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Iran government to assign email addresses to all citizens
Iran is to assign all citizens an individual email address which the communications minister said on Monday would aid interaction between state ... Media -
Iran’s president-elect Rowhani says yes to Facebook ‘phenomenon’
Newly-elected Iranian President Hassan Rowhani is said to have progressive views on the Islamic dress code and freedom of expression - and has now ... Media -
Defending a free and open Internet
In just the last decade, broadband Internet revolutionized every form of communication for 2.5 billion people across the globe. The transition from ... World -
Bahrain to study restrictions on VoIP telecoms services
Bahrain is to study whether to restrict Internet-based telecom services, the communications minister of the Arab state told Reuters, although no final ... Telecoms -
YahClick satellite internet brings alternative to UAE’s Etisalat, du
The Abu Dhabi satellite operator YahSat today announced the launch of YahClick, a broadband service offering an alternative to existing internet ... Telecoms -
U.S. regulator tells web search firms to label ads better
U.S. regulators warned leading internet firms including Google Inc. to better identify paid ads in search results, particularly as new technology such ... Media -
Google vindicated by EU court opinion on search index
Google is subject to EU privacy law but is not obliged to delete sensitive information from its search index, an adviser to the highest European Union ... Media -
Satellites to offer broadband to ‘millions’ in Mideast with O3b lift-off
The Google-backed O3b Networks today began the final countdown to the launch of its first four satellites, which it says will offer broadband ... Telecoms -
‘Privacy’ search engines see jump after NSA row
Internet users are taking a fresh look at “privacy” search engines that do not store data or track online activity, in light of the flap ... Technology -
Balloon-powered internet? Google in tech tryout
Google revealed top-secret plans Saturday to send balloons to the edge of space with the lofty aim of bringing Internet to the two-thirds of the ... Technology -
WhatsApp faces block in Saudi Arabia ‘within weeks’, says report
WhatsApp faces being blocked in Saudi Arabia ‘within weeks’, according to the Aleqtisadiah newspaper. Representatives of the popular ... Technology -
ArabNet shifts focus to Dubai as a ‘growing hub’ for digital business
ArabNet, a prominent forum for high-tech startups, is shifting its focus to Dubai as a “growing hub for digital business”, according to ... Technology -
Newsweek up for sale again after Daily Beast merger
Inter Active Corp. (IAC) chairman Barry Diller said Wednesday that longtime news magazine Newsweek, which ended its print publication last year in ... Media -
Morocco to launch 4G mobile license tenders by end of 2013
Morocco plans to launch tenders for 4G mobile phone licenses by the end of the year, the Telecommunications Regulatory National Agency (ANRT) said on ... Technology -
Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1bn deal for Tumblr
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the ... Media -
Middle East in spotlight amid escalating cyber attacks
The Middle East has become a hotspot for cyber attacks, experts warn, amid an escalation of computer-led warfare across the globe. Dmitri Alperovitch, ... Technology -
Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1bn acquisition of Tumblr
Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of chief executive Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more ... Media -
Swedish prosecutor asks court to block Pirate Bay website
Swedish prosecutors have launched a new attempt to close down the popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, asking a court to block internet addresses ... Media -
'Tech savvy' Saudis have average of 1.8 mobile phones each
Consumers in Saudi Arabia have an average of almost two mobile phone lines each, according to the governor of the country's telecoms regulator. There ... Economy -
Report: Syria’s internet down for second time in two weeks
Syrian residents and a U.S. Internet monitoring company say Syria is experiencing a nationwide Internet outage. It is the second such blackout in two ... Middle East -
Syria drops off internet, reasons unclear
Syria was cut off from the Internet on Tuesday, according to U.S. tech firms monitoring Web traffic and the State Department. The reasons were not ... Middle East