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🟠The Supreme State Security Prosecution referred Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah today to trial on charges of establishing, managing and operating a website without a license. Her trial is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 27.
🟠The case, registered as Case No. 11743/2026, Fifth Settlement Misdemeanors, and No. 9072/2026, Supreme State Security, will be heard at the New Cairo Court in the Fifth Settlement. The prosecution accused Attalah of violating Law No. 180/2018 regulating the press, media and the Supreme Council for Media Regulation.
🟠Attalah received the referral order less than 24 hours after her release on LE100,000 bail, following more than six hours of questioning by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. During the interrogation, prosecutors accused her of running an unlicensed website and publishing false news domestically and abroad.
🟠According to Mada Masr, the questioning concerned its reporting on a wave of prison protests following the postponement of the new Criminal Procedure Code’s implementation. Prosecutors also asked about the outlet’s work and its efforts to obtain a license.
Find out all the details via the following link:
tinyurl.com/4jerka2t
#مدى_مصر #لينا_عطالله @madamasr
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Bashar al Assad expelled the Houthis from Damascus shortly after October 7, and kept the Golan front quiet to avoid Israeli retaliation.
The new Iraqi PM is reportedly considering a similar move re Houthis in his country.
مصادر العربية: الحكومة العراقية تدرس جديا إغلاق مكاتب الحوثيين على أراضيها.. والزيدي يطرح إبعاد من دخلوا البلاد بطريقة غير رسمية
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مصادر العربية:
🔴 رئيس وزراء العراق علي الزيدي طرح إغلاق مكاتب الحوثيين.
🔴 الزيدي طرح إبعاد الحوثيين الذين دخلوا العراق بطريقة غير رسمية.
🔴 الحكومة العراقية تدرس بشكل جدي إغلاق مكاتب الحوثيين بالبلاد.
🔴 أميركا ناقشت مع الحكومة العراقية أكثر من مرة ملف مكاتب الحوثيين.
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My latest on the fine print of Sisi 2030 for JoD online
Is Egypt’s Sisi really stepping down in 2030? Or is this just another ruse? Either way, the fine print in Sisi’s statements suggests even greater military control of Egypt’s elections and political life.
journalofdemocracy.org/onlin…
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Is Egypt’s Sisi really stepping down in 2030? Or is this just another ruse? Either way, the fine print in Sisi’s statements suggests even greater military control of Egypt’s elections and political life.
journalofdemocracy.org/onlin…
ᴅʀ. ʜ.ᴀ. ʜᴇʟʟʏᴇʀ 🖖🏾 ⚜️ retweeted
What risks does increased fighting in northern Ethiopia pose to the region? We asked @wdavison10 @hahellyer @mawnshss Francois Christophe and Alan Boswell to consider the implications (for WOTR members)
warontherocks.com/fighting-i…
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قررت نيابة أمن الدولة العليا، اليوم، إحالة رئيسة تحرير «مدى مصر»، لينا عطالله، إلى محكمة جنح القاهرة الجديدة، بتهمة تأسيس وإدارة موقع إلكتروني بدون ترخيص، فيما حددت المحكمة الثلاثاء المقبل، 27 أكتوبر، موعدًا لأولى جلسات محاكمتها، بحسب محامي المؤسسة، حسن الأزهري. الأزهري اعتبر أن الإحالة بعد ساعات من انتهاء التحقيق، وتحديد جلسة عاجلة خلال أقل من أسبوع، يمثل «تعجل غير مبرر» في ظل عدم وجود ما يستدعي سرعة نظر القضية. storage.googleapis.com/madam…
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Having been in Iran several times since the war began this seems like wishful thinking. Bombing a country that embraces resistance and martyrdom into submission is probably a fool's errand and Iran will only escalate horizontally again wrecking energy/data facilities regionwide
"Some US planners are convinced that an intensive three-day campaign could cause enough economic damage to change the Iranian position."
You would think they'd have stopped making these kinds of predictions eight months into what was supposed to be a four-or-five-week war nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/po…
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Yemen: I am alarmed over the encirclement of Taiz by the Houthis, which puts civilians at grave risk and cuts off essential supplies. Humanitarian aid must be allowed in, and civilians who want to leave must be allowed to do so freely and safely.
