🇪🇬 Egypt Independent
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About Egypt Independent
Egypt Independent was founded in 2009 as the online news portal of Al-Masry Media Corporation and is owned by businessman Salah Diab. It originated as an English-language weekly print supplement to the Arabic daily Al-Masry Al-Youm.
Egypt Independent operates in a country with a 'not-free' press environment, where civil liberties and press freedom are tightly restricted by an authoritarian government. Media watchdogs like Reporters Without Borders and Freedom House consistently rank Egypt as one of the worst jailers of journalists, with widespread censorship and government control over media narratives. While Biasly rates Egypt Independent as 'Somewhat Left' with 'Average' reliability, the severe restrictions on media in Egypt mean that even privately owned outlets often operate under heavy state influence and self-censorship. Its print edition was notably shut down in 2013 after management scrutinized its content, which aimed to reflect on media freedom in Egypt.
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Outlets in Egypt often work under tighter political or legal limits than in countries ranked as fully free for press. We keep each headline's original tone on purpose, so you can see how stories are usually framed for domestic readers.
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