Background The United Arab Emirates is ruled chiefly by a Federal Supreme Council, consisting of the hereditary leaders of the seven individual emirates. Although the UAE Constitution provides for judicial independence and guarantees freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly, political...

Western software companies continue to make key decisions about what is acceptable speech in numerous countries around the world by compiling the lists of web sites that fall into potentially undesirable categories, such as provocative content and hate speech. Livejournal.com, a free service...

ONI's preliminary investigation found that Dubai's ISP, du, which started filtering the Internet on April 14, 2008, targets sexual materials as well as politically oriented content. Examples of political sites blocked include Arabtimes.com...

Internet companies and users in Dubai free zone will go through filtered Internet this year, reported the Gulf News. Currently more than 500 companies based in the free zone enjoy unfettered Internet access unlike the rest of the country. UAE's Telecommunications...

PDF Version 1. Executive Summary 2. Political, Technical, and Legal Context in Yemen A. Sensitive / Controversial Topics for Media Coverage B. Internet Infrastructure and Access C. Legal Background 3. Testing Methodology A. Methods B. Results Analysis...

On top of all the excitement at WSIS, there have been some recent articles examining freedom of information on the Net in the Arab world and beyond. The UAE has recently legalized VOIP, the technology that enables Internet telephony. Arab...

Gulf News Online covers our study on Internet filtering in the United Arab Emirates, with a comparative approach. Tip of the cap to Ron Deibert for the find... ...

Gulfnews.com reports that the UAE is working to revise its Press Law in consultation with the Journalists' Association. The same story notes a libel judgment against two editors of a newspaper in a suit by an Education Ministry official - even...

Gulfnews.com reports that Secret Dubai, a blog blocked by the UAE ISP Etisalat, has been unblocked after a flood of complaints. The UAE is one of the countries about which the ONI has released a country study on...

Gulfnews.com reports that Etisalat, the sole Internet Service Provider in the United Arab Emirates, has blocked a popular weblog, Secret Dubai Diary. The ONI has previously reported on Internet filtering by Etisalat in its country study on UAE. ...