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Bahrain's Batelco says CEO leaves, former boss steps in

Batelco has appointed Peter Kaliaropoulos as chief operating officer Read More | View Original Article

Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election

Previous elections have seen protests organised via social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook Read More | View Original Article

Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1bn

Yahoo is buying the blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn in what is the largest social networking acquisition in years Read More | View Original Article

US firm promises to make all 'snail mail' digital

A San Francisco company is taking paperless to the next level, converting all conventional mail and sending it to your smartphone or tablet Read More | View Original Article

Technology apps to help Asia lifestyles

Poor infrastructure, healthy eating, and blood donation are among the topics tackled by a new wave of apps unveiled at the recent Apps for Asia – Redesigning Development programme in Uttar Pradesh Read More | View Original Article

Bahrain accused of spying on rights activist

Documents filed at the High Court in London by rights group Bahrain Watch accuse the Bahraini government of using surveillance software to spy on a leading rights activist Read More | View Original Article

Dubai's du warns of broadband 'slowness'

Telecom operator says maintenance is being carried out to parts of its network Read More | View Original Article

Saudi's Mobily denies plan to spy on customers

Gulf kingdom's No 2 telco hits back at claims by software engineer that it asked for surveillance tools Read More | View Original Article

Syria suffers new internet blackout

Internet connections between war-torn nation and rest of the world collapse, says tracking firm Read More | View Original Article

Nokia unveils Lumia 925 smartphone

Nokia has launched its latest device, the Lumia 925, with a new metal design and its most advanced camera yet Read More | View Original Article

Virgin Mobile eyeing UAE entry, says Branson

Virgin boss says he wants to “roll out Virgin Mobile throughout the Middle East” Read More | View Original Article

UAE’s Namshi plans to expand into Lebanon

E-commerce firm receives $13m in fresh investment, plots MENA expansion Read More | View Original Article

Dubai police set to trial crowd control drone

New remote-controlled device will be used to control crowds at football matches Read More | View Original Article

Bahrain telco Batelco's profit falls 17%

Bahrain's biggest telecom group has now reported a fall in profits in 11 quarters out of 12 Read More | View Original Article

Bank Muscat says looking at ways to recover fraud cash

Oman's largest lender lost $39m as part of major global cyber heist Read More | View Original Article