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Qatar's Communications Office said the stories were completely untrue, and had "no basis whatsoever". (shutterstock)

May 25th, 2017 - 07:23 GMT

21 Middle Eastern Media Outlets Blocked in Egypt Amid Gulf Media War

Huffington Post's Arabic edition, Masr al-Arabiya, Arabi 21 News, Rassd Nws, Ikhwan Online, Aswat Masriya and others were also blocked by authorities for allegedly "supporting terrorism".

April 27th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Egyptian lawyer nominated for Human Rights award

Journalist and rights activist Hossam Bahgat. (AFP/File)

September 18th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Egypt freezes assets of human rights workers and NGO’s

Nasser was stopped at Cairo International Airport. (Wikimedia Commons)

July 15th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Egyptian security bars human right lawyer from traveling

Bahgat is a contributor at Mada Masr, the founder of local NGO Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), and recipient of the Human Rights Watch Alison Des Forges Award in 2011. (AFP/File)

February 24th, 2016 - 11:30 GMT

Journalist, rights activist Hossam Bahgat banned from leaving Egypt

December 2nd, 2015 - 10:39 GMT

Egypt extends detention of journalist by 15 days for ‘false news’

November 15th, 2015 - 03:19 GMT

Egypt’s press syndicate calls for release of detained journalists

According to Bahgat's report, 26 military officers for allegedly planning a coup. (File Photo)

November 11th, 2015 - 11:30 GMT

Egypt arrested Hossam Bahgat for reporting on alleged coup plot by army officers

November 10th, 2015 - 12:42 GMT

Egyptian investigative journalist released from custody

November 10th, 2015 - 11:43 GMT

UN, Human rights groups call for immediate release of jailed Egyptian journalist

November 9th, 2015 - 04:00 GMT

Egypt suspends, investigates news anchor for criticizing President Sisi

November 9th, 2015 - 07:32 GMT

Prominent Egyptian activist, journalist faces military prosecution

Uprising: Egypt's revolution in a documentary

January 16th, 2013 - 02:09 GMT