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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Telecom Workers’ Strike Threatens to Isolate Lebanon

A Lebanese woman reacts during a protest in Beirut on Thursday. (AFP)

A strike by the workers and employees of the Lebanese Telecommunications Authority (Ogero) threatens to isolate Lebanon and lead to an Internet blackout.

In crisis-hit Lebanon, the telecommunications sector suffers from a shortage of diesel fuel and the inability to secure maintenance parts and other services.  Workers in the country are taking action as they demand pay raises that would compensate for the sharp depreciation of the country’s currency.

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