Al-Maydān

Al-Maydӑn is an Egyptian independent weekly newspaper published in Arabic.[1][2] The paper was first published on 16 March 1995.[3] It is part of Al Maydān Inc.[3] In 2001, its editor-in-chief, Mohammed Mohammed Al Mursy, was arrested and jailed for taking bribes from a producer to stop the defamation campaign against him published in the paper.[4]

References

  1. ↑ BBC News, 26 October, 2001.
  2. ↑ Arab West Report
  3. 1 2 Mohamed Ezz Elvarab. "Greasing the presses". Arab Memo to the Next American President (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Newspaper Editor Bribed to Stop Calling Egyptian Producer a ‘Car Dealer’". Albawaba News. 1 July 2001. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.


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