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Twitter staff told to work from home over virus fears
World
March 3, 2020
Twitter staff told to work from home over virus fears
Twitter staff across the world were asked to work from home starting Monday in an effort to stop the spread…
Bullied Australian boy to donate $475,000 to charity
Life & Style
February 27, 2020
Bullied Australian boy to donate $475,000 to charity
An Australian boy with dwarfism whose distress from bullying became a viral video will donate hundreds-of-thousands of dollars in donations…
Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus untruths
World
February 26, 2020
Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus untruths
As the new coronavirus spreads globally, the online battle to keep misinformation about the disease is also stepping up. Google,…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa slams controversy over Magdi Yacoub’s religious beliefs
Egypt
February 24, 2020
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa slams controversy over Magdi Yacoub’s religious beliefs
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa, the government’s principal Islamic legal institution for issuing fatwas (religious edicts), applauded the work of Egyptian-British cardiac…
Egyptian cabinet media center denies rumors of coronavirus at schools
Egypt
February 19, 2020
Egyptian cabinet media center denies rumors of coronavirus at schools
Egypt’s cabinet media center denied the validity of audio messages on social media claiming that coronavirus would spread among school…
UK announces plan to fine firms for harmful online content
Technology
February 12, 2020
UK announces plan to fine firms for harmful online content
LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will give regulators the power to fine social media companies for harmful…
Mohamed Ramadan, former pilot trade accusations over controversial plane video
Egypt
February 12, 2020
Mohamed Ramadan, former pilot trade accusations over controversial plane video
Egyptian actor and rapper Mohamed Ramadan has gone public over his dispute with suspended pilot Ashraf Aboul-Yosr, who was dismissed…
Cairo Court releases Shady Abu Zeid
Egypt
February 4, 2020
Cairo Court releases Shady Abu Zeid
The Cairo Criminal Court has acquitted satirist video blogger Shady Abu Zeid, with precautionary measures, after Zeid was imprisoned for…
Facebook’s settlement puts spotlight on ‘biometric privacy’
Technology
February 2, 2020
Facebook’s settlement puts spotlight on ‘biometric privacy’
Facebook’s massive settlement in a class action case over violating a state law on how it uses facial recognition is…
Egypt’s parliament introduces new amendments to terrorism law
Egypt
January 28, 2020
Egypt’s parliament introduces new amendments to terrorism law
The Egyptian House of Representatives’ Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee on Monday approved an amendment to Law 8/2015 regulating designated…