Iran-based social media scheme impersonated press

    San Francisco: Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday said they shuttered accounts used in an Iran-based social media campaign to sway public opinion by impersonating reporters, politicians and others. ### Facebook removed 51 accounts, 36 pages and seven groups at the leading online social network, and another three accounts from Instagram after investigating a tip from…

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      Ramadan ice cream trail: #23 Booza

      What you need to know: ### Have you ever eaten stretchy ice cream? If your answer is no, then this is your chance. ### We give you our 23rd pick of the month – Booza. ### #23 Booza ### What is it? ### Booza is a kind of Arabic ice cream that has the consistency…

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        Top militant suspect transferred to Egypt from Libya

        Cairo/Benghazi: Top Egyptian militant suspect Hisham Al Ashmawy was transferred to Egypt from eastern Libya in a military aircraft, Egyptian state television said on Wednesday. ### Al Ashmawy, a former Egyptian special forces officer, was apprehended in the Libyan city of Derna late last year and has been long sought by Cairo on charges of…

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