Lebanon Improving In The Networked Readiness Index

The Global Information Technology Report is prepared by the World Economic Forum, INSEAD and Cornell University and examines "the increasing proliferation of technology and its effects on advancing global prosperity". Digital innovation is reshaping economies worldwide and pressuring states and tech and non-tech sectors to adapt to the speed and scale of changes while mitigating ethical, legal, and regulatory risks. As far as Lebanon is concerned, it still ranks among the worst Arab countries in…

Updates on MOT’s 2020 Strategy: 4G/LTE on Track, DSL is Bad

One year ago, I shared a lengthy post on the Telecom Ministry's 2020 plan and mentioned that fiber optics are expected to be deployed within 5 years while 4G/LTE coverage was expected to all over Lebanon. Fiber Optics: Both the Telecom Ministry and Ogero were committed to implementing this plan but the illegal internet case that was raised almost 4 months ago turned things upside down. Three of Ogero's top officials, including Abdel-Monhem Youssef were…

My Ogero DSL Internet Stopped Working Two Weeks Ago

Photo Credits: Executive Magazine Two weeks ago, my home internet stopped working, the internet button on the Ogero DSL modem turned red, I tried restarting the modem, turning it off and on, I checked all the cables, everything was fine, the phone line was still working but the damn button wasn't turning green anymore. I called Ogero the second day to submit a complaint and they sent a technician two days later to check what…
Critiques

$880 Million To Clean up Lebanon’s Litani River

9 years ago
Photo Credits: Bashaar Tarabay Two years ago, a seven-year plan that will cost $733 million was approved by the Finance & Public Works committees in the Lebanese Parliament to clean up the catastrophic pollution at ...
Critiques

Was a Pokémon Go Player Arrested in #Lebanon?

9 years ago
People have been sharing since yesterday a story about a Lebanese Pokémon Go player that got arrested for playing the game near the General Security HQ in Beirut. Apparently the guy was looking for a ...
Health

Full Hospitalization Coverage For Lebanese Above 64

9 years ago
Photo Credits: Al-Akhbar Lebanon’s Public Health Minister Wael Abu Faour announced that he will implement soon a new plan to provide full medical coverage after retirement in an attempt to “bridge the gap between the ...
Automotive

Random Car Going The Wrong Way in Yesterday’s Hill Climb

9 years ago
Photo Credits: Biser3a Lebanese Rally driver Jawad Slim almost got killed in yesterday’s hill climb when he almost crashed into a car going the wrong way. Slim was able to miss the incoming car and ...
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