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iTunes Yields to Petition from SMEX and Lebanese Band Al-Rahel Al-Kabir
Feature image October 26, 2017: The Great Departed playing in Zurich. On May 11, SMEX and Lebanese band Al-Rahel Al-Kabir…
Mauritanian Activists Accuse Telecom Company Mauritel of Abuse of Power
Mauritanian activists accused local telecom operator Mauritel of reporting some of their accounts on social media. This move, they say,…
Gulf Countries Use Canadian Filtering Technology to Block Entire Categories of Websites
Researchers revealed in April that internet filtering technologies produced by Netsweeper, an Ontario-based technology company with offices in the UAE…
Help SMEX Monitor Internet Shutdowns in MENA During National Exams
In the final days of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, the world gasped in disbelief as the administration of President Hosni…
Omani Activist Hassan al-Basham Passes Away in Prison
Feature image via Omani Coalition for Human Right: Hassan al-Basham. Social media activists are mourning the death of Hassan al-Basham,…
Careem Reports that the Data of 14.5 Million Users Has Been Compromised
On Monday, Careem, the Dubai-based ride-hailing company operating in the MENA region, Turkey, and Pakistan, announced that it learned “online…
Unavailability of Uber’s Anonymized Calling Feature in Lebanon Puts Riders At Risk
Feature image April 20, 2018: A screenshot from the Uber application. In Lebanon, Uber still makes it possible for drivers…