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Minister says freedom of information bill ready
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Minister says freedom of information bill ready
Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Hany Mahmoud said his ministry has prepared a freedom of information bill and plans…
Prosecution refers media host, Al-Dostour editor to criminal court
Egypt
August 13, 2012
Prosecution refers media host, Al-Dostour editor to criminal court
The public prosecutor referred media personality Tawfiq Okasha and Al-Dostour Editor-in-Chief Islam Afify to Cairo Criminal Court Wednesday. The prosecution…
Experts slam state TV for insufficient coverage of border attack
Egypt
August 7, 2012
Experts slam state TV for insufficient coverage of border attack
Media experts criticized Egyptian state television for its insufficient coverage of the Sinai border attack that killed 16 soldiers and…
Brotherhood denounces ‘smear campaigns’
Egypt
July 30, 2012
Brotherhood denounces ‘smear campaigns’
Some people are trying to tarnish the Muslim Brotherhood’s image spreading lies and launching smear campaigns, said Tareq Shalaby, spokesperson…
Bearding Egypt’s revolution
Opinion
July 22, 2012
Bearding Egypt’s revolution
Immediately after the 25 January revolution, national and independent papers have witnessed a werewolf-like transformation, with headlines reading, “Egypt on…
Egypt’s deafening three-letter yell
Opinion
July 17, 2012
Egypt’s deafening three-letter yell
When comedian Ahmed Mekky uttered the Latinized acronym for the slang term “aha” in his film “H Dabbour,” he broke…
Preacher calls for media purge
Egypt
July 3, 2012
Preacher calls for media purge
Wagdy Ghoneim, a Muslim preacher, called upon President Mohamed Morsy to “purge the media immediately, including the press and TV,…
Sunday’s papers: Egypt’s fate to be determined today
Egypt
June 24, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Egypt’s fate to be determined today
Sunday’s papers bear unprecedented headlines marking what could be one of the most important turning points in Egypt’s history in…
FJP to sue newspaper over sabotage, coup accusations
Egypt
June 22, 2012
FJP to sue newspaper over sabotage, coup accusations
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said Friday that it intends to sue a privately-owned newspaper that accused…
Runoff media coverage biased, monitoring committee says
Egypt
June 20, 2012
Runoff media coverage biased, monitoring committee says
Certain news presenters were biased and some channels tried to influence voters during the presidential election runoff, a Presidential Elections…