Safaa Ayyad • 16 May 2023

Does Blocking ‘Bolt’ in Lebanon Serve the Interests of Drivers or Monopolists?

“My only option is to use Bolt’s motorbike service, both to avoid traffic and for the low ride fare,” Tima,…

  • Bolt
  • Careem
  • Lebanon
Abed Kataya • 04 May 2023

Touch Enforcing Strict SIM Policy After Corruption Scandal

“You need a permanent residency,” said an employee at Touch, a mobile services company in Lebanon, to Syrian Alaa Al-Zuhuri…

  • Alfa
  • Lebanon
  • Mobile Communications
SMEX • 20 Apr 2023

Lebanon: New Amendment to Restrict Lawyers’ Freedoms

In early March, the Beirut Bar Association (BBA) implemented new amendments that require lawyers to obtain official authorization from the…

  • Beirut Bar Association
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Lawyers Code of Conduct and Ethics
Abed Kataya • 18 Apr 2023

Lebanon: Is the Government Purposefully Damaging the Telecom Sector?

Amid the real risk of the collapse of Lebanon’s telecommunications services, serious reports have recently emerged about massive squandering and…

  • #KeepItOn
  • Alfa
  • Bids
Safaa Ayyad • 05 Apr 2023

Lebanon: Summoning Journalists in Beirut and Silencing Voices in Mount Lebanon

Lebanon’s Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat retracted the case against Jean Kassir, the co-founder and managing editor of the news website…

  • Court of Publications
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Freedom of the press
Youssef Al Amin • 03 Feb 2023

Renting “Bolt” Accounts in Lebanon Endangers Passengers and Drivers

“I’ve been ordering taxi rides through the Bolt app for three years. Everything was fine until I noticed that the…

  • Bolt
  • GDPR
  • Lebanon
Abed Kataya • 02 Feb 2023

Who Inspects the Central Inspection Platforms in Lebanon?

When the Lebanese Central Inspection launched the IMPACT platform, it resolved one issue but gave rise to another. While IMPACT…

  • Central Inspection
  • Corona
  • Daem