Category: Middle East

Palestine – encompassing the West Bank and Gaza Strip – has made strides in expanding internet access, but it lags behind global and regional standards due to unique political and infrastructural challenges en.wikipedia.org. Decades of Israeli occupation and the terms of the Oslo Accords have constrained the development of telecommunications, limiting spectrum access and hindering…
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A new tranche of commercial satellite shots has torn the secrecy veil from Israel’s eight‑day air war inside Iran, confirming crippling damage to nuclear, missile and command sites. Independent analysts say Tehran’s premier heavy‑water reactor complex, multiple centrifuge workshops and at least two hardened missile bases have been “neutralised,” while Iranian retaliation has peppered Israeli…
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Introduction In parts of the world, authorities are literally switching off the internet on a routine basis. Over the last five years (2020–2025), countries like Syria, Iraq, and Algeria have repeatedly imposed nationwide internet shutdowns – often timed with school exam periods – plunging millions into digital darkness for hours at a time. Governments claim…
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History of Internet Development in Syria Syria was relatively late in opening internet access to the public. An internet connection was established in the country by 1997, but for years Syria was the only connected Middle Eastern country that did not allow general public access hrw.org. In the late 1990s, only government institutions and a few…
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