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Egypt orders closure of independent news site Mada Masr

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Al JazeeraEgypt orders closure of independent news site Mada Masr
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Editor-in-chief Lina Attalah was briefly detained and fined over licensing violations. Rights groups condemned the ruling as a major blow to press freedom in Egypt, where independent media face growing pressure.

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