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Parliament approves draft law to release prisoners after serving half their sentence: Drastic change or mere propaganda?
Features/Interviews
December 22, 2017
Parliament approves draft law to release prisoners after serving half their sentence: Drastic change or mere propaganda?
Parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to amend some of the articles in law 39 of 1956, to potentially make…
Facebook to show users if they ‘liked’ alleged Russian propaganda
World
November 23, 2017
Facebook to show users if they ‘liked’ alleged Russian propaganda
The social media giant Facebook is working on a tool to let users know if they ‘liked’ any of the…
IS militants hack into Swedish radio station, take over broadcast
World
November 11, 2017
IS militants hack into Swedish radio station, take over broadcast
The attack occurred Friday morning in the southern city of Malmö, but went unnoticed until listeners began calling in. Experts…
Egyptian intelligence signs $1.2 million deal with PR firm
Business
August 2, 2017
Egyptian intelligence signs $1.2 million deal with PR firm
Egypt’s general intelligence signed a new $1.2 million deal with US-based public relations firm APCO, just days after Weber Shandwick…
Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign: sources
World
July 27, 2017
Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign: sources
Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas,…
MPs suggest Facebook users pay monthly subscription to aid state surveillance
Egypt
April 16, 2017
MPs suggest Facebook users pay monthly subscription to aid state surveillance
Egyptians took to social media outlets to voice their concerns and outrage after local news outlets reported that Parliament will…
Young filmmaker aims to tell besieged Syrians’ story
Cinema/TV
October 17, 2016
Young filmmaker aims to tell besieged Syrians’ story
A Syrian filmmaker whose harrowing footage of sarin gas victims in 2013 was seen around the world is using his…
Video: Robert De Niro calls Trump a ‘punk’ and a ‘dog’
Cinema/TV
October 10, 2016
Video: Robert De Niro calls Trump a ‘punk’ and a ‘dog’
Hollywood icon Robert De Niro has issued a scathing attack on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, calling him a "punk"…
Iraq begins radio broadcast to Mosul ahead of offensive
Middle East
October 4, 2016
Iraq begins radio broadcast to Mosul ahead of offensive
Iraq launched a radio station on Tuesday to help Mosul residents stay safe during the upcoming military offensive to dislodge…
Facebook, Twitter join coalition to improve online news
Cinema/TV
September 15, 2016
Facebook, Twitter join coalition to improve online news
Facebook, Twitter and news organisations including Agence France-Presse have joined a coalition of media and technology groups seeking to filter…