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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

Say something nice, or nothing at all

A Saudi government body is seeking legal action against journalists and bloggers who “defame” the commission. The move has outraged the kingdom’s media industry.

May 25, 2009 2:36

Governor Blaya, a member of the US Broadcasting Board of Governors- which funds media outlets like the Arabic-language Alhurra channel - emphasizes that the US doesn’t dish out propaganda through broadcasts.

May 21, 2009 12:58

Time for a change

Saudi government officials say that change in the media industry is imminent, whether Saudis are ready for it or not.

May 20, 2009 1:56

Facehooked, Part II

How and why marketers in the Middle East are joining the rush to social networking, Part II.

April 22, 2009 7:29

Facehooked, Part I

How and why marketers in the Middle East are joining the rush to social networking, Part I.

April 21, 2009 9:42

The magazine death toll

Forbes Arabia is the latest magazine in the region to face the axe as its publisher, the DIT Group closes down. Here’s a rough list for who’s already down and out.

April 20, 2009 4:43

Abu Dhabi’s rents: up or down?

Property consultancy firm Asteco released a report on rents in Abu Dhabi. The UAE’s newspapers have varying takes on the findings.

April 14, 2009 1:08

Dubai-bashing becomes an art form

Despite all the criticism that Dubai is receiving from the international media, Linda Heard, a commentator for Arab News, insists that it will emerge from the crisis more victorious.

April 7, 2009 9:16

Saudi’s struggle with working women

Saudi has promised to provide thousands of women jobs in the industrial sector, even as hardliners in the kingdom call for a ban on Saudi women appearing in the media.

April 2, 2009 11:53

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

Painting a positive Dubai

Negative stories about the city have begun to flood international media reports, making it difficult to find anything positive about the emirate in the press.

March 17, 2009 4:34

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