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Facebook’s Free Basics service suspended in Egypt
Egypt

Facebook’s Free Basics service suspended in Egypt

A Facebook-sponsored service that offers limited free Internet access was suspended in Egypt on Wednesday after a permit required from…
Egypt to hold 4G communication technology tender by end of 2016
Business

Egypt to hold 4G communication technology tender by end of 2016

Egypt will begin the tender process for high-speed 4G frequencies for the country’s four communication providers by the end of 2016,…
Every country should govern its own Internet: China’s Xi
Science

Every country should govern its own Internet: China’s Xi

Every nation should have independent authority over its own Internet, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, telling a government-organized conference…
Anger persists in Qena as Internet outage continues
Egypt

Anger persists in Qena as Internet outage continues

People in the Upper Egyptian province of Qena are still voicing their discontent about an Internet blackout which resulted from…
Smartphones and the Internet are eating our TV time: Nielsen
Science

Smartphones and the Internet are eating our TV time: Nielsen

The use of Internet-ready devices like smartphones appears to have seriously cut into the time Americans spend watching traditional TV,…
Egypt drops 2 places to rank 100th in UN’s ICT development index
Egypt

Egypt drops 2 places to rank 100th in UN’s ICT development index

Egypt has fallen two ranks to be positioned in 100th place in a United Nations index measuring 167 countries' development…
Britain develops cyber attack powers to take on IS
World

Britain develops cyber attack powers to take on IS

British spies are developing an offensive cyber capability to attack terrorists, hackers and rogue states, finance minister George Osborne said…
Mobile information superhighway super expensive in US compared to Europe
Science

Mobile information superhighway super expensive in US compared to Europe

Perhaps everything's bigger in America, as the old saw goes, but when it comes to mobile phone calls and data…
Internet freedom falls for 5th year in row: survey
Science

Internet freedom falls for 5th year in row: survey

Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on…
Foreign Ministry warns against online scam deals
Egypt

Foreign Ministry warns against online scam deals

Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry is once again warning citizens against making online deals with unverified foreign companies. The ministry, in a statement…
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