Telecommunications in Dubai and the Internet
Region: United Arab EmiratesBy Via Libre The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is the United Nations agency specializing in information and communication technologies - ICTs. From December 3 to 14, 2012, the ITU organized the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) in order to review the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs). The Vía Libre Foundation analyzes ... more
Views: 812WCIT 2012 begins negotiating the role and control of internet
Region: United Arab Emirates
December 4 2012: The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) 2012 has officially begun from Monday here in Dubai. The event was participated by 1000 people from over 130 countries. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, International Telecommunication Union (ITU),Secretary General said, “This conference is not about ITU takeover of the Internet, it’s a... more
Views: 746WCIT 2012 -The Tussle of power
Region: United Arab Emirates
These days the cyber world seems very active in every aspect of its discussion and making it evident, thinking and gaining interest in retrospect to the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) 2012 that is about to happen in UAE Dubai from 3-14 December 2012. Speculations and rumors are gaining much attention with the WCIT Leaks where allegations and assumptions are topping charts... more
Views: 931WCIT -12 and few issues
Region: United Arab Emirates
Internet Society(ISOC), defines , “The World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012(WCIT-12) as a global treaty conference hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) where the national governments will be coming together to discuss and modify the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs).” The WCIT is proposed to happen this year 2012 in Dubai, United Ar... more
Views: 947Arab World: RIP Whitney Houston
Region: United Arab Emirates
Written by Amira Al Hussaini Arabs join the rest of the world in mourning the death of superstar Whitney Houston, who was found dead in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, at the age of 48. Reactions on social media platforms ranged from sadness and shock to those questioning why the death of Houston got more coverage in a few hours than the death of thousands of Syrians over the last 11 months. From Dubai... more
Views: 1678Al Mabhouh killers video - فيديو عملية اغتيال المبحوح
Region: United Arab EmiratesDubai police hunt Hamas killers, the complete video here: Dubai police revealed pictures of Al Mabhouh killers فيديو عملية إغتيال المبحوح كامل دبي تكشف عن تفاصيل عملية اغتيال المبحوح المحكمة على ارضها وتتهم 11 اوروبيا Dubai police reveals suspects names who assassinated Almabhoh in a hotel in Dubai in Jan. They're fro... more
Views: 2163Burj Khalifa-The World's Next Wonder
Region: United Arab Emirates
Blazing fireworks and dazzling lights marked the opening of the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa. The tower is 818 meters(2,684 feet)high and pips all its nearest rivals, including the 101-storey high and Taipei tower in Taiwan. This ‘vertical city’of luxury apartments and a hotel was built at a cost of $1.5 billion with each floor costing $9 million. The good news for the developers is that ... more
Views: 2688Are Global Investors Afraid of Dubai World's Debt?
Region: United Arab EmiratesThe worlds of Hollywood and Bollywood had invested their money here in Dubai. On the other side of coin, most Dubai business linked companies are raising confident,that there is not all economic crisis due to Dubai World effect. Indian banks have also expressed confidence that there is not a crisis sinking their currency. As most of you know, Thursday and Friday the world's stock markets index dropped because of th... more
Views: 2040Pelosi at heart of GOP 2010 Strategy
Region: United Arab EmiratesThe Wall Street Journal reports that insiders have told them that Republicans will redouble their efforts to make House Speaker Nancy Pelosi an albatross around the necks of the Democrats. The strategy of linking the liberal Pelosi to centrist Dems didn't work in 2006 or 2008, reports WSJ's Neftali Bendavid but in the upcoming mid-term elections, Republicans hope that a general feeling of unease when the p... more
Views: 1100Los Angeles District Attorney to Crack Down on Pot Shops
Region: United Arab EmiratesMedical Marijuana has been legal in the state of California for about 10 years, but the Los Angeles district attorney has announced he will go on the offensive against a "vast majority" of the Medical Marijuana clinics Dozens of clinics operate under a 1996 initiative that allows medical marijuana use, and a state law that allows for collective growing of marijuana. But after a State Supreme Court ru... more
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