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How foreign media reported 3 days of Egypt’s presidential election
Features/Interviews
March 27, 2018
How foreign media reported 3 days of Egypt’s presidential election
During the early morning hours of March 26, the first day of the 2018 Egyptian presidential election, a number of…
Egypt says deported British journalist for violating foreign press regulations
Egypt
March 27, 2018
Egypt says deported British journalist for violating foreign press regulations
Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) defended in a statement released on Sunday the Egyptian authorities’ recent decision to deport British…
Reporters Without Borders: ‘A dark day for press freedom’ in Turkey
Middle East
March 24, 2018
Reporters Without Borders: ‘A dark day for press freedom’ in Turkey
Christian Mihr: It is a turning point for Turkey’s media landscape. The Dogan Group, which counted Turkey’s largest daily newspaper…
Egyptian TV host Ramadan released from detention after controversial remarks
Egypt
March 5, 2018
Egyptian TV host Ramadan released from detention after controversial remarks
Following the detention of pro-government TV anchor Khairy Ramadan this week for “insulting the police institution and a police officer”…
Pro-government media host detained for insulting police
Egypt
March 4, 2018
Pro-government media host detained for insulting police
The Cairo prosecution office on Saturday ordered TV host Khairy Ramadan to be detained for 24 hours pending investigations by…
2 journalists detained for 15 days for filming report on Alexandria tram
Egypt
March 3, 2018
2 journalists detained for 15 days for filming report on Alexandria tram
The Attarin prosecution in Alexandria ordered the detention of journalist Mai Saeed al Sabagh and photographer Ahmed Mostafa for 15 days…
Not a single journalist detained for a publishing case: Journalists Syndicate President
Egypt
March 2, 2018
Not a single journalist detained for a publishing case: Journalists Syndicate President
President of the Journalists Syndicate Abdel Mohasen Salama said there are no journalists detained in Egypt due to a publishing…
German, Turkish top diplomats vow to heal ties
Middle East
January 6, 2018
German, Turkish top diplomats vow to heal ties
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu vowed Saturday to try to mend ties blighted by…
Press freedom on the agenda as Erdogan meets Macron in Paris
World
January 5, 2018
Press freedom on the agenda as Erdogan meets Macron in Paris
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is traveling to Paris for talks with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, amid protests over press…
Tempers flare inside Turkish courtroom in government’s Cumhuriyet ‘terror’ trial
Middle East
December 26, 2017
Tempers flare inside Turkish courtroom in government’s Cumhuriyet ‘terror’ trial
A Turkish judge evicted an investigative journalist for the Cumhuriyet newspaper from the courtroom during a tense exchange on Monday,…