{
  "id": 542168,
  "title": "Egypt to introduce biometric verification to address misuse of SIM cards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/egypt-to-introduce-biometric-verification-to-address-misuse-of-sim",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T06:55:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-to-introduce-biometric-verification-to-address-misuse-of-sim-cards/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) in Egypt is moving to tighten procedures for verifying the identity of mobile phone line holders by expediting the availability of biometric verification mechanisms through mobile operator phone applications. This step aims to enhance the security of the SIM card registration process and prevent the registration of lines in … The post…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}