Egypt arrests entire newsroom of 'unlicensed' independent outlet

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Published 2 Oct 2026, 6:21 am·6 d ago·1 min read

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Egypt's interior ministry said Thursday it arrested six staff members of a fact-checking platform it accused of being "unlicensed" and linked to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group

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