BlackBerry caved to Saudi demands: rights group

Release Date 10 Aug, 2010 in Christian Science Monitor

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Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain say no to BlackBerry ban Business Standard - 10 Aug, 2010 PTI / Dubai August 10, 2010, 16:12 IST Oman has said it does not plan to block BlackBerry services even as Saudi Arabia is working with the device maker RIM ...
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BlackBerry stock bounces as Germany mulls ban Economic Times - 10 Aug, 2010 TORONTO: After sinking by more than eight percent last week over Saudi Arabia's ban threat, shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) rebounded ...
RIM mum on talks with Saudi Arabian government Toronto Star - Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yew - 10 Aug, 2010 Research in Motion is reportedly close to reaching a deal that would give government officials in Saudi Arabia access to BlackBerry communications. ...
Saudi Arabia, RIM Reportedly Agree on BlackBerry Use Bloomberg - Nicole Gaouette, Hugo Miller - 10 Aug, 2010 The Persian Gulf state's three mobile-phone operators have been testing a system that can ...