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Egyptian court orders closure of independent news site Mada Masr; editor taken into custody

Editor-in-chief Lina Attalah was ordered detained until she pays a fine of more than $50,000 after being convicted of running an unlicensed website.

By Rational Times Media Desk Cairo · · 1 min read

A court in Cairo has ordered the closure of Mada Masr, one of Egypt’s best-known independent news sites. The court also ordered editor-in-chief Lina Attalah to be detained until she pays a fine of more than $50,000, after she was convicted of managing an unlicensed website. Attalah was taken into custody after the ruling.

Earlier in the week, Mada Masr had published an editorial anticipating action against it:

“We understand that a sword will most likely be raised above our heads very soon.”

Press-freedom groups have long criticised Egypt’s licensing rules for news websites as a tool for restricting independent journalism.

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  1. Democracy Now! — Headlines, 27 October 2026
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