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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…
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…