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Alfa (Arabic: ألفا), or Alfa Telecommunications, is a state-owned [1] Lebanese telecom company, founded in 1994, [2] and the only operating GSM networks in Lebanon other than Touch. Previously managed by Orascom TMT , its management had been transferred to the Telecommunications Ministry in 2020.
In 2019, Touch operated some two million mobile lines in Lebanon, and had a 53% share of the market. [ 2 ] The duopoly market situation of Touch and Alfa has been criticised for high cost of services, with the average Lebanese household spending 5% of their income on mobile services, compared with 1.4% in Egypt, for example.
Hadiqat al-Akhbar (The News Garden in English) is the first daily newspaper of Lebanon which was launched in 1858. [1] From 1858 to 1958 there were nearly 200 newspapers in the country. [2] Prior to 1963 the number of newspapers was more than 400. [3] However, the number reduced to 53 due to the 1963 press law. [3] [4]
The plan aimed both to ramp up the country's 4G capacity and to replace Lebanon's aging copper network with fiber-optic cables. [ 114 ] [ 115 ] By 2020, it was expected to present users with VDSL2+ plans capable of offering speeds reaching 150 Mbit/s, and ensure that the majority of Lebanese population would have access to a full range of ...
ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday she plans to visit Lebanon and called for security guarantees for her country's troops there after U.N. peacekeepers came ...
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister visits Lebanon on Thursday in the first trip to Beirut by Riyadh's top diplomat in 15 years, seeking a commitment to reform as the Gulf state reasserts sway in a ...
President Joseph Aoun summoned jurist Nawaf Salam on Monday to designate him as Lebanon's prime minister, after a majority of Lebanese lawmakers nominated him for the post. Salam, 71, is an ...
Marwan Hayek is the former chief executive officer of Alfa Telecom in Lebanon. [1] Born 7 September 1969, Hayek is a telecoms executive and digital economy specialist who was part of the team that built the first GSM network in Lebanon. [2] Marwan has over 18 years experience in the telecom sector across the MENA region.