PHOTOS: Egyptian Museum launches ‘piece of the month’ poll for 6th October
Archaeology
September 27, 2016
PHOTOS: Egyptian Museum launches ‘piece of the month’ poll for 6th October
The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, Cairo, has created a new online poll by which ancient-history enthusiasts can select their…
Judicial body supports Interior Ministry plan to monitor social media
Egypt
September 25, 2016
Judicial body supports Interior Ministry plan to monitor social media
The State Commissioners Authority, the advisory body for the State Council, has lent its support to the limited monitoring of…
Zuckerberg fund pledges $3 bn to banish disease
Health & Fitness
September 22, 2016
Zuckerberg fund pledges $3 bn to banish disease
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife on Wednesday pledged $3 billion over the next decade to help banish or manage all…
Facebook, Twitter join coalition to improve online news
Cinema/TV
September 15, 2016
Facebook, Twitter join coalition to improve online news
Facebook, Twitter and news organisations including Agence France-Presse have joined a coalition of media and technology groups seeking to filter…
Facebook backs off censoring ‘napalm bombing naked girl’ photo
Business
September 10, 2016
Facebook backs off censoring ‘napalm bombing naked girl’ photo
Facebook backtracked Friday on a decision to censor an iconic Vietnam War photo of a naked girl escaping a napalm…
WhatsApp relaxes privacy stance, to share phone numbers with Facebook
Science
August 28, 2016
WhatsApp relaxes privacy stance, to share phone numbers with Facebook
Popular messaging service WhatsApp said it would start sharing users' phone numbers with parent Facebook Inc, marking a notable shift…
Nano cars are not on sale in Egypt: Consumer Protection Agency
Egypt
August 4, 2016
Nano cars are not on sale in Egypt: Consumer Protection Agency
The president of the Consumer Protection Agency has dismissed rumors on social media that a company operating in Egypt is…
Buying an abortion in the virtual world of Facebook
Egypt
July 26, 2016
Buying an abortion in the virtual world of Facebook
With 28 million Facebook users in Egypt, advertisers have clocked the social networking website as a powerful tool for promoting…
US tax agency investigates Facebook’s Ireland asset transfer
Science
July 9, 2016
US tax agency investigates Facebook’s Ireland asset transfer
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Facebook Inc (FB.O) may have understated the value of intellectual property it transferred…
Israeli minister says Facebook a ‘monster’, hindering security
Middle East
July 3, 2016
Israeli minister says Facebook a ‘monster’, hindering security
Israel's Minister of Internal Security on Saturday accused Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, of not doing enough to prevent…