internet
Egyptian Parliament approves law to combat cybercrime
Egypt
May 15, 2018
Egyptian Parliament approves law to combat cybercrime
The Egyptian parliament has preliminary approved a draft law for fighting cybercrimes on Monday , pending a final vote when…
Russia behind global cyber attack: US and UK
World
April 17, 2018
Russia behind global cyber attack: US and UK
Washington and London have detailed how Russian-backed hackers have been compromising network devices around the world since 2015. The announcement…
Grand Mufti says buying Facebook ‘likes’ is deceiving, forbidden in Islam
Technology
April 12, 2018
Grand Mufti says buying Facebook ‘likes’ is deceiving, forbidden in Islam
Egypt’s Grand Mufti has issued a ‘fatwa’ (religious ruling) against buying ‘likes’ on social media platforms, a mechanism commonly used by…
Parliament ratifies law jailing creators, administrators of ‘dangerous’ websites
Egypt
April 11, 2018
Parliament ratifies law jailing creators, administrators of ‘dangerous’ websites
Parliament’s Communication and Technology Committee ratified a law that jails anyone who creates, administrates or uses a website or a…
Americans world’s biggest TV addicts watching four hours a day
Technology
April 9, 2018
Americans world’s biggest TV addicts watching four hours a day
The average person around the world spent nearly three hours a day in front their television last year, according to…
Telecom Egypt covertly redirecting internet users to crypto mining sites: report
Technology
March 10, 2018
Telecom Egypt covertly redirecting internet users to crypto mining sites: report
Government-owned Telecom Egypt has allegedly been redirecting internet users to crypto mining sites, or displaying ads to secretly gain money,…
Study finds false stories travel way faster than the truth
World
March 9, 2018
Study finds false stories travel way faster than the truth
Twitter loves lies. A new study finds that false information on the social media network travels six times faster than…
UK to unveil new tech to fight extremist content online
World
February 13, 2018
UK to unveil new tech to fight extremist content online
The British government is unveiling new technology to remove extremist material from social media. It says that the system uses…
Facebook launches Marketplace platform in Egypt, Middle East
Technology
February 5, 2018
Facebook launches Marketplace platform in Egypt, Middle East
Social media site Facebook announced in a press statement that Egypt will be among the first countries in the Middle…
Vodafone resumes services following one-hour disruption
Technology
January 4, 2018
Vodafone resumes services following one-hour disruption
Vodafone 3G resumed normal service after the network experienced an hour-long disruption due to technical problems affecting the company’s mobile network.…