internet
Blogger’s case adjourned to 7 March
Egypt
March 2, 2010
Blogger’s case adjourned to 7 March
The case of Ahmed Mostafa, an Egyptian blogger detained on charges of "disseminating wrong information" and "tarnishing the image of…
Internet outage
February 24, 2010
Internet outage
Muslim Brotherhood use new media to document history
Egypt
February 23, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood use new media to document history
The media-savvy Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan) have launched a new website--a wiki, an online encyclopedia pages where interested individuals can register,…
TE acquires full stake in TE Data
Business
January 5, 2010
TE acquires full stake in TE Data
Telecom Egypt (TE) now owns a full 100% of Internet provider TE Data after buying the last five percent of…
WiMax to improve Egypt Internet capacity
Egypt
December 21, 2009
WiMax to improve Egypt Internet capacity
National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) President Amr Badawi said that the authority is taking steps to improve DSL capacity in…
Censored talk at Internet Governance Forum
Egypt
December 1, 2009
Censored talk at Internet Governance Forum
Sharm el-Sheikh--Despite a relatively open internet environment in Egypt, censorship is enacted in a variety of forms, say advocates of…
The 4th Internet Governance Forum: maximizing accessibility
Egypt
November 22, 2009
The 4th Internet Governance Forum: maximizing accessibility
Sharm el-Sheikh -- There are a number of rules governing Internet access, not least of which is the need for…
The Internet speaks Arabic
Egypt
November 19, 2009
The Internet speaks Arabic
Sharm el-Sheikh--At the opening session of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Minister of Communication and Information Technology Tarek Kamel announced…
Govts, techies convene in Sinai
Egypt
November 18, 2009
Govts, techies convene in Sinai
Sharm el-Sheikh--The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) opened on 15 November in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh, bringing to the fore continuing discussions on…