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This file photo taken on July 20, 2009 in Paris, France, shows the front page of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. (AFP Photo/Loic Venance)
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The headlines of Turkish newspapers on Friday March 28, 2014, a day after Turkish authorities moved to block access to YouTube after an audio recording of a government security meeting was leaked on the video-sharing website. Some headlines read: ” Suleyman Shah Bomb; State Secrets Leaked; YouTube Blocked; Declaration of War; Meeting of Blood Lobby; Situation is Serious; Treason, Worse of Treason.” (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Turkey blocks YouTube after Syria incursion plans leaked
Dubai, Reuters—Turkey defended its decision to block YouTube after a leaked recording of a meeting where top officials discussed a possible military incursion into Syria appeared on the site. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu Friday equated the leak to an “attack...Caption:
A person uses a laptop computer showing Youtube’s logo on March 27, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey (AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE)
Turkey moves to block YouTube
Istanbul, AP—Turkish authorities were moving to block access to YouTube on Thursday following similar action against Twitter, the country’s state-run news agency said. While the Anadolu Agency said the national telecommunications authorities had instituted the...Caption:
File photo of Saudi stand-up comic Ibrahim Khairallah performing in Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi comedians stand up
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—“In Saudi Arabia, the more money you have, the deeper your voice is. But in Kuwait, the more money you have, the higher your voice is.” Welcome to the emerging phenomenon of Saudi Arabian stand-up comedy. This comic style, now a regular staple...Caption:
RNPS – PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2013 – An illustration picture shows the Twitter logo reflected in the eye of a woman in Berlin, November 7, 2013. Twitter Inc priced its initial public offering above its expected range to raise at least $1.8 billion, in a sign of strong investor demand for the most highly […]