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7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director’s opening ceremony backlash

7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director’s opening ceremony backlash

  • The online attacks erupted after Jolly’s acclaimed but controversial opening July spectacle on the Seine
  • The abuse quickly escalated, laced with homophobic and antisemitic slurs, and reportedly aimed to silence the artistic intent behind the show
By AP ·

The Saudi Arabian Olympians

Ahmed Elgendy of Egypt becomes first athlete from Africa to win Olympic modern pentathlon gold. AP

Why did Egypt win fewer medals at this year’s Olympics?

By Mohamed El-Shamaa ·