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Egypt Closes Independent News Site Mada Masr Following Licensing Issues

Egypt has ordered the closure of the independent news site Mada Masr due to licensing violations. Editor-in-chief Lina Attalah was briefly detained and fined. Rights groups have criticized the decision as detrimental to press freedom in the country.

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Egypt has ordered the closure of the independent news site Mada Masr due to licensing violations. Editor-in-chief Lina Attalah was briefly detained and fined. Rights groups have criticized the decision as detrimental to press freedom in the country.

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