5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Istanbul, damages mosque
Middle East
September 26, 2019
5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Istanbul, damages mosque
ISTANBUL (AP) — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Istanbul on Thursday, sending school children and residents into the streets and…
Egypt’s votes for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award not accredited: FIFA
Life & Style
September 26, 2019
Egypt’s votes for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award not accredited: FIFA
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has received a response from FIFA on its inquiry about not adopting the votes submitted…
EFA sends inquiry on FIFA’s exclusion of Egyptian votes for Best FIFA Men’s Player award
Life & Style
September 25, 2019
EFA sends inquiry on FIFA’s exclusion of Egyptian votes for Best FIFA Men’s Player award
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) sent an inquiry to FIFA questioning the organization’s non-adoption of votes submitted by the EFA…
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…
Blocked Chinese Twitter accounts targeted Beijing critics: think tank
World
September 4, 2019
Blocked Chinese Twitter accounts targeted Beijing critics: think tank
Hundreds of Chinese accounts suspended by Twitter were part of a disinformation operation for years targeting critics of China’s ruling…
Attacked for gender, not views: HK women protesters facing troll army
World
September 2, 2019
Attacked for gender, not views: HK women protesters facing troll army
Rape threats, body-shaming and doctored photos: women supporting the anti-government protests in Hong Kong say they are being harassed online…
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…
Lebanese singer Elissa to retire
Music
August 19, 2019
Lebanese singer Elissa to retire
Renowned Lebanese singer Elissa, 46, revealed that her next album will also be her last. On her twitter account, Elissa…
Everton fan arrested over racist tweet against Mo Salah
Egypt
August 9, 2019
Everton fan arrested over racist tweet against Mo Salah
British authorities have arrested a football fan who wrote a racist tweet against Liverpool star Mohamed Salah. The 32-year-old, a…