Lebanon Travel Guide - Communications

Country code: 961. Telephone booths are accessible for local and international calls. Payphone cards are available from post offices and kiosks.

Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies and there is coverage througout the country. Cellular phones are widely used and are available for hire to visitors.

There are Internet cafes in Beirut, Tripoli and most major towns.

Post to Europe and the USA usually takes from one to two weeks.

Lebanon's broadcasting scene is well-developed and diverse, reflecting the country's pluralism and divisions. Lebanon was the first Arab country to permit private radio and television stations, but the government controls who may operate stations and whether or not they can broadcast news. Several stations are owned by leading politicians.

• There are more than 30 daily newspapers published in Arabic, Armenian and French.
• Daily Star is published in English.
• There are several English-language weeklies, primarily Monday Morning.
• The best-selling Arabic dailies are Al Anwar, Al Dyar, Al-Mustaqbal, An Nahar and Al Safir.
• The most important daily in French is L'Orient-Le Jour.

• Tele-Liban is state-run.
• Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) is the commercial, market leader and pan-regional broadcaster.
• Al-Manar TV is a pro-Hezbollah channel.
• Future TV is a commercial channel.

• Radio Liban is state-run.
• Voice of Lebanon, Radio Delta and Radio One are commercial stations.