Lebanon on cusp of network blackout as dispute grows with telecom workers
The Lebanese government has threatened to take over the country’s state-run telecom company with the help of the army as workers continue to strike for a salary increase.
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Telecommunication Johnny Corm warned Thursday of country's military likely takeover of the state-run telecom company Ogero amid a growing dispute between the government and the company’s employees, who have been on a week-long strike demanding pay increases.
The news is only the latest in the full-fledged collapse that Lebanon is undergoing, as it faces an unprecedented economic crisis, political and security void.
