Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The vegetables market established on
the sidewalk of the Press Syndicate prevented, the day before yesterday, the Minister of Education Dr. Yusrī
al-Jamal from attending a celebration held for praising the journalist’s outstanding students sons.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 26, 2006
This article resumes
Father
Būlus Bāsīlī’s discussion of his prison experience.
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2006
The author explains the trap
set by the Muslim Brotherhood in the latest incidents
of Lebanon and he accuses them of seeking only their interest
regardless of the impact on their country’s
interest.
Date of source: Thursday, September 7, 2006
On Thursday, 12 editors-in-chief from
Egypt’s most
influential national newspapers issued a statement in which they condemned attempts by ‘yellow’
journalism to
insult Egyptian symbols, including President Muhammad Husnī Mubārak. Outlining the
current status of
the Egyptian press, the editors...
Date of source: Monday, September 4, 2006
This article reports criticism from a key figure of the Centrist Party against Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī for his attacks on Shī‘ah and on Syrian President Bashshār al-Assad who had attacked the position of Arab leaders on the Israeli war on Lebanon.
Date of source: Thursday, July 27, 2006
The author discusses different viewpoints on the draft law related to press freedom and states that
the removal of the article that prescribes punishment for alleged cases of defamation is a positive step towards
democracy.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The author criticizes Islamic writer Muhammad ‘Umāra and his contradictory positions, shifting from Marxism to Islamist extremist ideologies.
Date of source: Saturday, July 22, 2006 to Friday, July 28, 2006
In an attempt to reach out to the
"banned" Muslim
Brotherhood, the founder of the Democratic Front Party [Hizb al-Jabhah al-
Dīmūqrātīyah,
Dr. Usāmah al-Ghazālī Harb, recently invited the Supreme Guide of
the group, Muhammad
Mahdī ‘Ākif, to attend a press conference held to announce the
party...
Date of source: Friday, July 21, 2006
The article discusses the decision taken by
the
Syndicate of Journalists’ Board of Directors to form a committee to draft a new law halting publishing-
related
imprisonment.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
A discussion was held on the recently proposed draft law that amends some articles of the penal code
pertaining to custodial sentences for publishing offences. A few days ago the People’s Assembly gave
preliminary approval for the draft law amid growing calls to lift all restrictions on freedom...