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Grand Egyptian Museum opens its doors for visits before official opening
Archaeology
February 25, 2023
Grand Egyptian Museum opens its doors for visits before official opening
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) made it possible for Egyptians and foreigners to visit, with several guided tours, to test…
British Council in Egypt releases free online library amid coronavirus outbreak
Books
May 6, 2020
British Council in Egypt releases free online library amid coronavirus outbreak
The British Council in Egypt has made its digital library available for free online starting Tuesday until September 1, after…
Cairokee to give online concert Friday evening
Music
April 17, 2020
Cairokee to give online concert Friday evening
A member of the popular rock band Cairokee announced on his official Facebook page on Wednesday that the band will…
Auschwitz online: raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
World
April 14, 2020
Auschwitz online: raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
Every day, Pawel Sawicki, head of social media at the Auschwitz Museum, posts several photos of victims of the former…
UAE tech ambitions tarnished by internet restrictions
Middle East
January 26, 2020
UAE tech ambitions tarnished by internet restrictions
With its ultra-modern infrastructure and hyper-connected services, the United Arab Emirates is an emerging technology power, but a scandal surrounding…
Twitter, Facebook target state-linked accounts made to manipulate
Technology
December 21, 2019
Twitter, Facebook target state-linked accounts made to manipulate
Facebook and Twitter on Friday said they had blocked multiple government-backed manipulation operations around the world, several of which favored…
China bans ‘fake news’ created with AI, bots
World
November 30, 2019
China bans ‘fake news’ created with AI, bots
China has issued new rules banning online video and audio providers from using artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality technologies…
Facebook says it will deliver News Corp stories
Technology
October 19, 2019
Facebook says it will deliver News Corp stories
Facebook on Friday confirmed that some stories from News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, will be among the…
Gouna Film Festival signs content development protocol with Facebook
Cinema/TV
September 25, 2019
Gouna Film Festival signs content development protocol with Facebook
The Gouna Film Festival’s (GFF) administration on Wednesday signed a cooperation protocol with the Facebook company to use Facebook and…
Facebook exempts political speech from fact-checking
World
September 25, 2019
Facebook exempts political speech from fact-checking
Facebook will not fact-check the statements politicians post to the site, the social network announced Tuesday ahead of the US…