Date of source: Monday, May 3, 2021
On April 20th, two weeks before World Press Freedom Day, the Supreme Council for Media gave media outlets the necessary licenses to work in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, April 10, 2020
In what was considered a new, painful strike against freedom of the press and the Egyptian left and civil resistance, the Egyptian authorities blocked “Darb”; a news website owned by the opposition Socialist Popular Alliance Party after roughly a month since its start. Users of the website were...
Date of source: Friday, November 8, 2019
Over the past two days, participants gathered at the Egypt Media Forum to discuss the state of journalism in Egypt and the factors, affecting its quality and production. Under the title of “Quality Journalism: Content, Practices and Business Models,” the forum, as organized by the DEDI Media Club...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 3, 2019
The Arab Media Freedom Monitor (an Egyptian non-profit organization) certified 41 violations of journalists’ rights and a rise in the number of blocked websites to 520 in its June report. The violations included 13 counts related to detention and arrest, 7 counts from precautionary measures, 6...
Date of source: Saturday, October 31, 2015
Freedom House classified Egypt as “not free” with regards to freedom on the internet from June 2014-May 2015 in its latest report released on Tuesday.
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2006
A critique of a number of articles published on the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group’s website, deeming individuals or institutions to be kāfir.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 19, 2006
A comment on an article by the Coptic intellectual Kamāl Ghubriyāl about schisms in the prospective movement Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2006
The
author emphasizes that Egypt is witnessing a wave of terrorism, listing a
number of fields, where the state
could make efforts to deal with this serious problem.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Ahmad Zakarīya
discusses the internet as a double-edged sword for terrorists, helping them to manufacture weapons, but also
giving
security agencies a chance to trace them.
Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2001 to Friday, October 26, 2001
The Minister of the Interior sent a letter to the Sheikh of the Azhar telling him about a challenging Internet site called the "Jihad of the Apostates" sending forth lies about the Qur’an and the Prophet. The minister asked the Sheikh of the Azhar to cooperate in correcting its deviant thoughts by...