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Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdogan says
Middle East
July 1, 2020
Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey will introduce regulations to control social media platforms or shut them down, President Tayyip Erdogan announced…
Social media platforms face a reckoning over hate speech
World
June 30, 2020
Social media platforms face a reckoning over hate speech
For years, social media platforms have fueled political polarization and hosted an explosion of hate speech. Now, with four months…
Egyptian Health Ministry cautions against unapproved coronavirus treatment protocols
Egypt
June 26, 2020
Egyptian Health Ministry cautions against unapproved coronavirus treatment protocols
The Media Center of the Egyptian Cabinet on Friday denied having issued protocols for treating coronavirus that were attributed to…
Video: Tourism Ministry uploads film showing Egypt’s readiness to receive tourists
Travel
June 22, 2020
Video: Tourism Ministry uploads film showing Egypt’s readiness to receive tourists
In an effort to promote the return of tourism during July, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Sunday uploaded…
Google boots far-right site from ad platform
World
June 17, 2020
Google boots far-right site from ad platform
Google on Tuesday confirmed that it booted one far-right website from its ad platform and put another on notice for…
Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
World
May 29, 2020
Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of…
Abu Dhabi state fund in talks to invest US$1 bn in Jio Platforms: sources
Business
May 28, 2020
Abu Dhabi state fund in talks to invest US$1 bn in Jio Platforms: sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Company is in talks to invest about one billion US…
Police arrest Egyptian social media star for promoting ‘immorality’
Egypt
May 16, 2020
Police arrest Egyptian social media star for promoting ‘immorality’
Egypt’s Public Prosecution detained social media star Mawada Eladhm on Thursday over charges of promoting immorality, following two recent similar…
Residents near Giza’s Terrat al-Zomar corridor to receive LE250 mn compensation
Egypt
May 13, 2020
Residents near Giza’s Terrat al-Zomar corridor to receive LE250 mn compensation
Egypt’s Ministry of Housing will allocate LE250 million compensation to affected residents living in buildings near Giza’s Terrat al-Zomar corridor…
Social media users criticize construction of Giza’s Terrat al-Zomar corridor
Egypt
May 12, 2020
Social media users criticize construction of Giza’s Terrat al-Zomar corridor
Photos of five buildings whose facades lie immediately adjacent to the Terrat al-Zomar corridor construction project in Giza drew criticism…