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The Saudi Prince And The $300 Million Twitter Investment

BY Neal UngerleiderMon Dec 19, 2011

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal of Saudi Arabia announced a $300 million investment in Twitter today. Alwaleed is one of several mega-investors to have pumped serious cash into Twitter in 2011; however, there are fears Alwaleed will censor Twitter. These fears are mistaken.READ»

HELMI NOMAN | Comment

Muslim-Majority Nations Stifling Online Expression: Report

BY Neal UngerleiderThu Aug 11, 2011

A new OpenNet Initiative study has found that Internet censorship is prevalent in Muslim-majority countries... and that the authorities are using religious sensibilities as an excuse for political repression online.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Bloomberg, Saudi Prince To Launch News Channel

BY Neal UngerleiderFri Jul 29, 2011

Financial media giant Bloomberg is reportedly in talks with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia to launch a new Arabic-language business news channel--a move which could both shake up foreign media and cause massive headaches for Rupert Murdoch.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Against Geopolitical And Engineering Odds, Plans Emerge To Build A Red Sea Bridge

BY Neal UngerleiderTue Jul 19, 2011

Meet the next great gonzo engineering project: A 20-mile Red Sea-spanning bridge connecting Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The bridge has been spoken about for years and multiple attempts to begin work on it have fallen through; overcoming the odds now will be a feat of both political finesse and engineering. READ»

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

Your Gas Is Expensive To Pay Off Oppressed Arab Citizens

BY Morgan ClendanielFri Apr 29, 2011

Because it costs more to run an oil-producing dictatorship when your people are trying to overthrow you, gas prices are going to stay high even when the conflicts stop.READ»

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

Are the Oil Barons Panicking? Saudi Arabia to Spend $100 Billion on Renewable Energy

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Apr 1, 2011

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is showing signs of concern about its ever-declining oil supply. READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

How American-Made Tech Helped Middle Eastern Governments Censor the Internet

BY Neal UngerleiderThu Mar 31, 2011

A new study details how American and Canadian companies provided Internet filtering and monitoring software to the Iranian government, Mubarak's Egypt and other repressive states. It's still going on.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Saudia Arabia and South Korea Join Forces for Solar Power

BY Jenara NerenbergMon Feb 28, 2011

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

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

Saudi Arabia Wants Piece of $100 Billion Climate Fund for Clean Energy Transition

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Feb 18, 2011

After decades of growing increasingly wealthy from oil exports, the country has realized that it might not do so well if the world transitions to clean energy. Pardon us for our lack of sympathy... READ»

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

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

BY Jenara NerenbergThu Feb 17, 2011

"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»

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

WikiLeaks May Have Just Confirmed That Peak Oil Is Imminent

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Feb 9, 2011

WikiLeaks has released cables revealing that Saudi Arabia's oil reserves have been exaggerated by as much as 40%, or 300 billion barrels.READ»

ISLAMIC SHARIA LAW | Comment

Saudi Arabia Now Forcing News Bloggers to Obtain Licenses, Promote Islam

BY Neal UngerleiderWed Jan 12, 2011

The Middle Eastern kingdom has just enacted one of the world's most stringent sets of blogging regulations: Non-citizens can't write about news, chat room users are encouraged to register with the government, and everyone needs to be very careful about religion.READ»

SAUDI ARABIA | Comment

Saudi Crackdown on Bloggers Is More Subtle, Sinister Than Mere Licenses

BY Neal UngerleiderMon Sep 27, 2010

When Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture and Information undersecretary Abdul Rahman al-Hazzaa appeared on Arabic-language news network al-Arabiya for an interview on Thursday, the goal was to put a positive spin on a new electronic media law. Instead, al-Hazzaa sparked a media furor after his comments implied Saudi Arabian bloggers would be required to register with their government.READ»

IFIVE | Comment

iFive: Microsoft's Debt, Saudi Arabian Arms Deal, Apple iPad Rumors, E.U. Radio Whitespace, Jonas Brothers Redesign the Internet

BY Kit EatonTue Sep 14, 2010

Curious about the things that'll be in the news today? Let us help.READ»

IFIVE | Comment

iFive: Facebook vs. Google, Saudis and RIM Agree, Spain Cold on EVs, Smartphone Security Highlighted, Oracle Boss on Hurd Affair

BY Addy DugdaleTue Aug 10, 2010

While you were sleeping (fitfully as the storm raged outside), innovation was wondering if the word "sky" within another word (example: Skype) was subject to copyright, and if so, would anyone called Skylar find that they were, as a ...READ»

WIND POWER | Comment

China Overtakes U.S. as Saudi Arabia of Wind Power

BY Austin CarrThu Aug 5, 2010

The United States has been called the Saudi Arabia of wind. But for the first time ever, China has exceeded the U.S. in newly installed wind capacity.READ»

BLACKBERRY | Comment

Black(Berry)-Out: Indonesia Considers Banning the BlackBerry, Too

BY Dan NosowitzWed Aug 4, 2010

It's been a rough couple of days for Canadian smartphone champ RIM. Its BlackBerry devices have been banned in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and now the crazy-populous Indonesia may be next.READ»

BLACKBERRY BAN | Comment

RIM's Woes Deepen: Saudi Arabia Bans BlackBerrys Too [Update: U.S. Authorities Can Spy on Emails]

BY Kit EatonWed Aug 4, 2010

RIM's highly-promoted 9800 Torch "iPhone killing" BlackBerry hit the scene yesterday, to a mixed reception. But whatever shine the event added to RIM was quickly taken away as Saudia Arabia banned BlackBerrys outright.READ»

IFIVE | Comment

iFive: BP's On-Off Woes, CIA's $5 Million to Amiri, i-dosing, Twitter's Next moves , Old Spice Throws in Towel

BY Addy DugdaleThu Jul 15, 2010

While you were sleeping, innovation was, apparently, announcing its engagement to more innovation. All this took place without Mom finding out, which surely means a job at Apple can't be far behind, such are the secrecy levels of ...READ»

ARMS TRADE | Comment

Infographic of the Day: Arms Sales Around the World

BY Cliff KuangWed Mar 10, 2010

Business is booming!READ»