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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
