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Did Apple erase Lebanese village names from its maps?

Social media users have accused the tech giant of deliberately erasing the names of southern Lebanese towns, although fact checkers have cast doubt on this

Agnese Boffano
13 April, 2026
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Iran just threatened to attack US companies: Who's on the list?

The New Arab Staff
04 April, 2026
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Apple products, App Store return to Syria amid sanctions lift

The New Arab Staff
25 September, 2025
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Iraq moves to introduce Apple Pay in push for digital growth

The New Arab Staff
17 July, 2025
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Syria’s new flag makes its way to Apple’s emoji keyboard

The New Arab Staff
06 March, 2025
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Popular Mideast app ToTok back on Google Play

The New Arab & agencies
04 January, 2020
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Egyptian Steve Jobs lookalike sparks conspiracy theories

The New Arab & agencies
26 August, 2019
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Apple to launch Arabic-only App Store to woo region

The New Arab
17 July, 2019
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Google refuses to ban controversial Saudi women-tracking app Absher

The New Arab
04 March, 2019
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Apple boss Wozniak gets fingers into Saudi pie

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CJ Werleman

07 August, 2018
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Apple and Amazon in talks on Saudi Arabia investment

The New Arab
30 December, 2017
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Apple removes Iranian mobile apps from its App Store

The New Arab
25 August, 2017
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Apple to produce iPhones in India, defying Trump's protectionism

The New Arab
03 February, 2017
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Birmingham man accused of being Saddam Hussein denied iPhone

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The New Arab

30 October, 2016
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Apple opens first Middle East outlets in UAE

The New Arab & agencies
29 October, 2015