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POLITICS1d agoDemocratic senator blames Egypt press crackdown on US military aid decisionChris Murphy said waiving a human rights condition on aid paved the way for arrests of journalists.BBC World
POLITICS3d agoEgypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada MasrWarnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed websiteLina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr, has been released from detention by Egypt’s authorities and had her website ordered to be shut down by a court amid an intensifying crackdown on independent media in the country.Attalah was taken briefly into custody after a Cairo court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website, prompting fresh international concerns over press freedom in Egypt. Continue reading...Guardian World
POLITICS4d agoThe next phase of military rule in Egypt is hereEl-Sisi’s announcement that he will not run for a fourth term may signal a new leadership arrangement.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS4d agoEgyptian journalist free again after paying 50,000 euro fineDe Egyptische journalist Lina Attalah is weer vrijgelaten. Ze werd dinsdag opgepakt voor het runnen van de nieuwssite Mada Masr, omdat ze dat zonder vergunning deed. Ze werd in de rechtszaal gearresteerd na een uitspraak door een Egyptische rechtbank. Die veroordeelde haar tot een boete van omgerekend ongeveer 50.000 euro. Ook moest de site offline worden gehaald. Volgens haar advocaat is Attalah vrijgelaten na het betalen van de geldboete. Attalah is de hoofdredacteur van de onafhankelijke nieuwssite en won vele internationale prijzen voor haar journalistieke werk. Op de site worden geregeld NOS Buitenland
POLITICS4d agoEgypt releases prominent journalist Lina Attalah from custodyLina Attalah war released from custody on Tuesday, hours after she was detained and after a court ordered the closure of her website Mada Masr. A court had earlier fined Attalah three million Egyptian pounds (around $53,400) for operating the outlet without a license.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS4d agoEgypt orders closure of independent news site Mada MasrDW News [en]
POLITICS4d agoEgypt orders closure of leading independent news site Mada MasrAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICS4d agoEgyptian Court Orders News Site Closed as Critics Warn of a CrackdownMada Masr, one of Egypt’s few independent media outlets, said a judge ordered it closed for operating without a license and detained its editor in chief.NYT World
POLITICS4d agoEgypt convicts Mada Masr editor in ‘draconian’ press crackdownEgypt has consistently ranked as one the world's leading jailers of journalists since 2013The Independent World
POLITICS4d agoJudge bans critical Egyptian news site, editor-in-chief fined and arrestedNOS Buitenland
POLITICS4d agoEgyptian journalist Lina Attalah detained after court orders news site's closureAmnesty International said the verdict against Attalah and independent outlet Mada Masr represented "a crushing blow to press freedom".BBC World
POLITICS4d agoEgypt detains journalist Lina Attalah after court rulingEgyptian journalist Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the country's leading independent news outlet Mada Masr, was detained by security forces after being fined in a swift trial on Tuesday, the publication said.Africanews [en]
POLITICS6d agoWe never left Egypt, only prodigals need to return home, by Owei LakemfaPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu told Nigerians on October 19, 2026, that they will not return to Egypt. He seems unaware that Egypt is our ancestral home and that we never left and will never leave. This Niger Area is the land of milk and honey we inherited from our fathers and mothers. We were never […] The post We never left Egypt, only prodigals need to return home, by Owei Lakemfa appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria