WhatsApp back online in Egypt after one hour outage
Egypt
January 1, 2018
WhatsApp back online in Egypt after one hour outage
Many users in Egypt and neighboring countries experienced on Sunday an outage of the popular messaging service, WhatsApp, for an…
Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services
Middle East
November 4, 2017
Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services
Afghanistan’s telecoms regulator wrote to internet service providers this week ordering them to block the messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram…
WhatsApp returns to normal after breakdown
Technology
November 3, 2017
WhatsApp returns to normal after breakdown
A number of WhatsApp instant messaging application users complained of a complete breakdown of the application for over an hour…
German ambassador warns that internet controls could harm companies, isolate China
Technology
October 16, 2017
German ambassador warns that internet controls could harm companies, isolate China
China’s internet restrictions have struck a “new blow” against foreign companies working there, Germany’s ambassador said on Monday, warning that…
Ads fuel Facebook profit growth
Technology
July 28, 2017
Ads fuel Facebook profit growth
Facebook’s profits increased by 71 percent for the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year, it…
Young Islamists have ‘very scant’ knowledge of Islam, study finds
Features/Interviews
July 12, 2017
Young Islamists have ‘very scant’ knowledge of Islam, study finds
Young Muslims who become radicalized often invent a patchwork, imagined version of Islam that has little or nothing to do…
Germany blocks WhatsApp data transfers to Facebook
Science
September 27, 2016
Germany blocks WhatsApp data transfers to Facebook
German data protection authorities on Tuesday said they had blocked Facebook from collecting subscriber data from its subsidiary WhatsApp, citing…
WhatsApp relaxes privacy stance, to share phone numbers with Facebook
Science
August 28, 2016
WhatsApp relaxes privacy stance, to share phone numbers with Facebook
Popular messaging service WhatsApp said it would start sharing users' phone numbers with parent Facebook Inc, marking a notable shift…
Complaint filed against MP over Whatsapp pornographic video
Egypt
June 29, 2016
Complaint filed against MP over Whatsapp pornographic video
Twenty-five MPs have filed a complaint with Parliament Speaker Ali Abdelaal about the circulation of a pornographic video on a…
NTRA denies rumors about Whatsapp, Viber, FB messenger blocking
Egypt
October 6, 2015
NTRA denies rumors about Whatsapp, Viber, FB messenger blocking
Egypt’s communication regulator has denied rumors about an alleged decision to block charge-free call applications. In a statement late Monday, the…