IInternet Read More 3 minute read Unlimited internet in Lebanon, could it be true?byHabib BattahMay 21, 2014 Source: Social Media Exchange The chart above is a supposed leaked copy of the new internet rates passed…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read Municipality without a website or public budgetbyHabib BattahApr 1, 2014 Yes that’s right, Beirut a city with over a million residents and among the most influential in the…
PPublic Services Read More 3 minute read Between Sukleen and takfir: a warm welcome homebyHabib BattahJan 26, 2014 Hamra last Saturday When I got in a cab after landing in Beirut this weekend, my first question…
IInternet Read More 1 minute read Jordan’s internet up to 250 times faster than LebanonbyHabib BattahJan 23, 2014 I’m in Jordan this week for the action-packed annual Arab bloggers conference organized by Global Voices Online. Needless…
PPublic Services Read More 8 minute read Lebanon’s failure to fund a crisisbyHabib BattahDec 9, 2013 This piece was originally published in the December issue of Bold Magazine. Aid: Lebanon’s Mission Impossible IT HAS BEEN…
IInternet Read More 2 minute read Technology in the campbyHabib BattahNov 17, 2013 On my recent trip to a Syrian refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley, I was struck by a…
IInternet Read More 2 minute read Most Lebanese MPs don’t have emailbyHabib BattahOct 19, 2013 Only 42 members of parliament have emails, according to the directory of Lebanese Parliament which is distributed to…
IInternet Read More 2 minute read Dumbing down our internet usagebyHabib BattahOct 1, 2013 Lebanese telecom companies like Alfa are so excited about their new 100 megabyte package, a pathetically tiny amount…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read We once made trainsbyHabib BattahSep 14, 2013 Did you know Lebanon has over 100 years of locomotive history? Neither did I and that’s why I’m…
IInternet Read More 1 minute read For the record…byHabib BattahSep 11, 2013 Congratulations! Lebanon recorded the slowest upload speed in the world today: At least according to my speed test.…