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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Yahoo’s rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet

San Francisco, Reuters—Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's USD 1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may be graded generously. Mayer faces plenty of challenges in her efforts to turn six-year-old Tumblr into a money-spinner, not least among them retaining users while devising new types of non-intrusive online ads outside of Yahoo's traditional area of expertise. And then ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election

Dubai, Reuters—Iranians are struggling with slower Internet speeds and limited access ahead of an unpredictable presidential election that has put hardline Islamist authorities on alert for possible unrest. Experts and web users say they believe the Internet obstacles are related to the June 14 presidential vote, the first since 2009 polls in which accusations of fraud—denied by the government—kindled months of protests organised in part via social networking sites like Facebook and Twi...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

Reuters—The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten securit...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Thursday, 16 May, 2013

Inside Sky News Arabia

Abu Dhabi, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Abu Dhabi-based Sky News Arabia celebrated its first anniversary this year on May 6. In that year, we saw the unique partnership between the Abu Dh...

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Alex Edwards
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on : Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

“Gaza Burial” photo reaffirmed as prizewinner

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The award of the 2012 World Press Photo of the Year to Swedish photojournalist Paul Hansen was reconfirmed this week, after allegations that the picture w...

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Jocelyn Elia and Vivian Haddad
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on : Thursday, 9 May, 2013

Lebanese reality TV breaks into politics

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Maya Terro won the opportunity to run for a Beirut parliamentary seat on Tuesday after winning Lebanese reality television show Al-Za'im (The Leader)....

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Mamdouh Al-Muhaini
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on : Wednesday, 8 May, 2013

Robert Wright on Religion and Conflict

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—The American writer Robert Wright refuses to be labeled a scholar, preferring instead to be called a journalist. In truth, he combines the best of bot...

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Thair Abbas
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on : Monday, 6 May, 2013

An English Newspaper in Turkey

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Hurriyet Daily News is considered to be the oldest English-language newspaper in Turkey. It was established in 1961 as a supplement of the widely pu...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 1 May, 2013

Journalists Increasingly at Risk in Libya

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Concerns are growing among journalists and human rights activists over press freedom in Libya following a spate of attacks on reporters. Earlier this w...

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Hamza Mustafa
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on : Monday, 29 Apr, 2013

Iraq Suspends 10 Channels’ Broadcasting Licenses

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Authorities in Iraq have suspended the operating licenses of 10 satellite television channels, including that of the Al-Jazeera network, for allegedly in...

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