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EU welcomes pledge by Egypt for 'open' Internet
AFP 27 May 2013
Europe's Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes on Monday welcomed a pledge by Egypt to maintain an 'open...
Final Issue: FLAG of no country
Take to the Sea 25 Apr 2013
This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press...
A Saudi internet surfer checks his Twitter account at a coffee shop in Riyadh. Malaysia has deported a young Saudi journalist who is wanted in his home country over a Twitter post about the Prophet Mohamed that sparked calls for his execution, according to an official. (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)
Official: Egypt ready to block porn sites
Egypt Independent 31 Mar 2013
Egypt is ready to start blocking pornographic websites, as the mechanism used for blocking these sites has been ready...
Bad weather over Alexandria city for the forth day in-a-raw, 9 January 2013.
Divers accused of cutting internet cable deny charges
Al-Masry Al-Youm 28 Mar 2013
  More details were released on Thursday regarding the three divers accused of cutting an internet cable off the...
Internet saboteur caught, says Telecom Egypt CEO
Al-Masry Al-Youm
MENA
27 Mar 2013
Telecom Egypt CEO Mohamed al-Nawawi said Wednesday that the Armed Forces have arrested the saboteur accused of cutting...
Activists call for end to online censorship
Al-Masry Al-Youm 12 Mar 2013
  An Egyptian group called for an online campaign Tuesday in support of greater internet freedoms, coinciding with...
Indian bankers display cellular telephones on which they are using Mobile-based Trading at The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) during its launch in Mumbai , September 21, 2010. India, the fastest growing mobile phone market, launched stock trading through wireless technology this week, making access to market data easier for a growing breed of tech-savvy investors. The Bombay Stock Exchange, Asia's oldest exchange, introduced trading in shares on mobiles while rival National Stock Exchange is set to launch its services early next month.
Mobile phones to match globe's population in 2014
AFP 01 Mar 2013
The number of mobile telephones worldwide is set to catch up to the globe's population next year, the United...
Di Salata: Life is like a bowl of salad, but online
Nada Moselhy 03 Dec 2012
South Korean music artist PSY became a household name when his “Gangam Style” video went viral earlier this...
Legislation required to block pornographic websites, minister says
Al-Masry Al-Youm 20 Nov 2012
Communications and Information Technology Minister Hany Mahmoud said Tuesday that blocking pornographic websites would...
File photo shows an Iranian surfing the Internet at a cafe in Tehran. Iran has denied online reports surfacing Tuesday that it plans to cut access to the Internet in August and replace it with a national intranet, according to a statement by the ministry of communication and information technology.
Minister: Complete block of pornographic sites 'very difficult'
Al-Masry Al-Youm 08 Nov 2012
It would be overly complicated to completely block access to Internet porn sites in Egypt due to continued...