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Saudi TV channel eyes both political and economic ends
Egypt
October 16, 2012
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
September 15, 2012
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
September 6, 2012
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
September 4, 2012
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
September 4, 2012
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
September 4, 2012
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…
Okasha sentence hearing set for 13 October
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Okasha sentence hearing set for 13 October
The Administrative Court has set 13 October as the date for a sentencing hearing for media personality Tawfiq Okasha.
An audience with Okasha
Egypt
September 3, 2012
An audience with Okasha
There is something tragic about the Haram area — jumbled hotels, gaudy souvenir shops, skinny horses, tourist touts so desperate…
Minister says new bill to end prison sentences for insulting president
Egypt
August 29, 2012
Minister says new bill to end prison sentences for insulting president
Egypt's Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Mohamed Mahsoub said Tuesday that a bill has been submitted to President Mohamed Morsy that…
Ramadan dramas in post-revolution Egypt
Opinion
August 16, 2012
Ramadan dramas in post-revolution Egypt
This Ramadan, several TV series discuss the 18 months that followed the 25 January revolution, which has stumbled out of…