Tag: social media

Facebook dads and same-sex couples to benefit from changes to parental leave

Beginning next year, full-time Facebook employees around the globe will be entitled…

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People looking to enter the EU can buy fake Syrian passports on social media

Amid a growing refugee crisis and an influx of asylum seekers, people…

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The Paris attacks: a reminder of social media’s power to misinform

The events of November 13 in Paris are a stark reminder of…

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World expresses solidarity with Paris through social-media

When the city of lights goes dark, the world lights up in…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Facebook posts hefty profit on increased ad sales

The world's largest social media network says its net profit in the…

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Egypt’s voting of Israel into UN space body sparks wave of criticism

Three Arab countries, among 117 countries, voted Israel into the UNOOSA

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Internet freedom in Egypt under scrutiny

 The scope for criminalising activity on cyberspace has expanded, says AFTE lawyer

Nourhan Fahmy Nourhan Fahmy

11 ‘homosexuals’ arrested in pre-Eid morality raids

Arrests are an example of regular pre-Eid anti-vice campaigns, says researcher

Emir Nader Emir Nader

Boycott campaign seeks to lower skyrocketing meat prices

Consumption of red meat is expected to increase to 1,340 tonnes in…

Doaa Farid Doaa Farid

Administrative Court rejects lawsuit to block Facebook in Egypt

The plaintiff filed the lawsuit under the pretext that the social network…

Nourhan Fahmy Nourhan Fahmy