Fiber on the way?
Late last year I noticed a couple of technicians from Ogero– the state agency that runs the country’s…
Dora goes solar
After years of darkness it seems the northern suburbs of Beirut will finally be lit up at night.…
Get in touch with your MPs now
Screen Shot of Nouweb site One of the best ways to hold government accountable is to get in…
Unlimited internet in Lebanon, could it be true?
Source: Social Media Exchange The chart above is a supposed leaked copy of the new internet rates passed…
Unpacking the Arab Tech Boom
The word entrepreneur has become ubiquitous in talk about the future of Arab business. Some have even claimed…
Journalistic dilemmas: cakes, priests and the presidency
In journalism school, there are debates about what a reporter can ethically accept from a source. Gifts and…
Jordan’s internet up to 250 times faster than Lebanon
I’m in Jordan this week for the action-packed annual Arab bloggers conference organized by Global Voices Online. Needless…
Al Jadeed journalists freed
That’s Riad Kobessi, an investigative journalist and one of three Al Jadeed TV crew members who were savagely…
Technology in the camp
On my recent trip to a Syrian refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley, I was struck by a…
A minister on trial
It’s not every day that you get to see a Lebanese minister pleading his case in court. But…