Abed Kataya • 23 Jul 2025

In Lebanon, a missed payment can cost you your mobile number

Khaled, a Lebanese expatriate, returned home after a year abroad only to discover that his 20-year-old phone number, deeply connected…

  • Lebanon
  • Number portability
  • SIM
Safaa Ayyad • 12 Jun 2025

Starlink in Lebanon: Who Does it Really Serve?

Hooking Lebanon onto Starlink has been a key initiative of Telecommunications Minister Charles Hajj during his current term—one marked by…

  • Data Control
  • Data sovreignty
  • ISP
Safaa Ayyad • 03 Jun 2025

Telecommunications in South Lebanon: Has the Network Recovered After the Ceasefire?

Six months after a fragile ceasefire ended Israel’s full-blown war on Lebanon, many villages in South Lebanon remain without reliable…

  • Governance
  • Lebanon
  • minister of telecommunications
SMEX • 25 Apr 2025

Research Report: Confronting Structural Silencing: Challenges and Resistance Among Digital Feminist Activists in Lebanon

We’re sharing a new, in-depth study conducted by SMEX exploring the evolving landscape of feminist digital activism in Lebanon—specifically the…

  • feminism
  • Feminist digital activism
  • gendered cyberviolence
Abed Kataya • 24 Feb 2025

Public voter lists risk more data breaches in Lebanon

Lebanon’s Directorate General of Civil Status (DGCS) has initiated a campaign encouraging voters to confirm their personal information on online…

  • DGCS
  • E-Transactions Law
  • Lebanon
Fatima Choukeir • 04 Feb 2025

Post-War Internet in Lebanon: Confusion, Exploitation, and Chaos!

Nearly two months after the ceasefire took effect in Lebanon, parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs remain without internet. The government’s…

  • Internet
  • Lebanon
  • OGERO
SMEX • 22 Jan 2025

Manifesto: Towards a Productive and Equitable Telecommunications Sector in Lebanon

We oppose treating the telecommunications sector as a means to impose indirect tax on Lebanon’s residents. We instead call for…

  • Access
  • Lebanon
  • Telecommunications