Egypt court shuts Mada Masr; editor Lina Attalah freed after fine

Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of independent outlet Mada Masr, was briefly detained after a Cairo court convicted her of running an unlicensed website and ordered it shut. She was freed after a fine of 3 million Egyptian pounds ($53,500) was paid. Her lawyer said she had also been sentenced in absentia in 2024; an appeal hearing is set for November 11.