# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-egypt-scmr-license-requirement-al-manassa)
- Source: Al-Manassa editor Nora Younis on censorship in Egypt. https://cpj.org/2020/10/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.

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