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Romanian Razvan Cernaianu, formerly known as a hacker by the name of TinKode, works at his laptop in his office in Bucharest in this March 15, 2013 file picture. After hacking the Pentagon, NASA and Britain’s Royal Navy for fun, TinKode got a real job as a computer security expert for a Romanian cyber safety consultancy. (REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel/Files)

Opinion: Fabricating news in the digital age

by Ali Ibrahim | Jun 4, 2013 | Opinion

Even as it opened up new horizons in the field of information technology and allowed for a rapid exchange of information across the world, the era of the Internet and social media has created a lot of room for misunderstandings. The Internet has often been used to...

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Saudi Youth Filmmaking on the Rise

by Fatima Al-Arjan | Mar 7, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Young Saudis continue to make significant strides in filmmaking despite their country’s reservations towards cinema. This is largely due to the success of their work abroad in Gulf and global film festivals, despite the fact that most of their...

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The Saudis and Twitter: From the Virtual to the Real World

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 4, 2013 | Media

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Twenty-one Saudi tweeters are making preparations to participate in Saudi Arabia’s first-ever Twitter forum today. During the forum’s four sessions in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, the participants hope to bring their shared experiences in the...