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MP accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm of ‘defaming’ parliament with cartoons
Egypt

MP accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm of ‘defaming’ parliament with cartoons

Ruling party MP Zakaria Azmy has asked Parliamentary Speaker Fathi Sorour to file a lawsuit against Al-Masry Al-Youm for publishing…
Al-Hayat TV channel warned against criticizing judicial council
Egypt

Al-Hayat TV channel warned against criticizing judicial council

The Media Public Free Zone, which is affiliated with the General Authority for Investment, sent a strongly worded letter to…
Al-Dostour’s dilemma persists
Egypt

Al-Dostour’s dilemma persists

Two weeks after firing its illustrious editor-in-chief Ibrahim Eissa, Al-Dostour, a newspaper known for its anti-Mubarak stance, is still facing…
Bringing down private media
Opinion

Bringing down private media

A few months ago I was told by a well known media personality who works for Egyptian state television and…
Egyptian publisher sacks dissident Al-Dostour editor, says paper
Egypt

Egyptian publisher sacks dissident Al-Dostour editor, says paper

AP-- A leading independent Egyptian newspaper said Tuesday its mogul publisher has fired the daily's chief editor, an outspoken government…
Press watchdog calls for dropping charges against Egyptian journalist
Egypt

Press watchdog calls for dropping charges against Egyptian journalist

The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ), an international media watchdog, appealed on Thursday to Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali to…
Brookings Institute criticizes lack of press freedom in Egypt
Egypt

Brookings Institute criticizes lack of press freedom in Egypt

The Brookings Institute, an independent American research organization, criticized the status of the press freedom in Egypt in a report…
17 global figures named ‘predators of press freedom’
Egypt

17 global figures named ‘predators of press freedom’

The international free press watchdog Reporters Without Borders marked World Press Freedom Day yesterday by publishing a list of 40…
Watchdog: Middle East oppresses journalists
Egypt

Watchdog: Middle East oppresses journalists

Egypt is among the world's worst oppressors of internet journalists, charged a report released yesterday by the Committee to Protect…
2009 most lethal year for journalists in a decade
Egypt

2009 most lethal year for journalists in a decade

A total of 110 journalists were killed because of their work in 2009, making last year the most lethal in…
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