Websites and some television channels linked to Qatar were unblocked in Saudi Arabia on Monday morning but the change arose …
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GCC smartphone sales could continue to fall this year: report
The GCC mobile phone market has experienced mild seasonal growth during the last quarter of 2017, according to the latest data revealed by IDC.0 3915
Twitter briefly blocks Al-Jazeera Arabic amid Qatar rift
Social media platform Twitter briefly suspended the account of Al-Jazeera Arabic over the weekend, amid a wider diplomatic dispute between …
Bahraini lawyer detained for sympathising with Qatar online
This is the first time that the country has remanded someone for violating a ban on support for Qatar, that Bahrain first introduced after it joined Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt in severing ties with Doha.
Transformation Talk | Weekly news round-up 08.06.17
Tahawul Tech brings you Transformation Talk, a weekly roundup of the biggest news in the technology industry.
Russia denies hacking Qatar’s state news agency
Russian officials have rejected allegations that Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news story that …
UAE, Saudi, Egypt, Bahrain cut diplomatic ties with Qatar
The UAE has given Qatari diplomats 48 hours to leave the country, citing their “support, funding and embrace of terrorist, extremist and sectarian organisations”, WAM said.
Qatar Foundation launches $30M seed fund for tech startups
The Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D) and US-based venture capital firm 500 Startups, have announced the launch of ‘500 Falcons,’ a $30 million seed fund for aspiring tech entrepreneurs and startups in the GCC.
Bahrain minister hacked following Qatar cyber-attack claim
Hackers took over the Twitter account of the Bahraini foreign minister on Saturday, just 10 days after neighbouring Qatar claimed its official news agency had been subject to a cyberattack.
Pulse Secure inks distribution partnership with Spectrami
Pulse Secure has signed a distribution deal with Spectrami, a UAE-based value-added distributor for security, storage, and mobility products.
Falcon Technologies, Verbatim sign ME distribution agreement
Falcon Technologies International (FTI), an optical media storage specialist, has signed an exclusive agreement with Verbatim, the storage media giant, …