Date of source: Wednesday, November 3, 1999
The Jordan Press Association council on Tuesday postponed the execution of a recent decision to expel three journalists who visited Israel in September, a council member said.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 2, 1999
A number of journalists from the Jordan Press Association’s general assembly are collecting signatures to pressure the JPA council to abide by its recent decision expelling three members who visited Israel in September, one journalist said.
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 1999 to Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Some 200 Egyptian journalists staged a sit-in at the headquarters of their syndicate on August 21, to protest the imprisonment of three of their colleagues and call for the abrogation of laws they said stifle press freedom and inhibit free speech.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 5, 1999
In our meeting with Hafez Abu Seada, Secretary-General of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, he accused Mustafa Bakri, editor in chief of Al-Osboa newspaper, of many things, including that the check which reached Bakri, was proof that he was in touch with security sources and that he was...
Date of source: Monday, March 16, 1998
Comment on the press handling of information that threatens business atmosphere.
Date of source: Thursday, March 12, 1998
Following a meeting with President Hosni Mubarak, who criticized sensational elements in the Egyptian press, the Supreme Press Council started to regulate the press market.