Imprisoned Saudi princesses tweet from their ‘gilded cage’
Four daughters of King Abdullah are locked up as punishment for criticizing the country’s treatment of women. But they can tweet.
On Mar 11, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Syrian Electronic Army goes on hacking spree against Saudi government
The hackers continue their war on anti-Assad sentiments.
On Jan 16, 2014 by Joe Kloc
Saudi Arabian man faces death for free-speech website
Already sentenced to seven years and 600 lashes, Raif Badawi will now go on trial for his life.
On Dec 26, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Free-speech blogger faces death sentence for denouncing Islam
Saudi writer calls for sexual harassment of working women
Abdullah Mohammad al-Dawood used an Arabic hashtag to advocate sexual harassment as a way of forcing women to stay at home.
On May 29, 2013 by Kris Holt
Saudi Arabia to track Twitter, ban Skype
The country announced plans to monitor its citizens’ tweets, and claimed its looking for a way to crack down on Skype calling.
On Apr 1, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Saudi man divorces wife for using Twitter
A Saudi man was offended by his wife’s secret Twitter account after finding out that she had both male and female followers.
On Dec 31, 2012 by Kris Holt
Saudi program allows men to track wives via text messages
The two-year old program has come under renewed controversy thanks to outrage on Twitter.
On Nov 23, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
Steep fine for Saudi man who defamed another on Twitter
A dispute between two Saudis brings a $2,666 fine.
On Sep 17, 2012 by Kris Holt
Friday’s Reddit Digest—swimming on the moon
The son of a Saudi Arabian polygamist reveals all on Reddit. Bonus: Can stem cells fight HIV?
On Apr 13, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Middle East hacker wars
The war of the hacks between Israel and Saudi Arabia show how dangerous individuals can be—even without government help
On Jan 19, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Facebook: Please don’t sell children on our site
A Saudi Arabian man’s attempt to auction off his kid may violate the laws of his country and the rules of the social network.
On Jan 12, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Walid bin Talal invests $300 million in Twitter
His Kingdom Holding Company now owns three percent of the microblogging service, which was instrumental in the uprisings in the Middle East this year.
On Dec 19, 2011 by Kevin Morris
YouTube right now! Arab school fire shocks
Footage of a girls’ school in Saudi Arabia going up in smoke prompts outrage.
On Nov 21, 2011 by Fruzsina Eördögh
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