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Mubarak’s sons hide their father from TV cameras
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Mubarak’s sons hide their father from TV cameras
Hosni Mubarak's sons, Alaa and Gamal, have tried to hide their father from TV cameras during the current trial. Both…
Director of Mubarak trial coverage speaks of obstructed angles, nose-picking
Egypt
August 9, 2011
Director of Mubarak trial coverage speaks of obstructed angles, nose-picking
In his 18 years as a television news director, Ayman al-Habbal can’t remember covering a single event that compares with…
‘Maspero’ exhibition: Can state TV be envisioned beyond its political role?
Art news
July 21, 2011
‘Maspero’ exhibition: Can state TV be envisioned beyond its political role?
For decades, getting into the Maspero building on the Nile Corniche has been a practically impossible task. The state TV…
Unleashed by the old regime, xenophobia persists
Egypt
July 18, 2011
Unleashed by the old regime, xenophobia persists
Amira Mikhail, half Egyptian and half American, has lived in Egypt for the majority of her life but, as she…
Rights activists demand live broadcast of trials on state TV
Egypt
July 13, 2011
Rights activists demand live broadcast of trials on state TV
Egyptian human rights activists on Wednesday demanded that trials of police and those accused of corruption be broadcast on state…
Media wars: Will state-run coverage change post-Mubarak Egypt?
Egypt
February 18, 2011
Media wars: Will state-run coverage change post-Mubarak Egypt?
The Egyptian media landscape will begin to break political taboos in the aftermath of the revolution, but it will not…
Former Information Minister under house arrest
Egypt
February 13, 2011
Former Information Minister under house arrest
Egyptian authorities have consigned former Minister of Information Anas al-Fiqqi to house arrest, informed sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm.Al-Fiqqi reportedly submitted…
Rights organizations call for prosecution of Information Minister
Egypt
February 9, 2011
Rights organizations call for prosecution of Information Minister
Twenty-four rights organizations have submitted a report to Egypt's Attorney General to call for the trial of Minister of Information…
Prominent media figure resigns from state TV talk show
Egypt
January 27, 2011
Prominent media figure resigns from state TV talk show
TV host Mahmoud Saad submitted his resignation Wednesday after he was prevented from airing his talk show, "Masr al-Naharda," or…
PM says no foreign intervention needed to protect Copts
Egypt
January 13, 2011
PM says no foreign intervention needed to protect Copts
Egypt renewed its refusal to allow foreign intervention in its affairs in the aftermath of two recent attacks on Coptic…