Technology

Low-cost internet services reach Syria's al-Bab

Internet access in the countryside of Aleppo are rapidly expanding thanks to private companies and intense competition.

Syria

Saudi investment fund starts gaming group

The fund, which is headed by the crown prince, will work on developing video game competitions with two European companies.

News Brief

Human Rights Watch staffer hacked with Pegasus spyware

A digital forensic analysis determined phones belonging Lama Fakih, HRW’s crisis and conflict director, were hacked between April and August 2021.

News Brief

El Salvador journalists reportedly targeted by Pegasus spyware

A cyber watchdog report found the phones of at least 35 journalists and activists in the Latin American country were infected with the controversial Pegasus spyware.

Israel

Egypt aims to localize car industry with Emirati support

Egypt is trying its best to deliver its plan to localize the automobile industry, as it cooperates with Abu Dhabi to produce and manufacture a specific car in Egyptian factories to meet the needs of the Egyptian local market on the one hand and export it to African countries on the other.

Egypt

Mosul restaurant features robot servers in first for Iraq

After all recreational activities, especially western ones, were prohibited in it, the first-ever resto-café opened in Mosul, serving Western dishes to customers using a robot.

Iraq

EU urged to sanction Israeli cyberfirm NSO Group

Dozens of human rights groups called on the European Union to place the controversial cybersurveillance firm on its global sanctions list.

Israel

US State Department phones reportedly hacked with Israeli-made spyware

The apparent hack targeted US diplomats based in Uganda or officials whose work focused on the country.

Israel

Egypt reveals new drones at Cairo defense expo

Cairo is hosting the Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX) through Thursday.

Egypt

The Takeaway: Israel’s military threats shadow Iran nuclear talks

Erdogan digs in on lira; Egypt, Ethiopia tensions rise again over Nile Dam; Assassins "carefully planned" attack on Iraqi PM; Iraqi Shiite scholars ponder post-Sistani era; Children become breadwinners in besieged Idlib; The return of Mohammed Ali Pasha’s palace … all in less than 1,200 words.

Israel

Israel eyes solar opportunities in Egypt

Israel is working with Egypt to build solar power plants in the country, taking advantage of Egypt's vast areas of unused land.

Egypt

Egypt's dispute with Chinese company stalls electric car production

The manufacture of the first-ever locally made electric car in Egypt has hit a bump due to failed negotiations between the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry and Dongfeng Motor Corporation regarding the agreement to manufacture the E70 electric car.

Egypt