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State TV head resigns in objection to ‘the way the country is run’
Egypt
December 6, 2012
State TV head resigns in objection to ‘the way the country is run’
State television head Essam al-Amir submitted his resignation to Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud on Thursday to protest “the way…
Scores demonstrate outside Maspero, cause traffic jam
Egypt
December 4, 2012
Scores demonstrate outside Maspero, cause traffic jam
Scores of demonstrators flocked Tuesday evening to the state television and radio building, known as Maspero, on the Nile Corniche…
Update: State TV presenter says cutting of broadcast part of “Brotherhoodization”
Egypt
December 3, 2012
Update: State TV presenter says cutting of broadcast part of “Brotherhoodization”
After holding a burial shroud on-air on her Sunday evening show to protest the Muslim Brotherhood, state media presenter Hala…
State-run satellite channel broadcasts disrupted Sunday evening
Egypt
November 25, 2012
State-run satellite channel broadcasts disrupted Sunday evening
All television broadcasts on Nilesat, Egypt’s state-owned satellite broadcasting company, went black on Sunday evening due to a service interruption.…
Court reinstates editor dismissed for false news on SCAF
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Court reinstates editor dismissed for false news on SCAF
The State Council Administrative Court canceled the Shura Council’s decision to dismiss the editor of a state-owned newspaper on Tuesday…
Morsy defends Tantawi, Anan
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Morsy defends Tantawi, Anan
President Mohamed Morsy has intervened to defend former military head Hussein Tantawi and former Chief of Staff Sami Anan after…
Tunisian journalists go on strike to protest Islamist control
World
October 17, 2012
Tunisian journalists go on strike to protest Islamist control
Tunis — Tunisian journalists went on strike on Wednesday, piling pressure on the Islamist government they accuse of restricting freedom…
Stuck between state and corporate owners, some journalists seek another way
Egypt
October 3, 2012
Stuck between state and corporate owners, some journalists seek another way
When the editor-in-chief of Al-Badeel newspaper, Khalid al-Balshy, was told by owners that his efforts were no longer appreciated, he…
MENA employees protest for higher salaries
Egypt
September 11, 2012
MENA employees protest for higher salaries
Dozens of reporters, administrative employees, technicians and workers at the state-owned MENA news agency staged a protest on Tuesday calling…
New heads of state press: Q&A with journalist Gamal Fahmy
Egypt
September 5, 2012
New heads of state press: Q&A with journalist Gamal Fahmy
The Shura Council announced Tuesday the appointments of the new chairmen for state newspapers and the new formation of the…