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Egypt on Tuesday suspended the broadcast licenses of 12 satellite channels--mostly devoted to religious themes--and issued warnings to 20 others…

The ministries of information and communications last week informed nine satellite channels that they must broadcast directly from studios affiliated…

The government tightened the noose on independent media this week, with the General Investment Authority (GIA) temporarily closing down the…

Prominent talk show presenter Amr Adeeb has joined the Al-Hayat satellite network, for which he will present a new talk…

A local rights organization urged Egypt on Monday to allow broadcast of a Salafi television channel on Egypt’s Nilesat satellite…

Egyptian Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi has called on officials from Egyptian and Arab satellite channel to steer clear of issues…

Every evening, millions of Egyptians are plastered to their television screens, surfing through dozens of privately-owned satellite channels that broadcast…

Two Egyptian lawyers had filed a lawsuit against the government aimed at halting broadcast of a Shia channel currently carried…

Information Minister Inas el-Fiqi has announced that Egypt's next-generation satellite--the NileSat 201--will be launched into orbit on Wednesday from a…