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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/3/2026 10:03:57 PM
An official source at Egypt’s irrigation ministry on Saturday dismissed an Ethiopian minister’s accusation that Cairo built the Aswan High Dam without consulting Addis Ababa as “nonsense”, after the minister deleted the Facebook post containing the remarks.
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Business
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Tech
8/27/2026 6:19:31 PM
The EU said Thursday it expects Meta to address "addictive" features of its platforms in Europe, after the tech giant agreed to sweeping limits on teen use of Facebook and Instagram in some US states.
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World
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International
8/26/2026 7:21:25 PM
Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to a court filing on Wednesday that ends a landmark trial in California.
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Business
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Tech
7/10/2026 2:49:10 PM
Meta must change Facebook's and Instagram's "addictive design" or face a heavy fine, the EU warned on Friday.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
5/21/2026 8:44:48 PM
Egypt’s Public Prosecution issued a decision on Thursday to block the accounts of 12 individuals in Egypt across major social media platforms, including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, and Telegram, in coordination with relevant authorities.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/26/2026 3:04:33 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said he was following “with utmost concern” the shooting incident that took place near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attended by US President Donald Trump, condemning the attack and expressing relief at Trump’s safety, according to a social media post on his official Facebook account.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
4/12/2026 5:11:47 PM
A woman died after jumping from the 13th floor of a residential building in Alexandria’s Smouha district early Sunday during a live broadcast on Facebook, prompting an investigation by security authorities.
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Egypt
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Politics
3/30/2026 10:18:19 AM
Minister of State for Media Diaa Rashwan late on Sunday pushed back against controversy over remarks he made in a recent television interview, saying his comments had been misrepresented on social media, according to a post on his official Facebook page.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
12/20/2025 11:38:47 PM
Egypt’s public prosecution has lifted the travel ban on political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah; his lawyer, Khaled Ali announced on Facebook.
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World
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International
12/9/2025 3:39:16 PM
Australia banned under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok on Wednesday, a world-first move of huge interest to all those worried about the harms of social media.
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World
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International
10/8/2025 4:59:58 PM
Access to several social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, have been "intentionally restricted" in Afghanistan, internet watchdog Netblocks told AFP on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Society
7/15/2025 12:09:14 PM
The US Embassy in Cairo announced in a post on its Facebook page on Tuesday that its consular officers will deny tourist visa applications if they believe the primary purpose of travel is to give birth in the United States to obtain US citizenship for newborn children, stressing “Birth tourism is not permitted."
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Egypt
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Society
4/18/2025 5:48:36 PM
The US Embassy in Cairo announced in a post on its official Facebook page on Thursday that US visa screening does not stop after a visa is issued.
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World
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Africa
4/5/2025 6:18:52 PM
Kenya can try Meta, the parent company of Facebook, over allegations that the social media platform's algorithm encouraged the spread of hateful content during a civil war in Ethiopia, a court said, paving the way for a legal showdown.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
4/1/2025 1:15:13 PM
Tunisian actress Inas El-Naggar passed away in the early hours of Monday, following a short battle with illness, her friend announced on Facebook.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
3/23/2025 12:39:39 PM
More and more people are spending time on social media and content-streaming sites during Ramadan.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
3/15/2025 12:00:00 AM
Egyptian actor Ehsan Al-Turk passed away in the early hours of Saturday following a long battle with illness, his wife announced on Facebook.
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Sports
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Africa
3/11/2025 11:33:55 PM
The Libyan football federation announced Tuesday in a statement posted on Facebook the appointment of AFCON-winner Aliou Cisse as new head coach of the national team.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
2/27/2025 10:55:24 AM
Egyptian actor, writer, and director Ahmed Kassem passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84, director Khairy Beshara announced on his Facebook account.
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Business
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Tech
2/13/2025 4:08:39 PM
Digital titans including Facebook and TikTok formally pledged to ramp up the fight against disinformation in the EU, Brussels said on Thursday, just days after the new US administration condemned the bloc's online content rules.
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