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World
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International
11/28/2024 2:47:35 PM
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
11/12/2024 8:29:20 PM
Egypt’s ancient artefacts are coming to life thanks to modern technology.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
10/29/2024 2:12:16 PM
Renowned Egyptian actor Hassan Youssef died in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 90, his brother Mohamed Youssef announced on Facebook.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
10/27/2024 6:13:53 PM
Egyptian actress Sherifa Maher died on Saturday at age 92, her son Mohamed Halim revealed on Facebook.
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Business
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Tech
9/17/2024 7:48:15 PM
Meta said it's banning Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda. The announcement drew a rebuke from the Kremlin on Tuesday.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
9/14/2024 4:38:13 PM
Egyptian actress Nahed Roushdy died in the early hours of Saturday, her daughter Dina Saad revealed on Facebook.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
9/3/2024 9:45:03 PM
Egyptian screenwriter Atef Beshay passed away last Friday, a few weeks after a critical brain surgery that had seemed successful until his health began to deteriorate. It was producer Mohamed Al-Adl who announced Beshay’s passing on Facebook.
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World
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Region
8/25/2024 8:17:55 PM
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday replaced without explanation various ministers, including from foreign affairs and defense, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement posted on Facebook.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/31/2024 5:59:21 PM
Many users of Facebook and Instagram, in Egypt and around the world, slammed parent company META for placing restrictions and removing posts mourning the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, noting this was a continuation of these platforms anti-Palestinian biases since the start of the Israeli genocidal war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip 10 months ago.
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Business
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Tech
7/20/2024 9:02:38 PM
Nigeria is fining Facebook and WhatsApp parent company Meta $220 million for "multiple and repeated" data violations.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
7/8/2024 7:14:51 PM
Shady websites calling for a boycott of Qatar, a New York billboard targeting the Gulf state's rulers, and a Vietnamese outfit floating hundreds of slander-ridden Facebook ads -- all elements of a sprawling influence operation vilifying the country as it mediates between Israel and Hamas.
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Business
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Tech
7/4/2024 10:42:55 PM
Spanish prosecutors said Thursday that they were investigating Facebook owner Meta over suspicions it breached data-protection laws by using users' data to train its AI programme.
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Sports
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World
6/17/2024 6:08:15 PM
French Sports Minister Amelie Oudéa-Castéra on Monday hailed a statement by football superstar Kylian Mbappé urging voters not to back political extremes in the upcoming snap elections as exemplary.
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Business
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Tech
4/18/2024 10:05:05 PM
Meta on Thursday introduced an improved AI assistant built on new versions of its open source "Llama" large language model for powering the technology.
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Egypt
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Society
3/14/2024 1:00:35 PM
Meta's Facebook pages dominate Egypt's e-commerce, commanding 61.7 percent, followed by WhatsApp groups at 31.8 percent, according to the March quarterly report of the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT).
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World
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Region
3/9/2024 12:53:03 PM
Iran on Saturday denounced US tech giant Meta's decision to remove the Facebook and Instagram accounts of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling it a "violation of freedom of expression".
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Business
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Tech
3/5/2024 9:02:00 PM
A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday.
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Sports
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National Teams
2/13/2024 7:06:40 PM
Egypt's iconic striker Hossam Hassan signed contract on Tuesday to become the Pharaohs new head coach, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced in a facebook post.
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World
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Region
2/9/2024 6:52:22 PM
Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, over his support for the Palestinian resistance, Al-Aqsa Flood operation.
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Egypt
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Society
11/28/2023 11:12:08 PM
Prominent Egyptian journalist and TV host Kaswaa El-Khelaly revealed on her TV show “In the Evening with Kuswah” on CBC TV that Meta, the owner of Facebook, deleted the live broadcast of her show episode on Sunday over coverage of the Gaza war.
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