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Bribery, bureaucracy, and e-signatures: Lebanon jolts toward digital transformation
On February 10, 2024, the Lebanese Council of Ministers approved the Decree on Electronic Official Documents and Electronic Signatures, a…

Lebanese authorities punish and humiliate Google reviewers
To document his bad experience at a dental clinic, Adel (a pseudonym) posted a review on Google. Despite adhering to…

Lebanon’s telecom ministry to suspend mobile SIMs for “illegal” Syrian refugees
The government-led campaign to deport Syrian refugees in Lebanon has been marked by escalating hate speech, raids, arrests, and further…

Do eSIMs Work in Lebanon?
“Are you interested in connecting to the internet without a physical SIM card?” A video circulating in Lebanon discusses how…

Alfa should not force opt-in users to unwanted services
To keep a backup SIM card during periods of poor network performance, I bought two SIMs from the only mobile…