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WhatsApp back online in Egypt after one hour outage
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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