Arabic video site Istikana strikes a new content deal
Istikana and The Arab Telemedia Group (ATG) announced today a new content partnership that will bring many popular TV shows from ATG’s library, including “Akher Ayam Al Toot”, “Sham Shareef”…
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Third Intifada Page Removed By Facebook
After having received more than 350,000 likes on Facebook, a Facebook page titled ‘Third Palestinian Intifada’ (previously found here) has been removed by Facebook administration as reported by CNN today….
Jordanian Student Sentenced to Jail for 2 Years Over IM
Ammannet, the Arab world’s first Internet radio, reported this week that Jordanian authorities have lowered the bar a notch with the 2 year imprisonment of a college student Imad Al-Ash…
Sukar.com Sells $100,000 iPhone Case
The world’s most expensive iPhone accessory hand made by German designer Gerrit Guggenberger, who has already customised a number of these cases for celebrities, is now available via Sukar.com the…
Lebanese Government to Ban VoIP. Or Can They?
I was reading my daily blogs this morning when I came across a brilliant illustration by Maya Zankoul describing alternatives to using Skype in Lebanon in the case the government…
Amad Al-Msaodi Get's his First Acquisition: Ras2Ras.com
Amad Al-Msaodi mostly known for his recent success in getting 3rd place in the MIT Arab Business Competition for his still unannounced project ArabicCoach has managed to get Ras2Ras.com acquired…
Is What's Trending Now Really Trending On Twitter?
As the controversy continues regarding Israel’s latest attack on the humanitarian aids ship the Flotilla, Twitter gets a blow to it’s trademark trending topics.
Massive DDoS Attacks Against Arab Networks
Update April 17, 2010 08:30am (GMT +4): salambc.com up and healthy / ArabCrunch.com still down Update April 16, 2010 06:00pm (GMT +4): salambc.com up and healthy / ArabCrunch.com still down…
Middle East bloggers bloom #AB09 #Mudawanat
Two blogging events took place this week: the 2nd Arab Bloggers Meeting in Beirut (Dec. 8-12) and Mudawanat: All About Blogging (Dec. 12) in Doha. The Big Bang of the…
