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Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, will face trial next week on charges of managing a website without a license, Deutsche Welle reported October 22. Mada Masr has published reporting critical of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's government, with the prosecution's move seen as part of broader pressure on independent media in Egypt.
Sources:Deutsche Welle