Egypt Shuts Independent News Site Mada Masr, Fines Editor Lina Attalah

A Cairo court orders the closure of Mada Masr and fines its editor-in-chief Lina Attalah for operating without a license.

7 publishers · 7 articles · first seen 27 Oct 2026 · updated 10d ago

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7 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 27 Oct 2026. News Feed published first, on 27 October at 14:11 UTC; BBC News followed 2h 00m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian, appeared on 28 October at 14:16 UTC.

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