Simeon Kerr

Gulf Correspondent, Financial Times

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Saudi dies after setting himself on fire in protest

bbc.co.uk — A Saudi man has died after setting himself on fire in protest at his treatment by authorities, the BBC has learned. Sources told BBC Arabic that more than 100 hundred people gathered outside the police department in capital Riyadh in anger at Ali Jabiri Alhouraysi's death.
RT @michaelsteen: Here's the FT story on the Syrian Electronic Army hacking of the tech blog and some @FT Twitter feeds http://t.co/YHqUZp6…

FT hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

ft.com — The Financial Times has become the latest news outlet to be hacked by supporters of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, following a phishing attack on the company's email accounts. Twelve posts entitled "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army"

Saudi princes deny laundering claim

ft.com — A brother and nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah were involved in a scheme to launder millions of dollars, including to the Lebanese militant group Hizbollah, according to a London court claim filed by a former business partner. Prince Mishal
RT @helenlewis: Great final line in the BBC's announcement that Guardian dep ed Ian Katz is the new Newsnight editor bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/la…

New editors announced for BBC Newsnight and Today

bbc.co.uk — Ian Katz, Deputy Editor of The Guardian, has been appointed as the new Editor of BBC's Newsnight. Ian will take on the role from September. He replaces Karen O'Connor, who took on the role of Acting Editor in November 2012.
@BWazir1 ha! i imagine it is meant to resonate boldly, like the pronunciation of difc or dmc. but i doubt this one will take off.
ALERT: new #Dubai acronym. GDMO: The Government of Dubai Media Office
RT @Dima_Khatib: Current session in Arab Media Forum in Dubai about satiricial media is very interesting #AMF13
RT @ahmedali_: Sir Nigel Rodley "We thought we would lay the basis for #Bahrain to carry on the work themselves. That is not what happened"…
@RobinWigg i can imagine a few of our favourite trolls will be among the gilded few
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