Egypt orders the closure of the country's main independent media and arrests its director for several hours

The editor-in-chief of 'Mada Masr', Lina Attalah, has been convicted for managing an unlicensed website in a context of increasing repression against the local free press

Published on RocksNews: 27 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
Updated: 27 Oct 2026, 20:48 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

Egypt orders the closure of the country's main independent media and arrests its director for several hours — Image credit: Roger Anis (AP Photo/Roger Anis)

The editor-in-chief of 'Mada Masr', Lina Attalah, has been convicted for managing an unlicensed website in a context of increasing repression against the local free press