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65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
World

65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF

Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…
Committee to Protect Journalists names Egypt as third top jailer of journalists
Egypt

Committee to Protect Journalists names Egypt as third top jailer of journalists

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report released on Wednesday that for the second year…
Russian lawmakers vote to bar entry to US reporter
World

Russian lawmakers vote to bar entry to US reporter

The State Duma lower house of Russia’s parliament voted on Wednesday to bar correspondents of US mass media, including The…
Al Bawaba newspaper confiscated for reporting on escapee former interior minister
Egypt

Al Bawaba newspaper confiscated for reporting on escapee former interior minister

Egyptian authorities ordered the confiscation of Al-Bawaba newspaper on Sunday for reporting on the disappearance of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, who…
Daily News Egypt to be taken over by state-run newspaper, follows asset freeze and block
Egypt

Daily News Egypt to be taken over by state-run newspaper, follows asset freeze and block

The State- run committee assigned to seizing funds and assets of Muslim Brotherhood affiliated members, decided on Thursday to assign…
Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement
Egypt

Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement

Three journalists working for privately-run newspaper Youm7 said that the agency’s Editor-in-chief Khalid Salah fired them on Sunday for objecting…
National Authority of journalism releases recommendations to monitor false information
Egypt

National Authority of journalism releases recommendations to monitor false information

The National Authority of Journalism, assigned to supervise and administrate the state-owned press institutions, issued recommendations on Saturday aiming to…
Blocked news websites in Egypt go active at dawn, witness suspension in afternoon
Science

Blocked news websites in Egypt go active at dawn, witness suspension in afternoon

Several social media users and officials from a number of media outlets, that were recently blocked in Egypt, said in…
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Egypt

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

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…
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