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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/17/2023 10:20:19 AM
Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/1/2023 12:21:00 PM
Egyptian journalist and writer Mirna El-Helbawi explained to Ahram Online how her initiative could get thousands of eSims to Palestinians in Gaza amid a communications blackout.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
10/31/2023 11:27:48 PM
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/29/2023 11:49:00 PM
On the 23rd day of its war on Gaza, Israel carried out limited ground incursions into the strip and heavy airstrikes targeting buildings and the vicinity of hospitals. Communications were restored in the strip after a two-day complete blackout. The death toll of Palestinians killed by Israel has now exceeded 8,000.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/28/2023 11:06:05 PM
Vodafone Egypt announced Saturday evening that the telecommunication giant has prepared mobile communication units that could be sent to the border between Egypt and Gaza to boost internet and mobile phone networks for the Gaza Strip.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/28/2023 3:24:55 PM
Elon Musk announced that Starlink will provide connectivity to internationally recognized Gaza aid organizations amidst Israel's complete communication blackout and ongoing bombardment of the strip.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/28/2023 9:28:25 AM
The near-total telecommunications blackout in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing bombardment of the Palestinian territory risks providing cover for mass atrocities, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned, as number of international agencies and NGOs said they had lost touch with their staff in Gaza on Friday and Saturday.
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Egypt
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Society
9/16/2023 10:32:38 AM
MP Hala Abu El-Saad has submitted an urgent inquiry to the Egyptian government following complaints over prolonged power blackouts, despite lower temperatures in September.
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World
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International
7/24/2023 8:29:37 PM
Italian officials held crisis talks Monday on how to manage blackouts in Sicily that have left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and water for days during a searing heatwave.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
7/14/2023 1:38:55 PM
War-torn Sudan's capital experienced a communications blackout for several hours on Friday, residents said, as the army and paramilitary forces waged intense battles across Khartoum.
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World
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Africa
4/5/2023 4:03:00 PM
The South African government on Wednesday lifted a National State of Disaster, a legal move introduced in February to fast-track efforts to tackle a crippling electricity shortage.
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World
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Africa
3/9/2023 9:08:07 PM
Amnesty International on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to restore access to social media networks including Facebook, TikTok and Youtube as a blockade on some platforms entered its second month.
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World
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War in Ukraine
1/25/2023 5:57:58 PM
Regular power outages caused by Russian missile strikes have terrified tens of thousands of Ukrainians who rely on electricity to keep medical equipment running.
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World
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Africa
1/16/2023 7:19:57 PM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has canceled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos in order to deal with his country's worsening power blackouts.
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World
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International
12/24/2022 10:54:37 AM
Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and canceled holiday gatherings Friday from a winter storm that forecasters said was nearly unprecedented in its scope, exposing about 60% of the U.S. population to some sort of winter weather advisory or warning.
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World
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Africa
11/29/2022 5:39:00 PM
There is ``no timeline'' for restoring internet access to Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region, a senior government official said Tuesday.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/22/2022 12:51:30 PM
Rolling blackouts across Ukraine may continue through March, according to one of the country's energy chiefs, as Ukrainians brace for a grim winter after weeks of relentless Russian strikes against its power grid.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/15/2022 9:29:01 PM
Russia pounded Ukraine's energy facilities Tuesday with its biggest barrage of missiles yet, striking targets across the country and causing widespread blackouts, and a US official said missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, where two people were killed.
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World
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War in Ukraine
11/5/2022 5:31:10 PM
Ukraine's state electricity operator on Saturday announced regular scheduled blackouts in Kyiv and seven other regions of the country in the aftermath of Russia's devastating strikes on energy infrastructure.
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Egypt
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Society
10/22/2022 8:24:47 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Education warned schools and teachers last week to watch out for students involved in any “abnormal activities” following the emergence of videos on TikTok showing students participating in the so-called “blackout challenge”, which involves participants holding their breath until they pass out.
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