Google not yet pulled out of China
Search engine giant plans to hold talks with the Chinese government on censorship issues
January 17, 2010 2:51
Connecting the dots
A recent study at Harvard University maps out details of the Arabic blogosphere and its links to global networks.
October 19, 2009 8:54Etisalat announces 10pc increase in internet subscribers in 2009
Etisalat, one of two telecommunication companies in the UAE, announced on Sunday that its...
October 18, 2009 3:22
Fly pigeon, fly
An IT company in South Africa proved that a carrier pigeon was faster than the country’s main internet service provider, Telkom.
September 10, 2009 2:26
Cleaning up the web
A group in Saudi recently launched a “pure” YouTube, and now a company in the Netherlands has designed a “halal” search engine for Muslims.
September 1, 2009 1:18
Saudi’s “pure” YouTube
A group of people in the kingdom have started a new website to show only the “clean” content from YouTube.
August 30, 2009 10:14
I am watching you
Saudi’s information ministry has said that it is planning to introduce new regulations to control news websites in the kingdom.
May 27, 2009 12:48
Tracking Saudi’s surfers
The Saudi government has ordered all internet cafés in the kingdom to install hidden cameras, and to shut up shop by midnight.
April 16, 2009 2:08
Where’s your faith in Dubai?
Although it was April Fool’s day on Wednesday, many readers were taken in by Kipp’s spoof article titled ‘Dubai to segregate the web’.
April 2, 2009 3:30
Dubai to segregate the Web
In a bid to crackdown on ‘immoral imaginings’, the Dubai government has segregated the Internet, barring men and women access to sites officials believe encourage ‘flirtatious behavior’. Will it work?
April 1, 2009 8:57
Surfing smoothly in Saudi
Saudi officials have introduced plans to promote e-media in the kingdom. But will web journalists enjoy the right to free speech?
March 18, 2009 12:48
Building web 3.0
The key to dealing not only with the problems of the present but also of the future, is building a more accessible internet, says American journalist and blogger Jeff Jarvis.
March 15, 2009 11:54
Facebook may make you infantile
So says the director of Britain’s Royal Institution, one of the oldest scientific research bodies in the world.
February 24, 2009 2:36
Logging in
Cable cuts in the system have interrupted the internet connection in the region.
December 21, 2008 3:04
Thoughts on a future where content is liberated from platform
Two things will drive the adoption of mobile-based Internet access over the next five years: demography and technology, says Josh Chasin.
August 27, 2008 9:32
Kuwait: expats sent packing
The state plans to get tough and reduce the number of foreign residents.
May 20, 2013 5:05
Dubai Labourers on 'rare' labour protest
Two Arabtec employees who asked not to be identified said several thousand workers engaged on various projects did not report for duty on Sunday.
May 20, 2013 9:33
Tumblr officially off the market
Yahoo! board unanimously approves the acquisition...
May 19, 2013 3:20
A maid's wage
An FNC member to argue that minimum wages are 'taking advantage' of employers.
May 20, 2013 4:24
Taking on Abercrombie & Fitch
Controversial views from the clothing company's CEO causes huge backlash.
May 16, 2013 2:43