News tagged with arab nations

Egyptians want democracy, but not U.S. efforts to promote it: researcher

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Egyptian trial of employees of four American groups that were promoting democracy was abruptly postponed earlier this week. But the crisis in U.S.-Egyptian relations continues, for reasons, ...

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created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Israeli hackers attack Iranian sites

A group of Israeli hackers said on Thursday they have attacked several Iranian websites, a day after a number of Israeli websites were taken offline in the latest incident in a low-level cyberwar.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

UMD poll: Egyptians see military putting brake on revolution 2:1

A new University of Maryland public opinion poll finds Egyptians harboring serious doubts about their military's commitment to the revolution that ousted the Mubarak regime last spring.

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created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China calls US culprit in global 'Internet war'

(AP) -- The Chinese military accused the U.S. on Friday of launching a global "Internet war" to bring down Arab and other governments, turning the tables on allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating ...

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created Jun 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

UAE says BlackBerry is potential security threat

(AP) -- Emirati officials have declared BlackBerry smartphones a potential threat to national security because users' data is stored overseas, where local laws don't apply and where analysts say it could be harder for authorities ...

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created Jul 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

'Apples-to-apples' analysis of Arab development yields fresh view

The Arab world is not the socioeconomic basket case that conventional wisdom holds, says University of California, San Diego economist James Rauch.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 3