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Egypt’s Aviation Authority suspends pilot for allowing Mohamed Ramadan into cockpit
Egypt
October 14, 2019
Egypt’s Aviation Authority suspends pilot for allowing Mohamed Ramadan into cockpit
The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the legitimacy of a video clip in which Shaabi singer and actor Mohamed Ramadan…
Hong Kong violence prompts debate but no division among protesters
World
October 14, 2019
Hong Kong violence prompts debate but no division among protesters
Hong Kong’s more hardline pro-democracy protesters have embraced increased violence towards private property, businesses and even people, triggering some soul-searching…
Twitter lets users sideline unwanted direct messages
World
October 1, 2019
Twitter lets users sideline unwanted direct messages
Twitter on Monday said it is rolling out a filter that will hide away unwanted direct messages, providing a new…
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…
Tech giants beef up body to fight extremist content
World
September 24, 2019
Tech giants beef up body to fight extremist content
Social media companies led by Facebook said Monday they were ramping up an industry body that aims to weed out…
YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
Technology
September 15, 2019
YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
Samuel Rader quit his job three years ago to work full time on his YouTube channel, “Sam and Nia,” featuring…
Banned at home but thriving abroad: China’s social media campaign
World
August 22, 2019
Banned at home but thriving abroad: China’s social media campaign
More than 78 million Facebook users follow the page of the state-run China Daily, where they are served a diet…
Twitter, Facebook accuse China of HK discord campaign
World
August 20, 2019
Twitter, Facebook accuse China of HK discord campaign
Twitter and Facebook have accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement…
Antiquities Ministry denies rumors of Baron Empain Palace interior redesign
Archaeology
August 19, 2019
Antiquities Ministry denies rumors of Baron Empain Palace interior redesign
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry’s head of the Islamic, Coptic, and Jewish Antiquities Sector, Gamal Mostafa, denied social media speculation claiming…
Egypt denies connection between nuclear explosion in Russia and Dabaa project
Egypt
August 14, 2019
Egypt denies connection between nuclear explosion in Russia and Dabaa project
Egypt’s government has denied any connection between an explosion in Russia suspected to be a nuclear missile test, and the…