WHO Recommends Clinical Trials for Bundibugyo Ebola Strain as No Vaccine Exists in Lebanon

In Lebanon, Ici Beyrouth reported that the World Health Organization (OMS) announced that its advisory groups recommended clinical trials for several vaccines and treatments potentially effective against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus.

“L'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) a annoncé jeudi que ses groupes consultatifs avaient recommandé des essais cliniques pour plusieurs vaccins et traitements potentiellement efficaces contre la souche Bundibugyo du virus Ebola”

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Ici Beyrouth also stated that there is no vaccine nor treatment against the strain responsible for the deadly Ebola outbreak.

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The same Ici Beyrouth item placed the announcement in a Thursday context, listing multiple Ici Beyrouth timestamps including 28/05 13:45 and 28/05 12:05.

Ici Beyrouth’s text framed the WHO position by emphasizing the absence of any vaccine or treatment for the specific strain driving the epidemic.

The article’s Lebanon-linked context centered on the WHO’s recommendation of clinical trials for potentially effective options against Bundibugyo.

In an interview with the French newspaper Libération, Walid Jumblatt said, “I am no longer able to speak with Hezbollah, nor do I know how.”

Jumblatt added that “The new leadership has fallen entirely under Iranian influence,” and he linked the change to “his assassination by Israel in 2024.”

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Jumblatt also described the opposing camp as “completely intransigent,” saying “Samir Geagea, acts as if he were Moses.”

In the same account, Jumblatt warned, “I sense a growing influence of separatist and partitionist tendencies.”

In Lebanon-related political commentary, Lebanon Debate reported that retired Brigadier General George Al-Saghir warned of future scenarios if Iran falls, including the possibility of Marines deploying off the Lebanese coast to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1701 under Chapter VII.

“In an interview with the French newspaper Libération, Walid Jumblatt—the former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party—remarked: “I am no longer able to speak with Hezbollah, nor do I know how”

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Lebanon Debate said Al-Saghir argued that the choice between Israel and Hezbollah serves what he described as the “deep state,” framing the two sides as “two faces of the same coin.”

Lebanon Debate also reported Al-Saghir’s view that President Jozef Aoun does not confront Hezbollah per se, but Iran, and he said it is the Lebanese people’s duty to stand behind the president in this context.

The same Lebanon Debate account stated Al-Saghir suggested that the Taif Agreement has effectively ended and that a new constitution should be proposed to enhance the powers of the presidency.