The United Arab Emirates is to suspend BlackBerry mobile communication services from October because, it said, they operate outside its laws and raise national security concerns.
Saudi Arabia appeared to be following suit, with an official at Saudi Telecom, a state- controlled company, saying the kingdom was banning BlackBerry messenger services.
The security-conscious Gulf states will be the first countries to take such actions but the announcements come after India raised similar concerns about Research in Motion's network in recent weeks. Canada-based RIM is the company behind the BlackBerry brand.
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