internet
Egyptian cassette union takes aim at online IPR violators in Arab world
Art news
October 4, 2010
Egyptian cassette union takes aim at online IPR violators in Arab world
In an attempt to protect intellectual property rights (IPR), the Egyptian Cassette Production Union on Monday sent a list of…
Egypt’s divorce rates rising, says official agency
Egypt
August 13, 2010
Egypt’s divorce rates rising, says official agency
Divorce rates among Egyptians between the age of 18 and 29 have risen to a whopping 40 percent, according to…
First non-Latin internet domain names activated
Egypt
May 7, 2010
First non-Latin internet domain names activated
Three Mideast countries have become the first to get internet addresses entirely in non-Latin characters. Domain names in Arabic for…
TE: Internet unaffected by cable malfunction
Business
April 18, 2010
TE: Internet unaffected by cable malfunction
Telecom Egypt Deputy CEO Tareq Abu Alam said that Internet connectivity in Egypt had not been affected by the partial…
Survey: Egyptians did US$2.1 billion in e-commerce last year
Business
April 15, 2010
Survey: Egyptians did US$2.1 billion in e-commerce last year
A new survey conducted by Amman-based consultancy Arab Advisors Group revealed that almost 35 percent of adult internet users in…
MB sources: Group leaked platform to internet
Egypt
April 11, 2010
MB sources: Group leaked platform to internet
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has intentionally leaked its platform for the 2010 Shura Council elections to the group's internet forum,…
Egypt’s Internet entrepreneurs: Resilient despite difficulties
Business
April 1, 2010
Egypt’s Internet entrepreneurs: Resilient despite difficulties
Beirut--As the best Arab start-ups and ideas were being feted at an honorary banquet at the ArabNet internet business conference…
Wasla: Bringing the blogosphere down to earth
Egypt
April 1, 2010
Wasla: Bringing the blogosphere down to earth
A quick glance at its front page is all it takes to let the reader know that Wasla is not…
Afghanistan ‘to block some internet sites’
World
March 4, 2010
Afghanistan ‘to block some internet sites’
Kabul--Afghanistan will block Internet sites with sexual or violent content, a minister said on Thursday, but the government denied the…
IDSC: 88% of Egyptian families uninterested in reading
Books
March 2, 2010
IDSC: 88% of Egyptian families uninterested in reading
A report by the Egyptian Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) revealed that 88 percent of Egyptian families are…