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China's Return To The Silk Road

China is reclaiming its place as the world's megabazaar, with the city of Yiwu as its one-stop shop for traders from the Muslim world.READ»

Data Sprawl: How The Web's Rapid Expansion Will Transform The Global South

Two new reports show that Internet traffic will quadruple by 2015--and that an explosion of users in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East will likely make the world's web look quite different.READ»

Zynga IPO, Zuckerberg On The Middle East And Regulation, MacBooks Earn Top Marks, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

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Arab Air: How The Middle East Is Rewiring Our Friendly Skies

One new hub of global air travel is in the Middle East.READ»

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Middle-East Activists Get James Bond-like Data Eraser Technology

Software erases incriminating evidence from an activist's cellphone in a pinch.READ»

We CAN Do Something About Tsunami Devastation

March 20th marked the beginning of National Tsunami Awareness Week. We will continue to hear more about the tragedy in Japan and about which preparations worked or which ones didn't. Those discussions also need to include the ongoing threat from a rise in ocean levels. READ»

Accelerating Change in the Workplace: Lessons from North Africa

What can companies learn from the recent events in the Middle East and North Africa?READ»

Entrepreneurship Provides Opportunities for Talented Young Turks

In the turbulent Middle East, Turkey is the role model: stable, secular, democratic, and prosperous. Can Turkey's rising young entrepreneurs point the way toward a more open and prosperous region?READ»

Google's Journalism Prize and the 5 Groups Who Should Win It

Google's running a $2.7 million contest for innovative online journalism and we rounded up 5 models to inspire the contestants.READ»

Saudia Arabia and South Korea Join Forces for Solar Power

The $380 million deal indicates a commitment to clean energy--and to regional collaboration.READ»

Middle East Leadership Lessons

Social media plays a powerful role in the ongoing Middle East transformation. Wednesday I flew to Atlanta to discuss this with business relationship and social media expert, David Nour. He is Iranian born and the global thought ...READ»

Yemeni Journalist Offers Facebook and Twitter Access, Piercing Government Blocks

Alkasir makes access to Facebook and Twitter possible in the face of oppressive regimes' attempts to block them.READ»

How Urban Planning Fans the Flames of Revolution

The accelerating role social media played in the recent uprising in Egypt has gotten a lot of people talking, but urban planning was just as vital. READ»

Solar Power Comes to Saudi Arabia in a Big Way as Peak Oil Looms

"It's really a preservation decision using solar for domestic consumption and keeping your oil for more lucrative export markets," says the Middle East director of BP Solar.READ»

Israel's Holocaust Museum YouTube Page: Now Speaking Farsi

Is this an effort to counter a president who has called the Holocaust a "myth"?READ»

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China's Global Dominance Tour: Next Stop Muslim World

A $4.5 million investment in Jordan is only the latest of China's "development" deals.READ»

Twitter Arabic Launching in 2011 to Win Over Middle Eastern Market

Arabic will be Twitter's sixth foreign language interface. But there are already lots of homegrown competitors.READ»