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04.10.26 - 00:27
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Egypt Arrests, Disappears Entire Newsroom Over ′Fake News′ Allegations (ZeroHedge)
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Egypt Arrests, Disappears Entire Newsroom Over 'Fake News' Allegations
Via Middle East Eye
Egyptian authorities have detained the entire newsroom of one of the country's only independent media outlets in a move that rights groups have denounced as a "first" and an "alarming escalation" on free speech.
On September 28 and 29, security forces raided the homes of the six journalists - Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emeira, Abdallah Qadry, Islam Barakat, Omar Helal, Mohamed Mahmoud and Mohamed Adel - who constitute the entire team working for Matsada2sh (Arabic for "Don't believe"). The arrests bring the number of journalists detained in Egypt to 24.
via AFP"It is a first in Egypt: an entire newsroom behind bars," press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said, criticising the authorities for failing to reveal the journalists' whereabouts.
"It's a violation of the Egyptian Constitution, even though this is common practice. Journalists detained i...
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03.10.26 - 17:12
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Egypt Flagged Hamas Threat Before Oct. 7 (Bloomberg)
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Atlantic Staff Writer Vivian Salama tells Bloomberg This Weekend that Egypt's then-intelligence chief Abbas Kamel made an unusual 67-minute trip to Israel less than two weeks before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack to warn Israeli officials that intelligence indicated Hamas was mobilizing for a major assault. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Salama says Egypt was among several regional governments that raised concerns before the attack, while questions remain about who received the warnings and how Israeli officials responded. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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27.09.26 - 12:09
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ROUNDUP/US-Magazin: Auch Ägypten soll Israel vor Hamas-Gefahr gewarnt haben (DPA-AFX)
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Kurz vor dem Terrorüberfall am 7. Oktober 2023 soll auch Ägypten Israel vor der Gefahr eines großen Angriffs der Hamas gewarnt haben. Das berichtet das US-Magazin "The Atlantic" unter Berufung auf Regierungsvertreter in Israel, Ägypten und weiteren arabischen Ländern sowie auf Vertreter in den USA und Europa. Weniger als zwei Wochen vor dem 7. Oktober reiste Ägyptens Geheimdienstchef Abbas Kamel demnach nach Israel und warnte, dass die Hamas offenbar für einen "großangelegten Angriff mobilisiert", so der Bericht..
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