social media
HRDO center: State is curbing press freedom
Egypt
June 29, 2015
HRDO center: State is curbing press freedom
The Human Rights Documentary Organization (HRDO) center to support digital expression released a report on Monday which discusses the role…
Israeli military worries over troops’ use of social media
Middle East
April 30, 2015
Israeli military worries over troops’ use of social media
Israel's armed forces see a growing threat in instant messaging applications -- both to battlefield secrecy and to the privacy…
Singapore high school maths problem stumps the Internet
Life & Style
April 14, 2015
Singapore high school maths problem stumps the Internet
A maths problem that first appeared in a test for Singapore's elite high school students has baffled Internet users around…
Islamic State alternative to Facebook gets bumpy start
World
March 10, 2015
Islamic State alternative to Facebook gets bumpy start
Facing a ban from mainstream online social networks Facebook and Twitter, supporters of the Islamic State appear to have launched…
Twitter woos users with group chat and video features
Life & Style
January 28, 2015
Twitter woos users with group chat and video features
Twitter on Tuesday began rolling out new group chat and video features as it worked to ramp up use of…
Twitter to start tracking users’ mobile apps
Life & Style
November 30, 2014
Twitter to start tracking users’ mobile apps
Twitter Inc will begin tracking what third-party apps are installed on users' mobile devices so the social media company can…
Amnesty International condemns move to monitor social media by Interior Ministry
Egypt
June 5, 2014
Amnesty International condemns move to monitor social media by Interior Ministry
Amnesty International, based in London, denounced Egyptian authorities on Wednesday for implementing a collective random plan to monitor social media.
Kuwaiti minister denies suspending aid to Egypt
Egypt
December 4, 2013
Kuwaiti minister denies suspending aid to Egypt
Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Salem Abdulaziz Al-Sabah denied recent claims of suspending financial aid to Egypt. In…
Tweets from the president
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Tweets from the president
President Mohamed Morsy revved up his computer and sat down to answer to the people Wednesday, at least according to…
New YouTube channel for presidency
Egypt
August 4, 2012
New YouTube channel for presidency
The Egyptian presidency launched its own YouTube channel on Friday, with an inaugural video introducing the new ministers in the Cabinet…