Twelve journalists presented a memo to the Press Syndicate Council on Sunday concerning their dismissal from Al-Watan newspaper, according to syndicate council member Amr Badr. “During the meeting, members of the council would decide the appropriate measures to be taken concerning this issue,” Badr explained. “In any way, we must take a serious step to solve the issue, as dismissal of journalists has become a major threat to the entire profession,” he added. Al Barghouthy further explained that the investigation involved all parties, including official documents asserting his work for another newspaper. “We are the only newspaper that has recently hired 20 journalists and raised salaries,” he said.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 01, 2017 15:00 UTC