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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
SMEX • 13 Mar 2026

SMEX warns of risks related to scanning QR codes on Israeli leaflets

Beirut, March 13, 2026 — Israeli aircraft dropped on Friday afternoon propaganda leaflets containing QR codes urging people in Lebanon…

  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Rights
  • Facebook
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
Yasmina El Zein • 06 Dec 2024

Lebanon’s students battle war, displacement, and a failing education system

The outbreak of Israel’s war on Lebanon has forcibly displaced about 1.2 million people from their homes and disrupted the…

  • E-learning
  • Israel
  • Lebanon
Mahdi Krayem • 18 Nov 2024

Can Lebanon access the internet through satellites?

Fears of a nationwide internet outage are mounting after nearly 50 days of intensified Israeli aggression on Lebanon. In October…

  • Privacy
  • War on Lebanon