media
Parliamentary bill regulating ‘media affairs’ sparks disagreement
Egypt
December 7, 2016
Parliamentary bill regulating ‘media affairs’ sparks disagreement
The draft law for regulating media affairs ignited widespread disagreements between MPs during its discussion by the Media Committee of…
Netanyahu attacks Israeli media, singles out investigative journalist
Middle East
November 8, 2016
Netanyahu attacks Israeli media, singles out investigative journalist
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an unprecedented vilification of the Israeli media on Monday, accusing a leading television journalist of…
Turkey orders arrest of 9 newspaper staff, detains more pro-Kurdish officials
Middle East
November 5, 2016
Turkey orders arrest of 9 newspaper staff, detains more pro-Kurdish officials
Turkish authorities ordered the formal arrest of nine staff members of a leading opposition newspaper on Saturday and detained more…
Egyptian media unwittingly harms the national interest: Sisi
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Egyptian media unwittingly harms the national interest: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has accused Egyptian media outlets of unintentionally causing harm to Egypt's interests and relations with other…
Commercial break: controversial media figures forced off screen
Egypt
October 18, 2016
Commercial break: controversial media figures forced off screen
The Egyptian media scene has taken blow after blow this year; every time someone directs criticism at the government or…
American hijabi woman to pose in historic Playboy spread
Cinema/TV
September 26, 2016
American hijabi woman to pose in historic Playboy spread
Next month’s issue of Playboy Magazine is set to feature a historic spread — indeed the first in its history…
Gold-medal winners at Rio Paralympics to boycott TV channels
Egypt
September 19, 2016
Gold-medal winners at Rio Paralympics to boycott TV channels
Egypt's medal-winning champions from the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics have decided to boycott the country's satellite TV channels due to…
Cabinet approves draft law regulating media affairs
Egypt
May 16, 2016
Cabinet approves draft law regulating media affairs
The Cabinet has approved the draft law governing the press and media affairs, said Planning Minister Ashraf al-Araby Monday.The draft…
Afghan Taliban open new front in war with attacks on media
World
February 2, 2016
Afghan Taliban open new front in war with attacks on media
The Taliban suicide bombing against a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest media company last month has shocked local journalists,…
Al Jazeera cannot sue us, we have no contract: Egyptian authorities
Egypt
January 31, 2016
Al Jazeera cannot sue us, we have no contract: Egyptian authorities
The State Litigation Authority's (SLA) spokesperson, Sameh Sayed, has denied allegations made by the Qatari-based Media network Al-Jazeera about suing…