Topic: humanitarian crisis
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Digital Aid for Lebanon's Displaced Reaches One Million
The conflict in Lebanon has displaced over one million people since March, creating a severe humanitarian crisis with widespread needs for food, shelter, and cash assistance. Emergency financial support is increasingly delivered directly via digital fintech platforms and peer-to-peer transfers, b...
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Lebanon's Emergency System Is at Breaking Point
Lebanon's humanitarian response is under unprecedented strain due to a conflict that has displaced nearly 1.3 million people, overwhelming shelters and pushing digital coordination systems to their limit. A critical, government-built digital platform provides the only real-time overview of the di...
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Inside Iran's Longest Internet Blackout
Iran is experiencing a prolonged and deliberate nationwide internet blackout, creating unreliable connectivity to obscure state violence and a severe crackdown with a high death toll. The regime fears an open internet as it enables real-time documentation and mobilization, leading to heavy invest...
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Internet Resumes in Iran After 3-Month Blackout
After over 2,000 hours of government-enforced blackouts in 2026, Iran’s internet is slowly returning at minimal levels, triggered by attacks from Israel and the U.S. in February and a previous outage after January protests. The partial restoration, observed by internet monitoring experts, is prim...
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Iran's Social Media Strategy Outmaneuvers White House
In early 2026, a U.S.-Israeli military strike shifted Iran's propaganda position from oppressor to victim, allowing state media to use real evidence of the destruction, though the regime's instinctual censorship hampered its ability to spread information effectively. Iran's external propaganda st...
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Gaza Rebuilds Using Lego-Like Bricks Made From Rubble
In Gaza, where construction supplies have vanished due to the Israeli blockade and bombardment, Suleiman Abu Hassanin's project "Green Rock" transforms the territory's over 60 million tons of rubble into interlocking bricks for rebuilding. The bricks are made by crushing rubble, mixing it with lo...
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Ebola outbreak becomes third largest, spreading rapidly
The Ebola outbreak in the DRC's Ituri province is accelerating rapidly, with nearly 750 cases and 177 deaths, making it the third largest outbreak on record despite being officially recognized only on May 15. The WHO has raised its national risk assessment to "very high" due to delayed detection ...
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