Zealous civil servant dismissed from Telecoms Ministry
Caretaker Telecommunications Minister Johnny Corm said the appointment of an acting financial affairs department’s head had been annulled by the State Shura Council in March 2024.
The caretaker Telecommunications Minister, Johnny Corm. (Credit: NNA)
Dalal Maoush was dismissed from her post as acting head of the Financial Affairs Department at the Telecommunications Ministry on Jan. 16. The dismissal, made by Corm, came after she refused to comply with the instructions of her superiors — Corm and the ministry’s director general of operations and maintenance, Bassel Ayoubi — who had asked her to implement a decision to stagger the payment of the arrears owed to the state by internet service providers (ISPs).An informed source told L’Orient-Le Jour that the latter had argued that their payment difficulties were due to the war and the daily Israeli bombardments and that the director general had asked Maoush to proceed with the rescheduling of the debt’s payment in installment, as previously approved by the minister. Read more What is the new WiFi 7 upgrade at Beirut airport? ...
Dalal Maoush was dismissed from her post as acting head of the Financial Affairs Department at the Telecommunications Ministry on Jan. 16. The dismissal, made by Corm, came after she refused to comply with the instructions of her superiors — Corm and the ministry’s director general of operations and maintenance, Bassel Ayoubi — who had asked her to implement a decision to stagger the payment of the arrears owed to the state by internet service providers (ISPs).An informed source told L’Orient-Le Jour that the latter had argued that their payment difficulties were due to the war and the daily Israeli bombardments and that the director general had asked Maoush to proceed with the rescheduling of the debt’s payment in installment, as previously approved by the minister. Read more What is the new WiFi 7 upgrade at Beirut...
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