Breaking News
'Either they made a dumb mistake or wanted to get caught,' said an anonymous senior US government official.
The US has ordered new sanctions on five Iranian entities, accusing them of spreading online disinformation in order to influence upcoming US presidential elections.
US officials link Iran to voter intimidation emails
The activities attributed to Tehran mark a significant escalation for a country some cybersecurity experts regard as a second-rate player in online espionage.
Akinci to face Erdogan-backed rival in Turkish Cypriot election
Pro-reunification moderate Mustafa Akinci will face Ankara-backed nationalist Ersin Tatar in the race for the Turkish Cypriot presidency, which ...
Twitter bans Saudi-linked accounts impersonating Qatari figures
The social media giant said the accounts were tied to the Saudi government.
US government shuts down Iran-linked 'fake news' sites
The US Justice Department said it had blocked nearly 100 news sites surreptitiously run by the Iranian government.
Twitter removes Iran-linked accounts during US presidential debate
The social media giant said it removed more than 100 accounts linked to the Islamic Republic attempting to 'disrupt the public conversation'.
Voter fraud accusation is 'disinformation' campaign against Ilhan Omar
Researchers as Stanford University found that a video released by conservative activists accusing Omar of voter fraud was nothing more than a ...
Saudi Arabia is the world's most dangerous cyber bully
Comment: With disinformation, intimidation of critics, and an array of fake accounts, Saudi Arabia has successfully turned Twitter into ...
Saudi pro-government Twitter storm 'bullies' Bloomberg affiliate into censorship
As journalist Jad Ghosn announced he was hired by Bloomberg Asharq, pro-Saudi bots unearthed his tweets criticising Riyadh, exposing the ...
Comment: Reham Yacoub's assassination is evidence of an increasingly restricted space for free speech and protest in Iraq, write Taif Alkhudary ...
Beirut blast conspiracy theories flood social media
Within hours of the Beirut mega-blast, conspiracy theories on what caused the disaster in the Lebanese capital spread like wildfire on social ...
As BDS gains ground, Palestinian activists pay the price
Comment: Intimidation and detention without charge, as in the case of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Nawajaa, is a common Israeli tactic aided by ...
Iyad el-Baghdadi: The pro-democracy activist taking on Arab autocrats
The New Arab Meets: Iyad el-Baghdadi, who rose to prominence during the Arab Spring as a vocal critic of anti-democratic regimes.
Expect 'lengthy' coronavirus pandemic, warns WHO
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a 'lengthy' one, the WHO said, after an evaluation.
Deepfake social media account used to attack Palestinian academic
A fake social media account of a Jewish man has been used to attack a Palestinian academic in a new frontier of disinformation.
Russian mercenaries planted land mines in Libya
The US military has accused Russia of sending mercenaries to fight in Libya.
Lebanese journalist hits back at misogynistic 'Saudi-linked' smear campaign
Ghada Oueiss has said she was targeted for presenting reports critical of powerful Arab royals.
News outlets duped by fake Middle East analyst personas
Multiple news websites published propagandist Middle East takes by a network of fake analysts, according to an investigation by The Daily Beast.
Exiled Uighurs bring first-ever ICC claim against China
The evidence submitted includes torture, being forced to eat pork and drink alcohol, and birth control for Uyghur women.
Pompeo slams China’s forced sterilisation of Uighur Muslims
China's Uighur minority have faced gross human rights abuses.
Algeria weighs plan to allow army deployments abroad
Tebboune is considering a change in the constitution that would allow Algeria to deploy military abroad and experts are concerned this could ...
Saudi wealth fund 'shopping spree' disguises economic pain
Amid its worst economic crisis in decades, the seemingly contradictory state policy to splurge billions on overseas assets is raising eyebrows.
To protect journalists, move Twitter's UAE office to Tunisia
Comment: To protect Twitter and its users, immediately relocate Twitter's regional office to Tunisia, the only democratic country in the Arab ...
Saudi spam bots are trying waging a fake news offensive against Qatar.
Turkey's TRT is expanding its operations with a new Russian-language service.
Sign up to get this in your inbox every week
Sign up to get this in your inbox every week
Want to keep up to date with
the latest news from the Middle East?
Subscribe to our newsletter today!
