Osama Hiekal
Q & A with the Information Minister: State TV is not immune to making mistakes
Egypt
November 26, 2011
Q & A with the Information Minister: State TV is not immune to making mistakes
Al-Masry Al-Youm sat with Minister of Information Osama Heikal in an interview conducted in conjunction with New Yorker magazine. The interview took…
Information minister praises state TV coverage of Maspero violence
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Information minister praises state TV coverage of Maspero violence
Information Minister Osama Heikal praised state television's coverage of the violence that broke out last Sunday at Maspero. The blood…
Minister pledges fair allocation of broadcast time for all parties
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Minister pledges fair allocation of broadcast time for all parties
The Information Ministry is putting together a plan to ensure equal broadcast time for all political parties ahead of the…
Minister: Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr shut down for ‘disregarding’ law
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Minister: Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr shut down for ‘disregarding’ law
Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr was shut down for disregarding Egyptian laws, said Information Minister Osama Heikal Monday, denying charges that…