Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Tag Archives: Twitter
Saudi Arabia warns over cyber attacks as labor ministry hit
Saudi Arabia warned organizations in the Kingdom on Monday to be on the alert for cyber attacks including a version of the destructive Shamoon virus, as a chemicals firm reported a network disruption and the Ministry of Labor and Social
Trump unleashes Twitter attack on US civil rights icon
President-elect Donald Trump began a long holiday weekend that honors slain black civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. by attacking another rights activist and politician who had said he does not see Trump as a “legitimate president.” US Representative
#MuslimsReportStuff still going strong after Trump, Clinton debate
The second presidential debate is continuing to create shockwaves on social media after it was broadcast live on Sunday. Following Donald Trump’s comments to a question about rising Islamophobia, Twitterati have taken to the platform all week, tweeting with the
Twitter to change homepage to customize tweet displays
Twitter made a dramatic product change on Wednesday, saying it will recast the way it displays tweets on its homepage by customizing them to individual users, instead of uniformly displaying tweets in reverse chronological order. The change to the timeline
Alwaleed Philanthropies, UNHCR launch ‘Tweet for Heat’ drive for Syrian refugees
The Alwaleed Philanthropies (AP), chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), launched an innovative digital campaign in an urgent call for the international community to support the efforts to protect displaced Syrians
Twitter considering 10,000-character limit for tweets
Twitter Inc. is building a new feature that will allow users post messages as long as 10,000 characters, Re/code reported. The micro-blogging website, which currently has a 140-character limit, is considering launching the service toward the end of the first
Twitter experiments reordering tweets by relevance
Twitter Inc confirmed on Tuesday it is testing a timeline format for its tweets, calling it an experiment. The microblogging website’s new format will result in tweets being sorted by relevance instead of in reverse chronological order. “Yes, this is
Tweeting on the Orient Express – Agatha Christie goes social
With her page-turning detective mysteries and murder whodunnits, Agatha Christie’s novels have won over generations of fans since they were first published 95 years ago. Now, in a world of smartphones and tablets, her work is being targeted at digital
Top digital leaders share expertise at SHOOF 2015
Some of the best and brightest minds in the Saudi digital media arena gathered in Jeddah to share their knowledge and expertise at the third annual SHOOF (meaning “Look”) initiative for the visual digital media. The one-day event also brought
Twitter names ex-Google executive Kordestani executive chairman
Twitter Inc. said it appointed former Google executive Omid Kordestani as its executive chairman. Twitter’s shares were up 1 percent to $29.36 in early trading after the company’s newly appointed chief executive, Jack Dorsey, tweeted the appointment. Twitter had said
Twitter purging 336 workers as new CEO slashes costs
Twitter is laying off 336 employees, signaling CEO Jack Dorsey’s resolve to slash costs while the company struggles to make money. The cutbacks equate to about 8 percent of Twitter’s workforce of 4,100 people. The purge comes two weeks after
300 Twitter accounts of Daesh followers shut
Activists on Twitter have launched an organized campaign to close down all accounts that are accused of promoting Daesh-related ideologies. The campaign, which included prominent Saudi personalities, was able to close down hundreds of accounts belonging to Daesh and its
Iran determined to end ‘manufactured’ nuclear crisis
Iran is determined to end the “manufactured crisis” over its nuclear program and drafting of a final deal with world powers, though hard, is progressing, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday. The remarks, on Zarif’s official Twitter account, came
French bank turns to Twitter for money transfers
One of France’s largest banks launched a service on Tuesday to allow its customers to transfer money to other people via tweets on social network Twitter Inc.. The move by Groupe BPCE, France’s second largest bank by customers, is an
Saudi Twittersphere on fire with #GazaUnderAttack
Away from the daily news bites, analyses and debates from known Saudi writers and media personalities about the current round of violence on Gaza, the Saudi youth have taken advantage of Twitter to either connect directly with people living in
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