Egyptian authorities arrested a British journalist and expelled her from the country after threatening her with a military trial, The Times said on Saturday. The move comes as part of a heavy crackdown on media ahead of this month's presidential elections. Egyptian authorities were not immediately available for comment. El-Sissi himself described any defamation of the country's security forces as "high treason." Egyptian authorities have also published a list of telephone numbers for citizens to alert reports they view as undermining security or spreading false news.

Source: ABC News March 24, 2018 09:42 UTC