technology
Facebook removes ‘inauthentic’ networks spanning 8 nations
Middle East
November 6, 2020
Facebook removes ‘inauthentic’ networks spanning 8 nations
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Facebook on Friday said it has dismantled seven separate networks of fake accounts and pages on its platform…
EJB member: Egypt’s LE175 billion infrastructure makeover about 55 percent complete
Egypt
November 5, 2020
EJB member: Egypt’s LE175 billion infrastructure makeover about 55 percent complete
Egypt’s LE175 billion project to build and upgrade approximately 7,000KM of roads is about 55 percent complete, according to Sherif…
Grave-counting satellite images seek to track Yemen’s COVID death toll
Middle East
October 28, 2020
Grave-counting satellite images seek to track Yemen’s COVID death toll
LONDON (Reuters) – A first-of-its-kind study using satellite images to count fresh graves and analyze burial activity in Yemen has…
How educational curriculum wastes the Arab youth’s potential and creates a backward society
Opinion
October 16, 2020
How educational curriculum wastes the Arab youth’s potential and creates a backward society
“Westerners are not geniuses and we are not stupid, they only support those who fail until they succeed, while we…
Iran says hackers attacked two of its key institutions
Middle East
October 15, 2020
Iran says hackers attacked two of its key institutions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Hackers launched large-scale attacks on two Iranian government institutions this week, a senior official said on Thursday,…
US warned Nevada not to use Chinese COVID tests from UAE
World
October 15, 2020
US warned Nevada not to use Chinese COVID tests from UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US diplomats and security officials privately warned the state of Nevada not to use…
Exclusive: Pakistan to block social media app TikTok for “immoral” content – sources
Technology
October 9, 2020
Exclusive: Pakistan to block social media app TikTok for “immoral” content – sources
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has decided to block social media App TikTok for failing to filter out “immoral” content, three…
Religion and Technology: Which One Separates and Which One Unites?
Opinion
October 7, 2020
Religion and Technology: Which One Separates and Which One Unites?
For many decades, this gloomy East has been living what might be called a “curse of civilization”. History began here,…
‘Mercenary’ hacker group runs rampant in Middle East, cybersecurity research shows
Middle East
October 7, 2020
‘Mercenary’ hacker group runs rampant in Middle East, cybersecurity research shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi diplomats, Sikh separatists and Indian business executives have been among those targeted by a group of…
Canada suspends drone technology sales to Turkey after claims of use by Azeri forces
Middle East
October 6, 2020
Canada suspends drone technology sales to Turkey after claims of use by Azeri forces
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada has suspended the export of some drone technology to Turkey while it probes allegations the equipment…