Twitter chief Jack Dorsey backed the messaging platformâs ban of US President Donald Trump, but said Wednesday it sets a âdangerousâ precedent and represents a failure to promote healthy conversation on the social network. âHaving to ban an account has real and significant ramifications,â Dorsey said in a string of …
Read More »Microsoft confirms talks with UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to lift Skype ban
Microsoft has confirmed that it is in talks with Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE to lift the ban on Skype. âWe have been working closely with the local authorities towards gaining a better understanding of the local requirements in an effort to get Skype unblocked. We are passionate …
Read More »Indians banned from working on vessels going towards Iran
India has banned its citizens from taking up jobs in fishing vessels moving towards Iran from three Gulf countries, including the UAE. Indiaâs Protector General of Emigrants has issued an advisory against recruitment of Indian emigrants âon fishing vessels and trawlers which may be moving from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and …
Read More »Trump Moves to Open Nearly All Offshore Waters to Drilling
The Trump administration said Thursday it would allow new offshore oil and gas drilling in nearly all United States coastal waters, giving energy companies access to leases off California for the first time in decades and opening more than a billion acres in the Arctic and along the Eastern Seaboard. …
Read More »France stands by Israel, bans pro-Palestine protests
France’s government provoked outrage on Saturday by becoming the first in the world to ban protests against Israeli action in Palestine. In what is viewed as an outrageous attack on democracy, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said mass demonstrations planned for the weekend should be halted. Mr Cazeneuve said there …
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