Oct. 13, 2010 at 10:28 a.m.
Filed under:
Airlines,
Airplanes,
Airports,
International
By Reuters
Leading airlines have called on Europe and the United States to cap export credits on the sale of passenger jets at 20 percent in the latest ripple of a growing spat over multi-billion-dollar subsidies.
U.S. and European airlines say their Gulf rivals get subsidies and export credits that allow them to grow at a breakneck pace and take market share. Get the full story »
July 26, 2010 at 8:11 a.m.
Filed under:
Cell phones,
Software,
Telecommunications
By Reuters
The BlackBerry, made by Canada’s Research In Motion, is open to misuse that poses security risks to the United Arab Emirates, which said it would seek to safeguard its consumers and laws.
Gulf state Bahrain in April warned against the use of BlackBerry Messenger software to distribute local news, drawing criticism from media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders, which called it an act of censorship. Get the full story »