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Video: Tourism Ministry launches PeopleToPeople campaign to highlight Egypt’s hidden gems
Travel
August 13, 2019
Video: Tourism Ministry launches PeopleToPeople campaign to highlight Egypt’s hidden gems
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism Rania Al-Mashat launched an international promotional campaign to encourage tourism to Egypt, in collaboration with the…
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
World
July 24, 2019
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
A homegrown Vietnamese social media app was overloaded with users hours after launching as the one-party state tries to boost…
Cabinet: New Administrative Capital not seeking loans over financial failure
Egypt
July 19, 2019
Cabinet: New Administrative Capital not seeking loans over financial failure
The Egyptian Cabinet’s media center on Thursday denied social media rumors claiming that the New Administrative Capital has borrowed LE20…
Chinese diplomats take to Twitter to defend Beijing
World
July 16, 2019
Chinese diplomats take to Twitter to defend Beijing
Chinese diplomats are increasingly turning to Twitter to defend Beijing’s policies to the international community, taking combative stances and courting…
Facebook’s Libra currency under fire
Technology
July 14, 2019
Facebook’s Libra currency under fire
Facebook’s planned virtual unit Libra, already under heavy attack from US President Donald Trump and global regulators, faces skepticism among…
Attacks on Big Tech likely at White House social media ‘summit’
Technology
July 9, 2019
Attacks on Big Tech likely at White House social media ‘summit’
President Donald Trump is gearing up for a fresh assault on Silicon Valley this week with a “social media summit”…
Egypt’s national football team manager says harassment claims ‘exaggerated’
Egypt
June 24, 2019
Egypt’s national football team manager says harassment claims ‘exaggerated’
Egyptian national football team manager Ehab Lehita confirmed reports that some Egyptian players harassed a fashion model on Instagram, but…
Aussie court rules media companies liable for Facebook comments
Technology
June 24, 2019
Aussie court rules media companies liable for Facebook comments
Media companies are responsible for defamatory comments made on their Facebook pages, an Australian court said in a landmark ruling…
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
Technology
June 18, 2019
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it…
Hashtag supporting Syrian refugees starts trending in Egypt
Egypt
June 11, 2019
Hashtag supporting Syrian refugees starts trending in Egypt
A hashtag titled “Syrians are welcome in Egypt” is now trending across social media websites welcoming Syrian refugees in Egypt,…