Dubai's GDP forecast to grow 4.1% in first quarter Gulf News | Dubai: Dubai's GDP is expected to grow 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according to the Dubai Economic Outlook 2011 report released by the Dubai Economic Council yesterday. | However, the report also suggested that GDP growth might decline as the year wears on. Abdul Razak Al Faris...
Panetta: US 'fully prepared' for an Iran challenge Lexington Herald-Leader | WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is now "fully prepared" to deal with any Iranian effort to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital Persian Gulf avenue for international oil shipments, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday. | At a Pentagon news conference, Panetta was asked wheth...
Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor The News & Observer AP Photo This screen shot shows a portion of the Twitter blog post of Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in which the company announced it has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility is likely ...
Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor Lexington Herald-Leader | NEW YORK — Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. |...
Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage The New York Times | SAN FRANCISCO — It started five years ago after a young engineer in San Francisco sketched out a quirky little Web tool for telling your friends what you were up to. It became a bullhorn for millions of people worldwide, especially vital in n...
Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor The Tribune San Luis Obispo | Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. | It was a stunning role rev...
Activists and bloggers fear Twitter censorship STL Today | Bloggers and activists from China, the Middle East and Latin America said Friday they were afraid that new Twitter policies could allow governments to censor messages, stifling free expression. | Thursday's announcement that Twitter had refined its...
Arab stocks rally on annual earnings, receding eurozone crisis m&c | Amman - Most Arab stock markets scored gains this week, buoyed by annual earnings, dividend distributions and efforts under way to come to grips with the eurozone debt crisis, financial analysts said Friday. | The regional rally was led by Egyptian...
Activists and bloggers fear Twitter censorship Lexington Herald-Leader | SAN FRANCISCO — Bloggers and activists from China, the Middle East and Latin America said Friday they were afraid that new Twitter policies could allow governments to censor messages, stifling free expression. | Thursday's announcem...
EU 'should block finance for Israeli settlements' The Independent | The proposal is made in a report warning that a new surge in Jewish settlement expansion in Arab East Jerusalem, among other policies, is "systematically undermining the Palestinian presence" in the city and making the prospect of it becoming the shared capital of two states "increasingly unlikely and unworkable". | The report...
