June 29th, 2018Freedom of Expression may shrink further in Egypt has lawmakers have agreed to the reading of a bill that would monitor popular social media users in the name of combating "false news".
It is interesting to note that Facebook and Twitter have been the centre of debate in Egypt since November 2013 ban on all but police-approved...
June 12th, 2018The government of Qatar has alleged UAE over human rights violation and now is taking it to the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) as cited to the official Qatar News Agency (QNA).
The move has come a year after Qatar accused of "terrorism" tied diplomatic and trade relations with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt. On the other...
May 17th, 2018Egypt's Annual Startup Event Technie Drift 2018 came to a close last week with its entrepreneurial roadshows taking 25 startups from across Egypt through a 5-day Bootcamp on a Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan with an exclusive selection of entrepreneurial mentors and expert speakers.
The startups were carefully toured through 8 cities...
May 8th, 2018Egypt's parliament has passed a law on Monday regulating ride-sharing apps Uber and Careem, potentially ending a lawsuit that could shut them down in their world's biggest market, however, imposing new charges and knowledge to share necessities.
Legalising well known and prominent ride-sharing services became urgent in March when an...