Posted By
Najib
Nov 18, 2016 08:27
Freedom House 2016 report on Internet Freedom is out and Lebanon is still classified as being "Partly Free" with a score of 45/100, similar to last year's result. The report stated that "the internet freedom environment in Lebanon remained static over the past year with the Cybercrimes Bureau continuing to interrogate users for criticizing public figures online". Activists, bloggers, influencers and journalists still face potential arrest and interrogation and are sometimes intimidated for online posts…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 17, 2016 03:57
It took Japan two days to fix a 30m wide sinkhole in the city of Fukuoka. Sewage pipes were fixed, traffic lights and power lines replaced, and all the pipes back up all in less than 48 hours. We are talking about a gigantic 15-meter deep sinkhole which is roughly half the size of an Olympic swimming that got fixed and reopen to the public in less than a week time. Here in Lebanon, some…
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