independent press
Year Ender: 2010 ‘bad year’ for press freedom, say critics
Egypt
December 30, 2010
Year Ender: 2010 ‘bad year’ for press freedom, say critics
The year 2010 was a bad one for journalistic freedom in Egypt, and, according to the forecasts of some media…
Trial postponed for journalist accused of inciting public against new tax
Egypt
December 19, 2010
Trial postponed for journalist accused of inciting public against new tax
An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed trial proceedings for Wael al-Ibrashy, chief editor of independent weekly Sawt al-Umma, who faces…
MP accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm of ‘defaming’ parliament with cartoons
Egypt
December 13, 2010
MP accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm of ‘defaming’ parliament with cartoons
Ruling party MP Zakaria Azmy has asked Parliamentary Speaker Fathi Sorour to file a lawsuit against Al-Masry Al-Youm for publishing…
Sacked editor Eissa and supporters launch ‘The Real Al-Dostour’ online
Egypt
November 3, 2010
Sacked editor Eissa and supporters launch ‘The Real Al-Dostour’ online
On Monday, members of independent daily Al-Dostour’s staff who had opposed the newspaper’s recent sale and the firing of its…
Al-Dostour’s new chairman sacks absentee reporters
Egypt
October 28, 2010
Al-Dostour’s new chairman sacks absentee reporters
Reda Edward, the new chairman of popular independent daily Al-Dostour, sacked 11 reporters this week for exceeding the number of…
Wafd Party leader agrees to take on ousted chief editor
Egypt
October 27, 2010
Wafd Party leader agrees to take on ousted chief editor
Al-Sayed al-Badawy, leader of the opposition Wafd Party, has accepted a recommendation by the party's executive board to allow Ibrahim…
Al-Dostour CEO rejects journalists’ demands to reinstate Eissa, Mansour
Egypt
October 18, 2010
Al-Dostour CEO rejects journalists’ demands to reinstate Eissa, Mansour
Reda Edward, the new CEO of opposition daily Al-Dostour, informed the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate on Monday that he had rejected…
New Al-Dostour chairman declines to discuss paper’s woes with press syndicate
Egypt
October 13, 2010
New Al-Dostour chairman declines to discuss paper’s woes with press syndicate
Reda Edward, the new chairman of prominent independent daily Al-Dostour, said he would not
Wafd Party head unloads shares in controversial newspaper
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Wafd Party head unloads shares in controversial newspaper
President of the Wafd opposition party Al-Sayed al-Badawi on Sunday sold all his shares in independent daily Al-Dostour to Reda…
Al-Dostour journos demonstrate to protest chief editor’s sacking
Egypt
October 7, 2010
Al-Dostour journos demonstrate to protest chief editor’s sacking
The crisis involving independent daily Al-Dostour escalated on Thursday with nearly 150 journalists and opposition figures staging a demonstration in…