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Down Syndrome model appears in wedding photoshoot
Egypt
March 13, 2016
Down Syndrome model appears in wedding photoshoot
Australian model with Down Syndrome, Madeline Stuart, defied potential ridicule when she published photos on social media of a wedding…
University professor warned after making anti-regime statements
Egypt
February 28, 2016
University professor warned after making anti-regime statements
The head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Beni Suef University's Faculty of Medicine, Sherif Ahmed, has been issued with…
Egypt’s internet speed among the slowest in the world
Science
February 17, 2016
Egypt’s internet speed among the slowest in the world
Competing with 31 countries, Egypt ranked last in internet connection speed just after India and Nigeria with an average speed…
To silence propaganda, Iraq seeks to take Islamic State offline
Middle East
February 4, 2016
To silence propaganda, Iraq seeks to take Islamic State offline
Iraq is trying to persuade satellite firms to halt Internet services in areas under Islamic State's rule, seeking to deal…
Trump outshines other celebrities on social media
Art news
January 30, 2016
Trump outshines other celebrities on social media
Not only is billionaire Donald Trump outpolling the rest of the Republican presidential field, the former reality TV star has…
Twitter suffers outages in some parts of the world
Science
January 19, 2016
Twitter suffers outages in some parts of the world
Twitter said on Tuesday its social network was suffering outages in some parts of the world and it was working…
New US diet rule gets mixed response on social media
Health & Fitness
January 10, 2016
New US diet rule gets mixed response on social media
A new health guideline suggesting people should cut consumption of sugar while increasing intake of meat, coffee and cholesterol-heavy foods…
Twitter issues warnings of ‘state-sponsored hacking’
Science
December 14, 2015
Twitter issues warnings of ‘state-sponsored hacking’
Twitter has warned some of its users that their accounts on the messaging platform may be the target of "state-sponsored…
Underage kids get alcohol ads directly to smartphones
Life & Style
December 13, 2015
Underage kids get alcohol ads directly to smartphones
Kids as young as 13 may be inundated with daily ads from the alcohol industry on social media, and while…
What teens think of Facebook?
Health & Fitness
December 8, 2015
What teens think of Facebook?
American teens think Facebook has definitely lost its cool factor, but use it as much as ever.