Communications Ministry
Official: Communication Ministry seeks to create model of digital work inside gov’t institutions in Matrouh
Egypt
October 22, 2022
Official: Communication Ministry seeks to create model of digital work inside gov’t institutions in Matrouh
Deputy Communication Minister Ghada Labib asserted that the Ministry was seeking to create a model of digital work inside the…
Israel’s police under fire amid further allegations of ‘Pegasus’ cybersurveillance use against public figures
Middle East
February 22, 2022
Israel’s police under fire amid further allegations of ‘Pegasus’ cybersurveillance use against public figures
Jerusalem (CNN)Israel’s government is set to consider opening a commission of inquiry into the police amid growing anger over the…
Egypt studies introducing 5G to New Administrative Capital
Technology
January 28, 2021
Egypt studies introducing 5G to New Administrative Capital
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, represented by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, is studying mechanisms to implement 5G…
Egypt considers turning state universities into smart educational institutions
Egypt
October 24, 2019
Egypt considers turning state universities into smart educational institutions
Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and Minister of Communications Amr Talaat held a meeting to follow up on…
Egypt’s parliament to discuss personal data protection bill
Egypt
March 17, 2019
Egypt’s parliament to discuss personal data protection bill
The Communications Committee of the House of Representatives will meet with representatives from many ministries on Monday to discuss a…
Communication Ministry suspends 6 mn cell phone lines: minister
Egypt
December 18, 2015
Communication Ministry suspends 6 mn cell phone lines: minister
The Communications and Information Technology Ministry suspended six million mobile phone lines in collaboration with Egypt's three mobile operators due…
Mobile phone sales tax to rise 5%
Business
March 5, 2013
Mobile phone sales tax to rise 5%
The sales tax on mobile phone use is set to jump to 20 percent up from 15 percent, according to…
Legislation required to block pornographic websites, minister says
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Legislation required to block pornographic websites, minister says
Communications and Information Technology Minister Hany Mahmoud said Tuesday that blocking pornographic websites would require parliamentary legislation, adding that the…
Public prosecutor orders pornographic sites blocked
Egypt
November 7, 2012
Public prosecutor orders pornographic sites blocked
The public prosecutor sent official letters to the communications and information technology minister, the interior minister and the head of…
90 million cell phone subscriptions in Egypt, ministry says
Egypt
August 1, 2012
90 million cell phone subscriptions in Egypt, ministry says
There are currently over 90 million cell phone subscribers in Egypt, while only 8.6 million people use landlines, according to…