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Despite the tremendous amount of respect which I have for the British Broadcasting Corporation, I couldn't help wondering if I was watching fact or fiction when it came to the BBC's recent documentary: "A History of Syria with Dan Snow."
Indeed, the narrative of the film repeatedly - if not...
(5) Comments | Posted 11 August 2012 | (00:00)
As Sarah Attar finished last in her 800-metre race on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's first female participation at the Olympics came to a seemingly ignominious end.
Last Friday, the other Saudi contender, 16-year-old judoka Wojdan Ali Shaherkani, made her international debut at the London ExCel Centre, in a match which was...
(14) Comments | Posted 4 June 2012 | (12:57)
Tonight, all eyes will be on Turkey where the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Eurasia will be inaugurated.
Set to be launched under the theme "Bridging Regions in Transformation", this is the first-time ever the Geneva-based international organisation has dedicate a...
(0) Comments | Posted 27 April 2012 | (12:00)
On April 23rd, 2012 a series of crippling cyber-attacks were waged against the social media outlets of the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya News Channel.
Within moments, editors at this leading newscaster lost all control over the channel's Facebook, YouTube and Twitter accounts as they (the accounts) began disseminating false information relating...
(2) Comments | Posted 25 April 2012 | (17:01)
Two days ago, I blogged for The Huffington Post UK detailing the April 23rd cyber-attacks which were launched by the so-called "Syrian Electronic Army" (SEA) against the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya News Channel.
As I couldn't get hold of anyone from the so-called SEA at the time, I ended...
(0) Comments | Posted 24 April 2012 | (14:27)
It was close to mid-night when followers of the Twitter-feed of Al-Arabiya, one of the leading satellite news channels in the Middle East, began noticing a series of controversial news post relating to the State of Qatar.
The first post suggested that Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim, the Gulf Emirate's Prime...
(0) Comments | Posted 12 April 2012 | (16:58)
They say one shouldn't judge a book by its cover; but hey, if you were lucky enough to have been alive to witness the Arab Spring unfold last year; then how could you possibly resist reading a book which: a) has a title like: Tahrir: The Last 18 Days of...
(0) Comments | Posted 19 March 2013 | (01:41)