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Twitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

13 Dec 2021

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

2 Sep 2021

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Mobile games generates $49bn in revenue in 2019

31 Dec 2019

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SA's VMLY&R wins Silver at 2019 Epica Awards

22 Nov 2019

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

21 Nov 2019

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Mobile leads clicks, not conversions - finds new AccuraCast research

25 Sep 2019

Report shows average of 800 hours spent using mobile internet this year

Report shows average of 800 hours spent using mobile internet this year

5 Jul 2019

Newsweek Twitter feed hijacked by pro-IS hacker

Newsweek Twitter feed hijacked by pro-IS hacker

12 Feb 2015

Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab is due to go on trial on 29 October for sending out Tweets that allegedly insulted the Sunni royal family. Image:

Trial for 'insulting tweets' starts in Bahrain

21 Oct 2014

A Facebook page has been set up to help residents of Damascus avoid hotspots as mortars continue to be fired into the city. Image:

Facebook tracks mortar pounding of Damascus

6 Oct 2014

Much-mourned journalist James Foley who was beheaded in a desert by Jihadists. Videos and images are actively being deleted from social media platforms but appear again as new accounts are created. Image:

Jihadists use social media to recruit followers, spread fear

21 Aug 2014

Aylin Nazliaka, in an inflammatory outburst told MPs in the Turkish Parliament that she values her shoes too much to throw them at her opponents. Throwing a shoe at someone is considered a severe insult in the Islamic world. Image:

"My shoes looks better than you" MP tells Turkish Parliament

14 Aug 2014

Ooredoo's Ross Cormack says the company expects to sell millions of SIM cards in Myanmar for $1,50 each as the country's government lifted the ban on cheap SIM cards. Image:

Ooredoo sells cheap SIM cards in Myanmar

5 Aug 2014

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Source: ©Brett Jordan

Twitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

13 Dec 2021

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

2 Sep 2021

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

Mobile games generates $49bn in revenue in 2019

31 Dec 2019

Image source: .

SA's VMLY&R wins Silver at 2019 Epica Awards

22 Nov 2019

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

21 Nov 2019

Image credit: ROBIN WORRALL on Unsplash.

Mobile leads clicks, not conversions - finds new AccuraCast research

25 Sep 2019

Report shows average of 800 hours spent using mobile internet this year

Report shows average of 800 hours spent using mobile internet this year

5 Jul 2019

Newsweek Twitter feed hijacked by pro-IS hacker

Newsweek Twitter feed hijacked by pro-IS hacker

12 Feb 2015

Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab is due to go on trial on 29 October for sending out Tweets that allegedly insulted the Sunni royal family. Image:

Trial for 'insulting tweets' starts in Bahrain

21 Oct 2014

A Facebook page has been set up to help residents of Damascus avoid hotspots as mortars continue to be fired into the city. Image:

Facebook tracks mortar pounding of Damascus

6 Oct 2014

Much-mourned journalist James Foley who was beheaded in a desert by Jihadists. Videos and images are actively being deleted from social media platforms but appear again as new accounts are created. Image:

Jihadists use social media to recruit followers, spread fear

21 Aug 2014

Aylin Nazliaka, in an inflammatory outburst told MPs in the Turkish Parliament that she values her shoes too much to throw them at her opponents. Throwing a shoe at someone is considered a severe insult in the Islamic world. Image:

"My shoes looks better than you" MP tells Turkish Parliament

14 Aug 2014

Ooredoo's Ross Cormack says the company expects to sell millions of SIM cards in Myanmar for $1,50 each as the country's government lifted the ban on cheap SIM cards. Image:

Ooredoo sells cheap SIM cards in Myanmar

5 Aug 2014

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have been a victim of illegal phone-tapping by Istanbul police investigators. Image: Wikipedia

100 Turkish police arrested for phone-tapping

24 Jul 2014

Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan banned YouTube in March but the ban has been lifted after the country's top court ruled it was unconstitutional. Image: Wikipedia

YouTube working in Turkey again

4 Jun 2014

Despite a ban on YouTube being lifted by Turkey's courts, the ban remained in force as Turkish Transportation Minister Lufti Elvan has failed to lift it yet. Image:

Despite court verdict, YouTube remains blocked

2 Jun 2014

Asiacell's Chief Executive Amer Sunna has welcomed the announcement that 3G is now available in Iraq. Image:

Iraq finally gets 3G telecommunications

6 May 2014

Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the March general elections but has still not lifted the ban on YouTube and Twitter. Image: Wikipedia

Turkey keeps YouTube ban in place despite court orders

11 Apr 2014

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Image: Wikipedia

Erdogan in new attack on social media after Twitter ban

24 Mar 2014

Dubai Lynx honours 2014 winners

Dubai Lynx honours 2014 winners

13 Mar 2014

Dubai Lynx announces first jury members

Dubai Lynx announces first jury members

3 Feb 2014

Saudi sentenced to jail, lashes over Twitter libel: report

Saudi sentenced to jail, lashes over Twitter libel: report

6 Jan 2014

Dubai Lynx opens for entries

Dubai Lynx opens for entries

5 Dec 2013

Nokia's tablet launched at Abu Dhabi show. Image: Nokia

Nokia launches first tablet, new phablets

24 Oct 2013

Facebook buys Israeli start-up Onavo

Facebook buys Israeli start-up Onavo

15 Oct 2013

Dubai Lynx website launches featuring innovations for 2014 festival and awards

Dubai Lynx website launches featuring innovations for 2014 festival and awards

30 Sep 2013

Millward Brown - The mobile revolution

Millward Brown - The mobile revolution

Kantar 5 Sep 2013

Israeli telecom satellite sent into space

2 Sep 2013

TNT Express in OMAN launches 'Mobile Worker'

TNT Express in OMAN launches 'Mobile Worker'

23 May 2013

Kuwait court cuts opposition tweeter's jail to one year

30 Apr 2013

D&AD Awards: The nominations

D&AD Awards: The nominations

22 Apr 2013

Al Jazeera English launches news apps for Android Tablet and BlackBerry 10 users

Al Jazeera English launches news apps for Android Tablet and BlackBerry 10 users

12 Mar 2013

Dubai Lynx: Batelco is Advertiser of the Year

Dubai Lynx: Batelco is Advertiser of the Year

5 Mar 2013

Unmissable 3-day content programme at Dubai Lynx 2013

28 Feb 2013

Dubai Lynx opens for entries

Dubai Lynx opens for entries

7 Jan 2013

Virgin Mobile launches in Poland, eyes Russia, Turkey

23 Aug 2012

Fresh organisational thinking required - and delivered

Fresh organisational thinking required - and delivered

26 Jul 2012

MTN sued for US$4bn over Iran contract

MTN sued for US$4bn over Iran contract

30 Mar 2012

2012 Loeries entries open with category changes

2012 Loeries entries open with category changes

15 Mar 2012

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