“Motivated” topped the list of words used by LinkedIn members in the UAE in 2012.
An employee said the attack was carried out by a mob chanting slogans against the Qatari-owned station.
They will be detained for 10 days for questioning, an official has said.
Muna Ghanem Al Marri has been appointed as the new director of the Dubai Government’s media office.
Any person who “derides or damages” the reputation of the state or any of its institutions online will be imprisoned.
Qatar’s investment vehicle puts a rumoured $100 million into the Peter Chernin-owned media company.
Human Rights Watch described the law as “a commitment to censorship”.
The winner of ‘The Entrepreneur’ show will receive a Dhs1million cash reward.
The hacking attack is the latest in a wave of cyber attacks on news agencies and energy companies in the region.
The media mogul has stepped down from some of the company’s subsidiary boards that oversee its British titles.
Facebook has 45.2 million users in the region while four million Arabs use LinkedIn, says new report.
Global news agency Thomson Reuters buys MENA-based online platform Zawya for an undisclosed amount.
Officials say new laws are needed to prevent misuse of social networking tools in the country.
Journalists in the Kingdom have to be accredited by the Saudi Journalists Association, the Cabinet has said.
Digital Domain Media Group is opening up an animation and visual effects studio in Abu Dhabi’s twofour54.
As Sky News Arabia and Al Arab add to the region’s existing basket of Arabic news channels, can they gain marketshare?
The Emirates’ inflight magazine will produce its June issue from the world’s highest office, at Burj Khalifa.
Prince Alwaleed’s upcoming news channel, Al Arab will also be headquartered in Manama.
Regional advertising spend is expected to pick up in the next few years and reach $5.95 billion by 2015.
Alicia Buller has breakfast with clinical psychologist and creator of THE 99 comic, Dr. Naif Al Mutawa.
The country is planning to pass laws this year to control the use of social networking sites.
Never before has social media so dramatically shaped the behaviour of businesses in the Gulf, writes Ryan Harrison.
A Kuwaiti court ruled that the man’s comments on Twitter caused sectarian divisions in the country.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed topped the list of regional billionaires released by Forbes with a fortune of $18 billion.
A Kuwait man accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammad on Twitter has said that his account was hacked.
RED, Abraaj’s small and mid-cap investment platform, has invested $20 million in the region so far this year.
Abraaj is making the acquisition through its subsidiary, Riyada Enterprise Development.
While authorities have taken steps to improve the rights of workers at Saadiyat island, more is needed, says Human Rights Watch.
Apple tops the global top brands list, which also includes the three entries from the GCC.
Average monthly salaries for some expatriates have gone up by more than 10 per cent this year compared to 2011.