Impact of COVID-19 on Internet in the Middle East

Impact of COVID-19 on Internet in the Middle East

First online edition of meeting served as strategic platform to discuss how COVID-19 impacted Internet operations in the Middle East

378 people from 48 countries tuned in for the meeting

The 20th edition of the Middle East Network Operator Group Meeting and Peering Forum (MENOG) was held as a virtual event recently. The meeting took place as a 90-minute panel discussion and was broadcasted live on MENOG's website.

During the meeting, panelists from across the region discussed the effects of COVID-19 on the Middle Eastern Internet. The panel featured Nermine El Saadany, Regional Vice President for the Middle East at Internet Society; Abdul Rahman Al Marzouqi, Director Cyber Security