Yasmina El Zein • 26 Mar 2026

Digital Rights Amid a Regional War: March 24, 2026

Beirut, March 24, 2026 — Israel’s war on Lebanon continues to escalate, intensifying its targets on critical infrastructure like connecting…

  • GCC
  • Lebanon
  • War on Lebanon
Mohamad Najem • 23 Mar 2026

[Opinion] Can Lebanon Survive the Digital War?

Lebanon is not just facing a direct military escalation. It is living through an Israeli-led digital war which is reshaping…

  • Digital Rights
  • Lebanon
  • War on Lebanon
Mahdi Krayem • 12 Mar 2026

Lebanese government expands Starlink licensing, grants Telecom Minister special authority

Citing “exceptional circumstances” amid ongoing war and the forced displacement of more than 700,000 people, Lebanon’s government approved a decision…

  • Lebanon
  • Starlink
  • Telecom
SMEX • 11 Mar 2026

Digital Rights Amid a Regional War: Threats and Responses

Beirut, March 9, 2026 — Israel has displaced more than half a million Lebanese residents from South Lebanon, Beirut, and…

  • Gulf Countries
  • Lebanon
  • War on Lebanon
Elham Barjas • 30 Jan 2026

New Study: Women as Political Actors in Lebanon’s October War

Israel’s war on Lebanon was not merely a military confrontation broadcast on screens. At its core, it was a war…

  • Lebanon
Mohamad Najem • 29 Jan 2026

Oracle in Lebanon could threaten digital sovereignty

The American company Oracle and Lebanon’s Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Kamal Shehadeh, recently signed an undisclosed…

  • Digital Rights
  • Digital Sovereignty
  • Lebanon
SMEX • 28 Jan 2026

Bread&Net 2025: Building a collective movement for digital rights in the WANA region

Bread&Net took place in Beirut in October 2025, bringing together more than 550 participants from across the West Asia and…

  • Bread&Net
  • Digital Rights
  • Lebanon