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Watchdogs: Draft constitution broadens role of monitoring bodies
Egypt

Watchdogs: Draft constitution broadens role of monitoring bodies

The committee drafting the chapter on monitoring and independent bodies in the Constituent Assembly has almost finalized 16 articles. Allocating…
Constitution draft leaves room for restrictions on media freedoms
Egypt

Constitution draft leaves room for restrictions on media freedoms

Vague terminology continues to plague articles pertaining to media freedom in the draft constitution, despite praise for some clauses deemed…
Judges strike back against media criticism
Egypt

Judges strike back against media criticism

Prominent media personalities are confronting a backlash after speaking out against Egypt’s judiciary following the acquittal of defendants in the…
FJP to sue Al-Ahram for false news on president assassination attempt
Egypt

FJP to sue Al-Ahram for false news on president assassination attempt

The Freedom and Justice Party's Legal Affairs Committee in Alexandria denied reports that President Mohamed Morsy was subjected to an…
Saudi TV channel eyes both political and economic ends
Egypt

Saudi TV channel eyes both political and economic ends

  A new Saudi-owned channel, MBC Egypt, is set to begin broadcasting in November, primarily focusing on entertainment specifically tailored…
Tales of the South
Egypt

Tales of the South

    Hanan Solayman’s decision to resign from her work as a full-time journalist in 2010 to think of her…
Salafi party official declines Supreme Press Council appointment
Egypt

Salafi party official declines Supreme Press Council appointment

Salafi Nour Party spokesperson Nader Bakkar declined an appointment to the Supreme Press Council, members of which were picked by…
Qatar’s Al Jazeera website hacked by Syria’s Assad loyalists
World

Qatar’s Al Jazeera website hacked by Syria’s Assad loyalists

The website of Qatar-based satellite news network Al Jazeera was apparently hacked on Tuesday by Syrian government loyalists for what…
Brotherhood-dominated Shura Council makes second round of press appointments
Egypt

Brotherhood-dominated Shura Council makes second round of press appointments

The Shura Council’s general committee announced the new members of the Supreme Press Council and the new chairmen of the…
Watching the demise of journalistic form
Opinion

Watching the demise of journalistic form

I am no wordsmith, but I have a fascination with language. I am no grumpy grammarian, but I admire clean…
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