbullah who was shot dead in his car last week, his wife said Monday.

Slim, a 58-year-old political activist and commentator, was found dead with six bullets in his body Thursday on a deserted rural road in the country's south. He was visiting friends there and was due back in Beirut late Wednesday when his family reported him missing.

On Thursday February 4, Dr. Jackie Maalouf, the Founder and President of DiaLeb, a Lebanese NGO that promotes diabetes care and prevention, was one of 8 international speakers at the virtual Launch of the Diabetes Epidemiology Guide organized by the International Diabetes Federation.

“Dr. Maalouf spoke about the challenges of data processes in Lebanon and the MENA region. She then shared some interesting facts related to diabetes epidemiology. She also highlighted the benefits of this new guide especially for countries with no updated data of patient registry,” a DiaLeb statement said.

Information International, a leading Beirut-based research consultancy firm, has carried out a survey to determine how many Lebanese intend to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Judicial investigator Judge Fadi Sawwan has resumed his investigations into the August 4 catastrophic explosion at Beirut’s port.

A delegation of the Free Patriotic Movement visited Maronite Patriarch Beshara el-Rahi in Bkirki on Monday after his calls for a U.N.-sponsored conference on Lebanon over a government deadlock.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, currently on a visit to Abu Dhabi, reportedly plans to head to Paris in the next two days for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on the latest government formation developments in Lebanon, media reports said Monday.

MP Jean Obaid passed away at the age of 82 after contracting coronavirus, media reports said.

With Lebanon's economy in a tailspin and the coronavirus pandemic wreaking chaos, panic-buying has gripped pharmacies, creating shortages and a flourishing black market.

Lebanon’s Tourism Ministry on Sunday allowed that restaurants will be allowed to offer around-the-clock delivery and drive-thru services as of Monday.

Israeli soldiers on Sunday fired a number of gunshots in the air to terrorize a number of farmers from the southern border town of Mays al-Jabal, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said.