Censorship
Censorship Authority denies it will not cut scenes as of April
Cinema/TV
February 11, 2015
Censorship Authority denies it will not cut scenes as of April
The head of the Censorship Authority Abdel Sattar Fathy denied a statement attributed to him and circulated by media on…
Censorship Authority: Egypt to no longer cut scenes from movies as of April
Art news
February 9, 2015
Censorship Authority: Egypt to no longer cut scenes from movies as of April
Abdel Sattar Fathy, head of the Censorship Authority, said that not a single scene from local or foreign films would…
Culture Ministry to form committee to protect creativity
Culture
August 10, 2014
Culture Ministry to form committee to protect creativity
Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour is forming a higher committee for the protection of creativity to decide on controversial works…
Prime Minister bans Egyptian movie for risqué scenes
Egypt
April 17, 2014
Prime Minister bans Egyptian movie for risqué scenes
Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has decided to ban the recently-premiered movie “Halawet Roh”, or “Sweetness of Rouh”, from public…
Demoted Egyptian editor bemoans lack of press freedom
Egypt
January 22, 2014
Demoted Egyptian editor bemoans lack of press freedom
Journalist Abdelnasser Salama had high hopes for press freedom when Egyptians took to the streets and ended the 30-year rule…
Prosecution closes offices of Iranian channel, interrogates owner
Egypt
July 21, 2013
Prosecution closes offices of Iranian channel, interrogates owner
Boulaq Aboul Ela Prosecution on Sunday opened investigations with the owner of Iranian al-Alam News Network, after the channel's offices…
Hearing to ban Bassem Youssef’s program set
Egypt
March 23, 2013
Hearing to ban Bassem Youssef’s program set
The Supreme Administrative Court has set 6 April to consider a lawsuit demanding that Bassem Youssef's popular comedy show…
This week in 1937: Egypt’s censors ban their first film
Archaeology
March 21, 2013
This week in 1937: Egypt’s censors ban their first film
Celebrating the diamond jubilee of its confiscation of the film “Lashin” on 17 March 1937, Egypt’s Board of Censors marked…
Director: NSA bans film on Egyptian Jews
Cinema/TV
March 12, 2013
Director: NSA bans film on Egyptian Jews
The director of the film "The Jews of Egypt" film Amir Ramses has said that the National Security Agency banned…