Bing translates “Daesh” as “Saudi Arabia”, angers entire Kingdom

Bing Translation of "Daesh" the Arabic acronym for a global terrorist group backed by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to "Saudi Arabia" has put the Microsoft Corporation in hot water with the Kingdom .

Apparently, when the Arabic word "داعش” (Daesh) was typed into Bing Translate, the words "Saudi Arabia” would appear as the English translation, according to Khaberni.

The so-called technical error caused an uproar in Saudi Arabia, where many Saudi social media users called for a boycott of Bing and Microsoft.

The Microsoft Corporation has formally issued an apology to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, calling the error "unintentional”.