smexadmin • 26 Jan 2018

Security Tips in the Wake of the “Dark Caracal” Report

On January 18, researchers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and security company Lookout published a report uncovering a global…

  • Beirut
  • Digital Security
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
smexadmin • 12 Dec 2017

Lebanon IGF Advisory Committee Hosts Pre-Launch Event at AUB

     Feature image via Lebanon IGF, Friday, December 8, 2017: Left to right: Jessica Dheere, Roula Mikhael, Dr. Charbel…

  • AUB
  • Beirut
  • Cubersecurity
Lara Bitar • 06 Dec 2017

#GenderTech Confronts Gender-Based Violence in MENA

   Feature image viaOxfam/The Media Booth,  November 24, 2017, Beirut, Lebanon: Arab feminists discuss how to counter online violence.   Is…

  • Beirut
  • Campaign
  • Gender Tech
smexadmin • 15 Jun 2017

Regional Beirut Workshop Agrees to Cooperate on Right to Information

A regional workshop on the right to information held in Beirut from 8-9 June 2017, bringing together participants from Algeria,…

  • Beirut
  • Lebanon
  • MENA region
smexadmin • 26 Apr 2017

A Breakdown of the Proposed OGERO Internet Speeds and Prices

   After OGERO conducted tests in various areas of Beirut over three days and increased the internet speed of its…

  • Beirut
  • Internet Speeds And Prices
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 21 Sep 2016

A Crowdmapping Initiative to Medically-Check the Homeless

Feature image via Wikimedia Commons.     The increasing number of homeless people in Beirut streets can be attributed to…

  • Beirut
  • Civil Society Initiatives
  • Homeless
smexadmin • 13 Jun 2016

2000 Eyes to Surveil Beirut by Year’s End

Feature image via needpix.com          By the end of 2016, Beirutis’ driving and other public activities will…

  • Beirut
  • Beirut Municipality
  • Guardia System