Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce and Investment has advised e-commerce and e-marketing sites with a social media presence to register on …
How partners can maximise storage prospects
Exponential amounts of data are created at a rapid rate as new technologies and devices enable quicker information capturing and …
Microsoft premieres Xbox One X
Microsoft has unveiled Xbox One X (formerly code-named “Project Scorpio”) and its largest and most diverse games lineup in E3 history. …
Twitter briefly blocks Al-Jazeera Arabic amid Qatar rift
Social media platform Twitter briefly suspended the account of Al-Jazeera Arabic over the weekend, amid a wider diplomatic dispute between …
Zain KSA acquires additional spectrum
Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (Zain) has secured 10MHz of 1800MHz spectrum at a total cost of SAR 844 million. This …
Dubai Chamber signs Souq.com MoU
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Souq.com in a move designed …
UAE firms urged to secure IoT alongside traditional IT
The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to gain a strong footing in the GCC across different sectors ranging from manufacturing and transportation to energy, according to a recent report by Booz Allen Hamilton.
Russia denies hacking Qatar’s state news agency
Russian officials have rejected allegations that Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news story that …
LG regional chief emphasises environmentally friendly tech
LG’s regional president has urged for responsible attitudes across the GCC in the consumption of electronics and IT. Countries across …
STC Cloud and A10 partner to offer ADC as a service
A10 Networks and STC Cloud have come together to offer application delivery as a service in Saudi Arabia. The vendor …
FBI ‘assisting’ Qatar with state media hacking probe
The United States FBI is helping Qatar to investigate the source of an alleged “hack” of state media which sparked …
Bahrain minister hacked following Qatar cyber-attack claim
Hackers took over the Twitter account of the Bahraini foreign minister on Saturday, just 10 days after neighbouring Qatar claimed its official news agency had been subject to a cyberattack.
Bloomberg: SoftBank seeking Kuwaiti, Qatari Vision cash
SoftBank Group Corp is in discussions with potential investors in the Middle East and Canada to raise $7 billion of …
UAE excels in global competitiveness, technology indexes
The UAE has been ranked 14th globally for technology competitiveness in the IMD World Competitiveness Centre’s annual report, as well …
Pulse Secure inks distribution partnership with Spectrami
Pulse Secure has signed a distribution deal with Spectrami, a UAE-based value-added distributor for security, storage, and mobility products.
Falcon Technologies, Verbatim sign ME distribution agreement
Falcon Technologies International (FTI), an optical media storage specialist, has signed an exclusive agreement with Verbatim, the storage media giant, …
KSA officials seize fake printing supplies for HP printers
Intercepted counterfeits deliver setback against manufacturing and distribution of fake printing supplies. HP has announced multiple seizures of counterfeit printing …
US considers laptop ban on all international flights
The US government is considering banning laptops from the passenger cabins on all international flights to and from the country, according to homeland security secretary John Kelly.
MENA e-commerce market to hit $6.7 billion in 2017: report
Online shoppers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is growing exponentially, bringing the regional e-commerce market to unprecedented expansion, according to industry reports.
STC to launch $500m venture capital fund for tech start-ups
Saudi Arabia’s telecoms giant STC has announced that it will set up a $500 million venture capital fund to invest …