Internet

Iran Lifts WhatsApp Ban, but Other Restrictions Persist

Ardavan Yousefi has gotten so used to life under Iran's sweeping internet restrictions that for him, a recent decision to lift a ban on messaging service WhatsApp went virtually unnoticed. "Is it really removed now?" Yousefi, a café owner from the capital Tehran, said of the two-year ban on the popular application. To be certain, he switched ...

Corm Announces Plan to Restart Damaged Phone Centrals

Caretaker Telecommunications Minister Johnny Corm inspected on Tuesday the damage caused to Ogero central in al-Mreijeh, in Beirut's southern suburb, and announced that an action plan would soon be drawn up to restore all the telephone centrals damaged by the Israeli raids in Beirut, southern Lebanon and the Beqaa region. At the end of the tour, ...

Corm Raises Alarm Over Internet Vulnerability

As connectivity becomes a lifeline for everyone, Lebanon faces a serious threat to its internet network. Johnny Corm, the caretaker Minister of Telecommunications, has issued a stark warning, cautioning that the country's internet is at significant risk. Speaking to This is Beirut, he explained that “Lebanon’s airspace is open, allowing ...