Saturday, February 5, 2011

US warships in the Mediterranean sea disrupting the internet services in Lebanon

"Caretaker Telecoms Minister Charbel Nahhas on Saturday said a U.S. ship was the cause of internet jamming in Lebanon."The problem, however, is due to a coordination error related to waves," Nahhas told OTV, adding that an investigation was underway to find out whether this act is "intentional or not." Earlier Saturday, An-Nahar newspaper reported that movement of U.S. warships in the Mediterranean sea has been disrupting the internet services in Lebanon over the past three weeks. It said the interference which began as soon as PM Saad Hariri's government collapsed are not the result of operations conducted by UNIFIL's naval force.
The jamming, according to the daily, has affected big companies and banks from the southern city of Sidon all the way to the Lebanese-Syrian border in the north..."

1 comment:

Peter said...

Al Manar has been "down" now for several hours (at least 12 hours at my estimate).