The Turkish government is acting harshly against the opposition’s online activity. Now a new Turkish search engine could help the government monitor its citizens online Following the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, the Turkish regime has acted to systematically suppress all activities of opposition in the country. It has done so by making multiple […]

On November 4, 2017, it was published that Iran had placed a balloon above the Mehran border crossing with Iraq, as part of a project described as unprecedented, intended to provide free Wi-Fi connection to Shiite pilgrims arriving every year at the Holy Shrine of Shiite Imam Hussein bin Ali in Karbala, Iraq for the […]

On September 26, 2017, it was published that Iran had filed charges against the CEO and founder of the Telegram app, Pavel Durov, due to this application being used as a popular means of communications among operatives and supporters of the Islamic State as well as among criminal elements. The company’s CEO Pavel Durov said […]

On October 23, 2017, the Iranian CERT published a warning against a ransomware called Tyrant attacking Iranian computers running Microsoft Windows.   According to the announcement, the malware was hidden as Psiphon, a VPN software which is very popular in Iran. After opening it, users were presented with a Persian-language message that their computer had […]

On October 19, 2017, a new cabinet was appointed in the United Arab Emirates, numbering 31 ministers. This was announced on the Twitter account of the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It was also announced (in English and Arabic) that the 27-year-old Omar Bin […]