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Former Colombian guerrillas to launch TV network
World
November 23, 2017
Former Colombian guerrillas to launch TV network
In a tiny bathroom, Marilu Ramirez prepares for her segment in a production studio by brushing her long black hair…
Russian MPs back law targeting foreign media
World
November 15, 2017
Russian MPs back law targeting foreign media
Russian MPs on Wednesday backed new legislation that could force foreign media outlets to register as “foreign agents” in a…
Egyptian Parliament to start discussion of new media and press law
Egypt
October 31, 2017
Egyptian Parliament to start discussion of new media and press law
The Egyptian Parliament is set to start the discussion of a new press and media law on Monday, following the…
Egypt parliament speaker warns media, MPS against ‘deliberate defamation’ of House of Representatives
Egypt
October 3, 2017
Egypt parliament speaker warns media, MPS against ‘deliberate defamation’ of House of Representatives
Parliament’s speaker Ali Abdel-Aal has warned in a statement at the opening session of the Parliament held on Monday against…
Egypt imposes media blackout on LGBT community
Egypt
October 1, 2017
Egypt imposes media blackout on LGBT community
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) has released an order to ban all forms of support towards the LGBT…
HRW considers Egypt’s media attacks on its report ‘misleading’
Egypt
September 18, 2017
HRW considers Egypt’s media attacks on its report ‘misleading’
The US-based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a video online Saturday decrying what it described as an unprecedented wave…
In video: Egyptian female TV anchor allegedly sniffs cocaine on air, stirs controversy
Egypt
July 19, 2017
In video: Egyptian female TV anchor allegedly sniffs cocaine on air, stirs controversy
Massive controversy has dominated Egyptian media following a TV show broadcast that showed a female anchor sniffing cocaine on-air and giving…
Turkey issues detention orders for 34 former state TV personnel
Middle East
July 12, 2017
Turkey issues detention orders for 34 former state TV personnel
Turkey issued detention warrants on Wednesday for 34 former personnel of the state-owned broadcaster TRT in an investigation targeting supporters…
National Media Organization to commemorate June 30 revolution: chairman
Egypt
June 29, 2017
National Media Organization to commemorate June 30 revolution: chairman
Chairman of The National Media Organization Hussein Zein said that the Agency has prepared a program map to commemorate the…
Five more sites blocked in Egypt, raising total to 62
Egypt
June 14, 2017
Five more sites blocked in Egypt, raising total to 62
Five additional websites offering VPN services, including TunnelBear, CyberGhost, Hotspot Shield, TigerVPN and ZenVPN were blocked on Tuesday, along with…