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Under new leadership, media face old oppressive policies
Egypt

Under new leadership, media face old oppressive policies

More than a month ago, the Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece newspaper coined two dichotomous categories of media. One was “the black…
Fresh edits: New leadership at state-run media raises concerns about Brothers’ grip
Egypt

Fresh edits: New leadership at state-run media raises concerns about Brothers’ grip

A number of columnists in privately-owned newspapers such as Al-Watan, Youm7 and Al-Tahrir published blank opinion articles on Thursday to…
FJP official defends Al-Dostour confiscation
Egypt

FJP official defends Al-Dostour confiscation

The Freedom and Justice Party’s foreign relations committee head Gehad al-Haddad defended the recent confiscation of Al-Dostour newspaper’s Saturday edition,…
Journalists syndicate suspends ties with Sudanese counterpart
Egypt

Journalists syndicate suspends ties with Sudanese counterpart

The Egyptian Journalists Syndicate announced Thursday that it would suspend ties with the Sudanese Journalists Union due to “its chief…
Egypt journalist freed in Sudan, returns home
Egypt

Egypt journalist freed in Sudan, returns home

Egypt's president has flown a journalist detained for nearly two weeks in Sudan after covering protests there back to Cairo…
Update: Al-Bashir promises release of Shaimaa Adel, says foreign minister
Egypt

Update: Al-Bashir promises release of Shaimaa Adel, says foreign minister

  Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel, who has been detained in Khartoum since 3 July, is due to be released within…
Ethiopian journalist gets 18 years for ‘terrorism’
World

Ethiopian journalist gets 18 years for ‘terrorism’

An Ethiopian court on Friday jailed a journalist for 18 years for "terrorism" and 23 other reporters and activists for…
Journalists protest for release of Egyptian reporter held in Sudan
Egypt

Journalists protest for release of Egyptian reporter held in Sudan

A number of journalists marched to the Foreign Ministry from the Journalists Syndicate on Tuesday evening to demand the release…
Activists protest ongoing detention of journalist Shaimaa Adel in Sudan
Egypt

Activists protest ongoing detention of journalist Shaimaa Adel in Sudan

Journalists and activists have called for a protest at noon on Saturday in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Cairo's…
Update: Sudan releases second Egyptian journalist detained in Khartoum
Egypt

Update: Sudan releases second Egyptian journalist detained in Khartoum

Correction: Although several Egyptian newspapers cited a Foreign Ministry source as saying Adel had been released in reports published on…
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