In a surprise move, beIN group announced on Tuesday that it has stopped providing its services in Egypt. “Viewers in Egypt can continue to enjoy beIN CONNECT services on smartphones and other devices by visiting: http://www.bein.net/connect,” the statement said. For its part, Cable Network Egypt (CNE), the beIN service provider in Egypt, commented on the situation with a statement in which it attributed the suspension of broadcasting channels to the main source and said it was working to solve the problem. The announcement came on the same day that Egypt won its bid to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Egypt was then able to beat South Africa for the bid to host the tournament, after last hosting it in 2006.

Source: Egypt Independent January 09, 2019 09:04 UTC