Egypt blocks financial newspaper website, widening media blackout | Reuters - News Summed Up

Egypt blocks financial newspaper website, widening media blackout | Reuters


"Al-Boursa and Daily News Egypt newspapers express their strong condemnation for the ongoing government campaign to restrict them," it said.Egypt last month declared a three-month state of emergency after two suicide bombings at Coptic churches killed more than 45. The company had its assets frozen last December for alleged ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, a charge it denies. "We point out that all information on our company, its shareholders, financial statements and contracts are available to all relevant government entities," the company said in a statement on Sunday. Websites such as Mada Masr, an Egyptian news website that describes itself as progressive and has no Islamist or Qatari affiliations, were also blocked last week. (Editing by Ahmed Aboulenein and David Goodman)This story has not been edited by Firstpost staff and is generated by auto-feed.


Source: Daily News Egypt May 28, 2017 16:41 UTC



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