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
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BREAKING: Israeli forces launched an incursion in Jamla, southwestern Syria, deploying snipers on civilian homes and firing indiscriminately across residential areas in Deraa, according to Syrian state TV.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/juuci0
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Exclusive: U.S. and Israel draw up plans for renewed strikes on Iran after midterm elections. Iranian officials have promised to retaliate this time by expanding their targets, saying war will not be quick nor limited. Our story: w/ @julianbarnes @EricSchmittNYT @ronenbergman @natan_oden
nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/po…
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Taiz after several weeks of encirclement by the Houthis:
"Households were running out of food and clean drinking water, and hospitals had nearly depleted their stocks of fuel and medical supplies."
"Vegetables are nearly impossible to find, and without gas, families are heating their meals by burning firewood, coal or cardboard boxes." nytimes.com/2026/10/20/world…
ᴅʀ. ʜ.ᴀ. ʜᴇʟʟʏᴇʀ 🖖🏾 ⚜️ retweeted
قررت نيابة أمن الدولة العليا إخلاء سبيل رئيسة تحرير «مدى مصر»، لينا عطاالله، بكفالة قدرها 100 ألف جنيه، على ذمة التحقيق في القضية 9072 لسنة 2026 حصر أمن دولة عليا، بعدما وجهت إليها تهم: إدارة موقع من دون ترخيص، ونشر أخبار كاذبة في الداخل والخارج، في تحقيق استمر لأكثر من ست ساعات، تطرقت الأسئلة خلاله إلى تقرير نشره «مدى مصر» مؤخرًا، حول موجة احتجاجات في السجون بعد تأجيل قانون «الإجراءات الجنائية».
بخلاف التقرير، تضمنت أسئلة النيابة استفسارات حول طبيعة عمل «مدى مصر» منذ تأسيسه، وكذلك الإجراءات التي سعت عبرها إدارته للحصول على ترخيص، حسبما قال المحامي مختار منير.
القضية هي السادسة بحق «مدى مصر» وصحفييه ورئيسة تحريره خلال السنوات الست الأخيرة، فيما ترفع الكفالة المقررة فيها إجمالي الكفالات المالية التي قررتها النيابة بحق صحفيي المؤسسة إلى 177 ألف جنيه.
لقراءة التفاصيل،bit.ly/4BpNtfo
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BREAKING: The FDA just granted accelerated approval to the first immunotherapy for a leading cause of cancer death in U.S. men under 50. This therapy allows certain patients to skip radiation, chemo, and surgery altogether.
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Review of “Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance from Syria to Ukraine” in @ForeignAffairs
“Grajewski, an international relations scholar, offers a relentlessly detailed account of the recent rapprochement between Russia and Iran.”
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This is inaccurate. The U.S. Department of State issued an ordered departure for non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members in Saudi Arabia only.
Iranian-supported Houthis have increasingly engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions.
The safety and security of Department personnel and their families remain our highest priority, and we will continue to take all necessary steps to protect and support them.
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🇪🇬🇸🇦🇾🇪 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said any Egyptian military support for Saudi Arabia would be limited to defending the kingdom's territory and borders and would not include an attack on Yemen.
“I’ve heard a lot of talk lately about us going to attack Yemen. We’re only talking about defending Saudi Arabia’s territory and borders,” Sisi said, describing Egypt’s support for Gulf states as part of a shared commitment to Arab national security.
And so it begisn
BREAKING: Washington has ordered all US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, a diplomatic source told @AFP
The families of embassy staff were also ordered to leave the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain.
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BREAKING: Washington has ordered all US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, a diplomatic source told @AFP
The families of embassy staff were also ordered to leave the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain.
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"The reason I keep bringing up the Palestinians throwing rocks to protect Heidi is because, I mean, I can’t emphasize enough how much these young men are . . . Yesterday, they put their lives on the line. There were soldiers there, and soldiers will shoot when somebody is throwing rocks. These young men put their lives on the line to protect a sixty-three-year-old Jewish American journalist. And, I mean, these guys are heroes. If they were not doing that, so many villages would’ve been overtaken. They are literally the only defense. [On Saturday] I was in a village called Jalud, and the exact same thing happened. We got attacked by settlers, and it was these young men, whom we call the shabab, who fought them back with rocks. And the reason I just want to put a fine point on this is because, for me, just in terms of where things are going with Israel-Palestine politically, I think that a sort of discursive shift in how we talk about Palestinians’ right to defend themselves needs to happen." @infinite_jaz to @IChotiner
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Sad to see what the Ellisons are doing to CNN.
@amanpour quits after 43 years
