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Egypt restricts access to 57 news website: report
Egypt
June 12, 2017
Egypt restricts access to 57 news website: report
Independent news websites Al-Badil, Al-Bedaiah, and Medium, are now unreachable to internet users in Egypt, raising the total number of…
LE200,000 fine to be paid by satellite channels over ‘indecent word’ broadcasts
Life & Style
June 8, 2017
LE200,000 fine to be paid by satellite channels over ‘indecent word’ broadcasts
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation approved on Wednesday a draft resolution to apply a fine of LE200,000 on satellite…
May to confront Trump as UK police stop sharing attack information with US
World
May 25, 2017
May to confront Trump as UK police stop sharing attack information with US
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday she would tell US President Donald Trump that intelligence shared between their…
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Egypt
May 25, 2017
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Several Qatar-affiliated news outlets and other local news websites were blocked in Egypt on Wednesday in the wake of allegedly false footage…
Absent glitter and Trump, journalists honor press freedom
World
April 30, 2017
Absent glitter and Trump, journalists honor press freedom
Prominent Washington journalists, if not Hollywood stars, celebrated the First Amendment during the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, an event…
Egypt ranks 161 in RSF report on freedom of the press
Egypt
April 27, 2017
Egypt ranks 161 in RSF report on freedom of the press
Freedom of the press is under threat around the world, said Reporters Without Borders (RSF) organization in its annual report…
Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with crowd-funded website
World
April 26, 2017
Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with crowd-funded website
The founder of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has announced plans for a crowd-funded news website offering stories by journalists and volunteers…
Sudan calls for deportation of Egyptian reporters after 2 Sudanese journalists denied entry to Egypt
Egypt
April 26, 2017
Sudan calls for deportation of Egyptian reporters after 2 Sudanese journalists denied entry to Egypt
Sudan's pro-government journalists' union on Tuesday urged Khartoum to deport Egyptian reporters after Cairo refused entry to two Sudanese journalists…
State-owned press to revive print publications, support journalism in Egypt: National Press Organization
Egypt
April 16, 2017
State-owned press to revive print publications, support journalism in Egypt: National Press Organization
Karam Gabr, head of the newly-formed National Press Organization, said the organization will select leaders of state-owned press institutions who will…
Court sentences rights lawyer to 10 years in prison over Facebook posts
Egypt
April 13, 2017
Court sentences rights lawyer to 10 years in prison over Facebook posts
A criminal court in Alexandria on Wednesday sentenced in absentia a rights lawyer to 10 years in prison, five years…