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China says scrap UN Internet governance forum

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: China on Wednesday called for the abolition of the UN…

AFP
AFP

The triumph of the powerless

NEW YORK: It was early June 1989. Václav Havel had been released…

Daily News Egypt

State pressure affecting internet social networks: forum

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Government pressure on companies linked to social media networks is…

AFP
AFP

Chicago prize to Pakistani education activist

CHICAGO, Illinois: Behind the news of suicide bombings and displaced groups in…

Daily News Egypt

Internet still under US grip, say forum delegates

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: The Internet is still under the control of the United…

AFP
AFP

Arab women on the move

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: Women in the Middle East are on the move, but…

Daily News Egypt

Yahoo and Maktoob: A marriage made online

CAIRO: When Stanford students Jerry Yang and David Filo created a single…

Amira Salah-Ahmed

Algeria demands millions in taxes from Orascom as company pulls workers

CAIRO: Algerian tax authorities are demanding $596.6 million in outstanding taxes from…

Agencies

Iraqi film strikes a chord with Egyptians

Iraq's entry in the Cairo International Film Festival hit the right notes…

Dalia Rabie

Faith meets grace in Finnish drama

In 2005, Finnish filmmaker Klaus Härö pulled off what some critics deemed…

Joseph Fahim