49 posts and columns on Middle East
At BlackBerry, a New Strategy Emerges
The dilapidated smartphone pioneer has inked a dozen deals that will see BBM preloaded on a bunch of Android handsets in emerging markets.As Egypt Erupts in Political Tumult, Twitter Translates High-Profile Tweeters
Twitter’s translation experiment continues as the Middle East undergoes major political upheavals.Yahoo’s Head of Middle East and Africa Departs for New Social TV Startup Aimed at Emerging Markets
A new venture is aimed at the growing mobile viewership in the Middle East and Africa.Someone May Have Tweeted Warnings Ahead of Syrian Internet Outage
Also, 700 Syrian domain names were seized last month.Syrian Internet and Phone Blackout Enters Second Day
Faults in fiber optic cables, the government says.Syria Has Dropped Off the Internet, Again
A second countrywide outage in the war-torn country.Global Platform Head Carroll Departs Yahoo for Go Daddy, While Yahoo News Head Leaves for NBC
An internationalization exec and key news exec take their skills elsewhere.Egyptian Court Gives YouTube A Time Out Over Controversial Film
An Egyptian court orders YouTube blocked for a month.Voices