Tag Archives : Middle East

We are witnessing political protests and uprising in different parts of Middle East. The year 2011 began with an uprising in Tunisia which started with an act of protest of one single man, news of which spread like a wild fire and soon people of Tunisia took to the streets and overthrew the oppressive regime almost overnight. Now the same protests have [...]

Recent Tunisian uprising seems to have woken up a part of the world which has been quiet and suffering for a long time under dictatorial regimes. Egypt is witnessing wide-spread protests against the corrupt ruling authoritarian government led by President Hosni Mubarak who has been at helm for nearly 30 years. The protests have turned violent and there [...]

One of the most booming economies in the world and the largest supplier to the global oil demand, the Middle East, has for some time now been the apple of the eye of numerous international companies, who are more than willing to give this region precedence over the rest of the world, in terms of exclusivity, as the Middle East has fast transformed [...]

The film industry is currently in a state of crisis that has left some directors out of work, many of them with problems even to survive. The big villain in this situation is the Internet, which takes the traditional public and makes it more difficult for directors to film production, said on Monday the Irish director Neil Jordan, a member of the jury [...]

Catholic bishops call on the international community and especially the United Nations to put an end, through the implementation of resolutions of its Security Council, the Israeli occupation of the “various Arab territories.” This is the main conclusion of the synod’s final message to the Middle East gathering 185 bishops at the [...]

Partnership between U.S. universities and Qatar creates “Hala,” the receptionist robot that can translate not only language but also to interpret the cultural nuances of the interlocutors. Called “roboceptionist” is bilingual and bicultural, the product of three years of research and a fund of $ 1 million from the Qatar National [...]

With the immense success achieved by the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, numerous nations are already in line to bid for the event that will take place in the year 2022 and as the technology advances, fans all across the globe can expect to witness more and more breakthroughs in these special events. Now, one of the most prosperous nations in the [...]

Abu Dhabi, the capital to one of the most prosperous countries in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates has now received yet another marvel of architecture in the form of the ‘Capital Gate’, that is also said to be the world’s steepest leaning building and has found its way into the prestigious Guinness World of Book Records. The all new Capital [...]

Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, is willing to block pornographic sites and allow government spies have access to communications from its users, newspapers reported, after a surprise ban on its core services in the Gulf. The coveted secret of the BlackBerry has attracted increasing attention since Sunday, when the United Arab Emirates announced [...]

With about 20% global market share of smartphones, behind only Nokia‘s smartphones now RIM devices are being considered a risk for the security of the United Arab Emirates. According to the regulatory agency for telecommunications in the country, some BlackBerry applications that allow people to make improper use of the device, causing serious [...]