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Egypt media authority defends suspension of LTC channel
Egypt
September 17, 2018
Egypt media authority defends suspension of LTC channel
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) in Egypt stated on Monday that its decision to suspend satellite broadcasts…
Editor-in-chief of alleged pro-Brotherhood website referred to criminal trial
Egypt
July 13, 2015
Editor-in-chief of alleged pro-Brotherhood website referred to criminal trial
Giza prosecutors referred on Monday the editor-in-chief of an alleged pro-Muslim Brotherhood website to criminal trial for charges of “disseminating…
Pan-Arab news channel off air hours after launch
Egypt
February 2, 2015
Pan-Arab news channel off air hours after launch
Programming at a pan-Arab news channel owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was unavailable on Monday, hours after…
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
Egypt
December 7, 2014
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
A Egypt-based NGO has demanded Egyptian and Arab satellite channels to heed transparency on running quiz phone-in shows and to…
Political satire belly dancer released pending probe in unlicensed TV channel
Egypt
April 23, 2014
Political satire belly dancer released pending probe in unlicensed TV channel
Dokki prosecutors on Wednesday released belly dancer Sama al-Masry pending investigation over charges of running an unlicensed TV channel.Prosecutors had…
Al-Jazeera accuses Egypt of jamming signal
Egypt
September 4, 2013
Al-Jazeera accuses Egypt of jamming signal
Qatari-owned news channel Al-Jazeera has accused Egyptian authorities of jamming the network’s satellite signals, as the broadcaster kept up its…
NSF mulls satellite channel, political merger to strengthen position
Egypt
March 5, 2013
NSF mulls satellite channel, political merger to strengthen position
The National Salvation Front announced Tuesday plans to launch a satellite channel to promote a national boycott of the upcoming…
A problem like Maria
Egypt
August 1, 2012
A problem like Maria
Sheikh Abu Islam Abdullah is a man on a mission to shake up Egypt’s media establishment. He says, the “traditional…