Claim 177

A presidential decree was issued on 24 May 1960 to nationalize all newspapers and magazines in Egypt, which were submitted to the full management of the state.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A presidential decree was issued on 24 May 1960 to nationalize all newspapers and magazines in Egypt, which were submitted to the full management of the state.
Field: action
Value: Decree nationalized all newspapers
About: incident 1960-egypt-nasser-nationalizes-press
Source: Egypt: History
Publisher: Media Ownership Monitor Egypt (Reporters Without Borders)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

a presidential decree was issued on 24 May 1960 to nationalize all newspapers and magazines in Egypt. They were all submitted to the full management of the state, which chose its editors, and defined the media content.