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News

Qatar’s MOI issues warning after women’s phones hacked

The hacking spate has prompted the Ministry of Interior (MOI) to issue advice to residents on how to improve security of accounts and prevent the theft particularly of photos from phones.

3 min

News

Qatar opens new center to combat cybercrime

The government said the new center would have monitoring capabilities aimed at providing police officers “data and security intelligence, which helps in quickly capturing criminals and preventing crimes.”

3 min

Life

Insulting people online is a criminal offense in Qatar, MOI warns

According to statements on MOI's Twitter account in Arabic, residents can get in trouble even if what they've posted is a "joke." The ministry also advised residents on how to stay safe online, and avoid falling victim to financial scams while surfing the internet.

4 min

Politics

Report: Qatar boosting anti-terrorism efforts amid new threats

The steps come as Qatar works to protect itself from domestic threats as well as keep the country from becoming a base for foreign fighters in Syria, a new US State Department document said.

2 min

Politics

UAE leader pardons Qatari convicted of insulting royal family (updated)

Citing a desire to “strengthen the close fraternal relations between the leaderships and peoples of the two brotherly countries,” Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed al-Nahyan ordered the release of one of the defendants yesterday.

3 min

Politics

Report: UAE court convicts Qataris for social media insults

During the trial, the convicted individuals were referred to as “foreign agents” working for Qatar’s state security agency.

4 min

Report: Qatar media still ‘not free,’ but better than most Gulf peers

Qatar maintained its position as 67th out of 199 countries in Freedom House's latest press freedom index, putting it in second place in the Gulf. Kuwait is first, at 59th.

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