SUSPENSION of Research in Motion's BlackBerry services which was scheduled from today, August 6, resumed after few hours of suspension, according to the BBC today. Earlier the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission released a statement to announce the ban of BlackBerry services including e-mail and instant messaging. 
According to the BBC report, Research in Motion's BlackBerry services started after the suspension for four hours on Friday, August 6. According to the report, Blackberry manufacturers RIM had been found to satisfy the local authorities, who claimed the devices compromised national security.
Earlier, two Gulf countries UAE and Saudi Arabia said that they will suspend Blackberry Messenger, Blackberry e-mail and Blackberry Web-browsing services over security concerns. There are an estimated 400,000 Blackberry users in Saudi Arabia and an estimated 500,000 BlackBerry users in the UAE.
The Gulf countries have shown concerns that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) encrypts BlackBerry communication by routing data through its servers in Canada. Earlier, BlackBerry maker RIM has said its technology will not allow a third party to monitor communications running through the BlackBerry's enterprise servers.
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