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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...