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John and Xaraya

When John Cox – the Xaraya lead – was asked “You are well known as an innovative and knowledgeable programmer” in an interview at Webmaster Forum recently, he replied: “I have about 40 people in the project that might just disagree with the innovative and knowledgeable programmer part. I tend to make folks in the …

Internet Licenses Tendered – AT LAST!

The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority in Bahrain has tendered 15-year class licenses for ISPs and VASs on the island. The tender states that the applicant other than being financially stable, competent and “capable/willing to comply with security and anti-obscenity requirements“, they should also adhere to the following: protect the interests of subscribers and users in respect …

Saudi shook awake

The Saudi royal family has finally conceded that the root cause of Islamist terrorism has been its own Wahhabi ideology, and the kingdom has prohibited any reference to jihad in radio and television broadcasts, a Washington Times report said on Wednesday. Following the Al Qaeda suicide bombings of apartment buildings in Riyadh on May 12 …