Khaled El Balshy
Celebrations erupted in the syndicate hall as vote counts from different committees pointed towards Balshy's victory after the counting and tabulation of all votes from various electoral committees.
The Freedoms Committee of Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate has urged a thorough review of the articles concerning publishing and pretrial detention in the draft Criminal Procedures Code currently under discussion in Parliament.
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli praised on Thursday journalism as a profession, voicing appreciation of the role played by journalists and the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate (EJS) to serve national interests.
Head of Egypt's Journalists Syndicate Khaled El-Balshy announced on Wednesday the release of journalists Manal Ajrama, Safaa Al-Korbigi, and Hala Fahmy, who were detained pretrial.
Veteran journalist Khaled El-Balshy has been elected on Friday, head of Egypt’s press syndicate after securing 2450 votes against his opponent Khaled Miri who got 2211.
