The survey was conducted in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa like the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Pakistan. Data collected from October 30 until 22 November 2009.
The survey results revealed that 90 percent of respondents answered only use the Internet to find news alias information. 87 percent rate that the Internet has replaced the print media. Even 93 percent of respondents in Oman said often see political news on the internet and began to move away from the political news in print media.
Not just politics, people in the middle east region also saw that the Internet is the main source of information for news stories about the lifestyle. Overall the survey proves that the news is the main reason the middle eastern people access the Internet.
In the meantime, emails and activities such as looking for work is another reason for people accessing the internet. 83 percent of respondents claimed to open the email is reason to surf in cyberspace. Whereas 57 percent confessed, listening to music and open social networks is the reason surf.
