Court orders closure of one of Egypt's last independent media outlets, detains and fines editor
An Egyptian court ordered the closure of one of Egypt's last independent news outlets Tuesday after convicting its editor-in-chief of operating a website without a license in a major blow to the country's shrinking press freedom.
TL;DR
- An Egyptian court ordered the closure of an independent news outlet.
- The outlet's editor-in-chief was convicted of operating a website without a license.
- The ruling is seen as a blow to press freedom in Egypt.