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Egypt restricts access to 57 news website: report
Egypt

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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