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‘7 years of abundance’ — The unusual media campaign celebrating Sisi’s anniversary
Aida Salem | Outlets were told to avoid negative news of any kind, even building collapses and train wrecks.
Legal limbo: Media council again extends deadline for outlets to legalize status
For the time being, we remain in legal limbo.
This justice is not blind: New amendments to terror laws
Rana Mamdouh | Under one amendment, individuals on the terror list may see their syndicate memberships frozen.
President’s eldest son, Mahmoud al-Sisi, sidelined from powerful intelligence position to diplomatic mission in Russia
The move seeks to alleviate growing tensions within the intelligence apparatus about his role
Money and image: Framing Mohamed Ali’s face off against Sisi
Leila Arman | Ali is a child of the post-2013 world, the world of naked conflict, stripped of any symbolism.
Sources: Presidency gives Egyptian media orders not to cover CBS interview with Sisi
Sources say Egyptian media received orders to refrain from covering CBS interview with Sisi
Regulators without regulations
Rana Mamdouh | Despite the formation of three new media regulatory bodies, their roles remain legally unregulated
Egypt’s media in a state of emergency
Mai Shams El-Din | Government attempts to further restrict media post church bombings
The canal of celebration and fear
With both celebratory commentary and reporting on the staunch security plan surrounding the inauguration
 
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Opinion
Mohamed Naeem
In Egypt, nothing has changed — but perhaps everything has
This repressive regime has set itself an unattainable goal: to silence everyone all the time forever
Basma Abdel Aziz
State mechanisms of manipulation and persuasion
What are the mechanisms the state has used to assume and maintain power in Egypt?
Yasmin El-Rifae
For journalists, freedom from jail is a qualified liberty
The only country with more journalists in jail than Egypt is China, and it has raced to this position
 
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News
Officer killed, 4 soldiers injured on Monday in potential 1st South Sinai militant attack since 2019
Intelligence-owned media group moves to regulate livestreaming after price hike coverage
4 journalists suspended from work, fined over a false image of Sisi’s mother
Authorities suspend Monday’s issue of Al-Bawaba newspaper
Presenter Azza Hennawy after referral to trial: Now only space for hypocrites at Maspero
Foreign Ministry slams Economist magazine for article criticizing Sisi’s policies
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Cartoons
Hey Captain!
Andeel | Man: "Hey captain, what are you doing!?"
A question for our president
Andeel | Woman: "So what's the last book you read?"Sisi: "What is this stupid question?"