Claim 587

Egyptian law requires news websites to obtain a license from the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, founded in 2018.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Egyptian law requires news websites to obtain a license from the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, founded in 2018.
Field: action
Value: license requirement
About: incident 2018-egypt-scmr-license-requirement-al-manassa
Source: Al-Manassa editor Nora Younis on censorship in Egypt
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2020-10-26

Quotation from the source

Media websites in Egypt are required under this law to obtain a license from the SCMR, which was founded in 2018, while Al-Manassa was founded in 2016.