La Régie Libanaise des Tabacs et Tombacs (The Regie) confirmed, on Tuesday, its commitment to ban the import and sale of some sorts of dangerous tobacco mentioned in yesteday’s statement of Health Minister Wael Abou Faour and known as “Medwakh”.
The Regie asserted that “It did not grant any license to import or sell such type, noting that it ha
Maha Mneimneh received the Jury Selection for the best Photograph, she received 2000$. In the second place came Nabil Monzer, receiving 1500$, and in the third place came Nabiha Hojeij, receiving 1000$.
As for the online voting for the best photograph, the prize went to Charif Taher, receiving 1500$.
The prize of the Jury selection for the best Album went to Mahmoud Zayat, receiving 1500$.
The jury included Engineer Jaafar Husseini (Regie Member), landscape professional photographer Mahdi Skafi, Chief photographer for the Gulf Region at Agence France Presse Marwan Naamani, and the Lebanese French photography consultant Jean-Lou Bersuder.
The jury had evaluated the photographs, while the public had the chance to vote online over the Regie’s website and different social media pages.
At the beginning of the ceremony, Mrs. Rana Kamaleddine made an introductory speech, in which she declared that winning photographs will be published in a special booklet.