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Saudi to block WhatsApp ‘within weeks’Saudi Arabia plans to block Internet-based communication tool WhatsApp within weeks if the US-based firm fails to comply with requirements set by the kingdom's telecom regulator, local newspapers reported this week. This month More… |
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Saudi to block WhatsApp ‘within weeks’Saudi Arabia plans to block Internet-based communication tool WhatsApp within weeks if the US-based firm fails to comply with requirements set by the kingdom's telecom regulator, local newspapers reported this week. This month More… |
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BlackBerry gets reprieve; Saudi praises progressBlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Tuesday won a reprieve from a threatened ban on its Messenger texting service as Saudi Arabia said progress was being made on addressing its concerns. The company's biggest Gulf market with 700,000 us More… |
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Saudi says BlackBerry Messenger to continueSaudi Arabia will allow BlackBerry's Messenger service to continue beyond a 48-hour deadline due to "positive progress" made with manufacturer Research In Motion, the regulator said on Tuesday. The telecom watchdog is continuing to work wi More… |
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Saudi BlackBerry users await decision on banBlackBerry users in Saudi Arabia were left guessing for a second time in a week on Tuesday after a deadline to address security concerns about encryption lapsed, but service continued normally. However, manufacturer Rese More… |
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Saudi ordered to end free roaming serviceSaudi Arabia's telecom watchdog has ordered the kingdom's three mobile phone firms to end a bar on charging a roaming premium on incoming calls made abroad from Saudi-registered phones, the three firms said. Officials at the CITC w More… |
