“All of this has happened in the absence of the syndicate despite all our attempts for inciting the council of the syndicate to take action; however, the council insists that everything is fine,” said the five council members in the statement. “All our suggestions were rejected by the other members of the council,” they said. Moreover, the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate announced on Tuesday that it is following with concern the issue of Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper and Masr Al-Arabiya website. The council of the syndicate also declared support for Al-Masry Al-Youm and Adel Sabry, the editor-in-chief of Masr Al-Arabiya website. The detention of Sabry came two days after the Supreme Media Council imposed fines on Al-Masry Al-Youm and Masr Al-Arabiya on allegations of publishing news against the state during the presidential election.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 11, 2018 17:03 UTC