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Saudi: World Excited About Saudi ‘YouTubers'

Posted 23 December 2007 2:05 GMT

Written byAmira Al Hussaini

Countries	Saudi Arabia
Topics	Film, Technology

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Jeans comments on the world's fascination with the relationship of Saudis with video sharing site YouTube. “Now this fascination is not limited to Saudis as YouTube has become an international phenomenon in short time, but as with almost everything else, outsiders seem to think that our country is a piece from outer space and not a part of this world, and anything we do is worthy of attention and newspapers headlines,” he writes.

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