Minister of Telecommunications Nicolas Sehnaoui announced on
Thursday that the Internet breakdown in Lebanon is due to a cable cut-off at
the sea of Alexandria. This cable passes through India, Pakistan, the UAE,
Saudi Arabia, Egypt towards Lebanon via the Mediterranean Sea.
Sehnaoui told Nharkom Said that calls to connect the Internet service to the
Cypriote cable are underway. He expressed hope for receiving a positive answer
from Nikosia by this evening.
Sehnaoui held former telecommunications ministers accountable for this
disruption. He said that the IMEWE cable contract was signed by the head of
Ogero Telecom in 2007, adding that the cable experience disruptions on a number
of occasions with no compensations granted.