Neowin News Feed for: Egypt

The Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region saw a 48% growth in crypto usage

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:54:01 +0000

People in the Middle East & North Africa region have been turning more towards cryptocurrencies to pay remittances and preserve the value of their savings where major inflation is underway. Read more...

Egypt threatens to sue Apple for allegedly stifling competition in the country

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:18:01 +0000

Egypt has given Apple 60 days to end restrictions it has been imposing on local retailers in the country that block them from buying from other distributors and, thus, limit competition. Read more...

Egypt's Grand Mufti issues fatwa against bitcoin

Paul Hill — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:10:01 +0000

The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Shawki Allam, has issued a fatwa against the use of bitcoin largely due to the risks he perceives with the cryptocurrency for individuals, groups, and institutions. Read more...

Egypt central bank kills bitcoin rumours... again

Paul Hill — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:28:01 +0000

The Central Bank of Egypt has again denied rumours that it will allow banks in the country to handle Bitcoin. The denial was the second that the central bank has issued since rumours surfaced in June. Read more...

Egypt's state prosecutor orders ban on Internet pornography

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:04:59 +0000

Egypt's state prosecutor has ordered a ban on internet pornography after a similar order was ignored by authorities. The ban would take away what some would argue is the raison d'etre of the web. Read more...

Trailer for anti-Islamic film pulled from YouTube in Egypt and Libya

Paul Ferson — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:08:59 +0000

A trailer for a film entitled 'Innocence of Muslims', previously known as 'Innocence of Bin Laden', has been hidden by Google in Egypt and Libya due to outrage it sparked after airing on national TV. Read more...

Google Earth might have found new Egyptian pyramids

Paul Ferson — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:45:52 +0000

A university researcher has found new pyramids in Egypt through Google Earth. These pyramids have lain undiscovered for potentially thousands of years. Read more...

Egypt gets ready to ban online porn

Andy Weir — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:34:42 +0000

Ultra-conservative politicians in Egypt take steps towards attempting a total ban on internet pornography in the country, in an apparent move to extend the influence of Sharia law on its citizens. Read more...

Egyptian shutdown of ISPs cost $40 million

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:29:15 +0000

As the world erupted in protest over the Egyptian shutdown of Internet connectivity during the protests of the last week or so, many fail to realize how much this disruption of day-to-day economic activity is... Read more...

Internet Restored in Egypt

Steven Parker — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:41:38 +0000

Breaking: The Next Web is reporting that Internet service has been restored in the troubled land of Egypt. It's still unclear if the major service providers decided to enable the service, or if the government had... Read more...

Egypt shuts off last ISP

Andrew Lyle — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:49:58 +0000

Egypt has just shut down their last remaining ISP in the country, preventing anyone there from accessing the Internet. Their last remaining ISP, Noor, has just went offline, taking down their stock exchange. Late last week,... Read more...

Egyptians go old school in attempts to communicate

Ryan Statzer — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:40:42 +0000

As reported last week here on Neowin, ongoing protests have prompted the Egyptian government to cut off practically all communication in and out of the country. This has affected not only Internet access, but access... Read more...

Amid protests, Egypt shuts down internet [Updated]

Christopher White — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:25:54 +0000

Information is a powerful tool and according to the Twitter feed #Jan25, that tool has been shut down in Egypt amidst major protests over the past few days. Social media sites have been used in... Read more...

Egypt Blogger jailed for 'Insult'

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:26:10 +0000

An Egyptian court has sentenced blogger Abdel Kareem Soliman to four years' prison for insulting Islam and the president. The trial, which took place in Soliman's native city of Alexandria, is the first time a... Read more...