UAE: BlackBerry phones could threaten security The News & Observer | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The United Arab Emirates' telecommunition watchdog says BlackBerry smartphones are a potential threat to the country's national security and it is seeking changes in how the devices operate. | Authorities' alarm over the phones comes a year after the Middle East coun...
Qaeda's Zawahri slams pro-Western Arab leaders - Web The Star | DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri slammed Arab leaders who are allied to the West, saying they were more harmful than Israel to the Palestinians, according to an Internet message posted on Monday. | "These Arab Zionists with whom we live and exchange smiles ... are mo...
UAE official: Japanese tanker was in a collision Herald Tribune | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The chief official at the port where a Japanese tanker was docked a day after it was damaged at the mouth of the Persian Gulf said Thursday investigators now believe the ship was involved in a collision, backing away f...
Edict Aims at TV and Sex Changes The New York Times | JAKARTA, Indonesia (Agence France-Presse) — Indonesia’s highest Islamic authority has followed up a series of contentious edicts with a new one barring Muslims from watching television gossip shows or having sex-change operations. Relat...
Helping UAE students prepare for life in the UK Gulf News | Dubai: Being far from home, language difficulties, living outside one's comfort zone, cold weather and perpetual rain are just some of the difficulties that students from the UAE face when travelling to the UK to study. | Tim Carnley, Education UK ...
Explosion rocks Japanese tanker near Persian Gulf Herald Tribune | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An explosion, possibly caused by an attack, damaged an oil tanker Wednesday near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said. | The company said the blast on its tanker M. Star cau...
UAE says BlackBerry is potential security threat Newsvine | DUBAI — Emirati officials have declared BlackBerry smartphones a potential threat to national security because users' data is stored overseas, where local laws don't apply and where analysts say it could be harder for authorities to monitor. ...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is concerned about Blackberry phone security The Examiner | Using text messaging on a Blackberry Images: Getty Photos | The UAE and Dubai have been working to establish itself as an international business center despite being one of the strictest areas for Internet censorship. Concerns about the Blackberry ...
UAE says Blackberry phones 'are threat to national security' The Daily Mail | UAE has described Blackberry mobile phones as a threat to national security | The United Arab Emirates has declared BlackBerry smartphones a potential threat to national security, saying the devices operate beyond the jurisdiction of national laws ...
Arab League backs Palestinians on restarting talks Seattle Times CAIRO - | Qatar's prime minister says the Arab nations have endorsed direct Palestinian talks with the Israelis but left the timing to the Palestinians themselves. | Sheik Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani, who chaired the meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo said Thursday the timing of the direct talks "is a matter for the Palestinian side to decide...
Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull The Star | FUJAIRAH/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker that reported suffering an "explosion" near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route may have hit a submarine or a mine, UAE port officials examining the ship said on Thursday. | Damage to the massive crude carrier's hull suggested a collision, although the nature of the incident early on Wednesday...
