President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi criticized provocative non-Egyptian media outlets that spread lies about Egypt - Egypt Today.
CAIRO – 18 May 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi criticized provocative non-Egyptian media outlets that spread lies about Egypt. This came during his speech on Wednesday at the headquarters of the National Youth Conference in Cairo, where he is launching the fifth edition of the periodical forum.
During a session titled “A youth vision for Egypt’s future in four years”, Sisi said that these media outlets that have deceived audiences about the situation in Egypt will be taken to account.
"There is a very thin line between good intentions and destructive consequences of mean goals. We need to be careful with our country while moving forward and calling for change. However, I affirm that I respect and love everyone, even enemies, and therefore I cannot accept any abuse for anyone," Sisi added.
CAIRO - 16 May 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi arrived Wednesday at the headquarters of the National Youth Conference in Cairo, where he launches the fifth edition of the periodical forum, according to informed sources.
The last National Youth Conference was held on July 24 and 25 in Alexandria; it addressed top national issues.
Around 1,300 youth attended the conference, along with parliament members, heads of unions and universities, journalists, public figures, and representatives of the National Council for Women and the National Council for Human Rights.
Provocative media against Egypt
Qatar’s Al-Jazeera channel and other organizations following the Muslim Brotherhood, like El Shark and Mekamlen TV channels, have broadcasted fake news about Egypt.
During a news conference titled “Al-Jazeera on Trial” in Washington in June 2017, Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy disclosed facts about Al-Jazeera’s illegal editorial policy.
CAIRO - 22 June 2017: Former Al-Jazeera English Channel, the Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fahmy said on Thursday that Qatari government controls Al Jazeera's general editorial line in the region. He added in a press conference in Washington on what happened during his trial in Egypt and the Al-Jazeera's editorial policy in the Arab region, that the channel was Al Jazeera English was operating illegally in Egypt.
Fahmy had spent more than a year in prison in Egypt, in the case known as “The Marriott Cell”, for charges of affiliation to the Muslim Brotherhood, fabricating news to serve their agenda, operating without proper operational licenses and using unlicensed equipment. He was granted a presidential pardon in September 2015.
Fahmy said he found out that the Arabic and English Al-Jazeera channels illegally used the Egyptian state TV satellite broadcast truck to broadcast the six-week Rabaa Al Adewya sit-in, knowing that members of the Muslim Brotherhood violently hijacked the truck.
Fahmy also said that Al-Jazeera was more interested in slandering Egypt than freeing its staff.
CAIRO - 12 June 2017: The recently-designated as terrorist, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, might soon make a come back appearance on the Qatar-sponsored Al Jazeera Network in a move deemed "provocatory" by observers. Anonymous sources revealed that the leading figure of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, Qaradawi, who is currently based in Doha, will host a TV program on the controversial network.
Following Egypt’s footsteps, Saudi Arabia and Jordan closed the Qatari channel’s bureaus and blocked its website. Hotels in Saudi Arabia are banned from airing the network.
Having repeatedly faced accusations of provoking violence and supporting separatist movements in the region, Al-Jazeera’s future is uncertain following the ongoing escalation of the Qatar crisis with Egypt and Gulf countries.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, as well as other Arab and non-Arab countries, announced severing relations with Qatar last year over its alleged support for terrorism, closing their airspace and seaports to Qatari transportation.
Al-Jazeera is accused by Saudi Arabia and its allies of promoting unrest across the Middle East by providing a propaganda platform for militants in Syria and rebels across the region who seek to rise up against their governments.
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