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YouTube Ban Ordered by Egypt Over 2012 Video ‘Innocence of Muslims’

HIGHLIGHTS Regulators must block YouTube for one month: court Video denigrates the Prophet Mohammad, said court A lower court had ruled to block YouTube in 2013 Egypt’s top administrative court ruled on Saturday that regulators must block the video file-sharing site YouTube for one month over a video that

Ban On Gadgets Lifted For Emirates, Turkish Airlines Flights To US

New Delhi: Emirates and Turkish Airlines on Wednesday announced that the cabin ban on electronic items no longer applied on their flights to the US. “Effective immediately, the electronics ban has been lifted for the Emirates’ flights from Dubai International Airport to the USA,” the airlines said.

Congress Approves Bill Making Internet Tax Ban Permanent

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed legislation placing a permanent ban on states’ taxing Internet access, sending the measure to President Barack Obama for signing into law. By a vote of 75-20, the Senate gave final approval to a bill toughening enforcement of U.S. duties on foreign