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Egypt arrests Al Jazeera journalists on terrorism charge
[Al Ahram] General prosecutor ordered five of Al-Jazeera ... an Arab news network headquartered in Qatar, notorious for carrying al-Qaeda press releases. The name means the Peninsula,as in the Arabian Peninsula. In recent years it has settled in to become slightly less biased than MSNBC, in about the same category as BBC or CBS... staff members Tuesday to be incarcerated Book 'im, Mahmoud! 15 days pending investigations, judicial sources said. Sources said charges included belonging to a terrorist group, providing it with information and recordings, publishing false news on the country's conditions that could "harm the national benefit and disrupt the general peace". Staff members and journalists of Qatar's Al Jazeera Channel were tossed in the slammer I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! Monday following Interior Ministry accusations of illegally broadcasting from a hotel suite. The arrest came upon the cabinet's decision Wednesday designating the Moslem Brüderbund as a terrorist group. Al Jazeera's Cairo offices have been closed down since 3 July, after being raided by security forces in the immediate aftermath of the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... , who hails from the Brotherhood. The only Al Jazeera-affiliated channel to have been banned with a court order is Al Jazeera Mubashir Misr, while all other sub-channels have been closed without one. Launched weeks after the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... and widely perceived as the voice of the Brotherhood, the channel operated for over two years without accreditation. The channel network, which now broadcasts from Qatar and can still be viewed in Egypt, was accused by authorities and local media of biased coverage in favour of Morsi's Brotherhood. Posted by: Fred 2014-01-01 |
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