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Egyptian court orders closure of news website and fines editor-in-chief
An Egyptian court ordered the closure of Mada Masr , one of the country's best-known independent news websites, after convicting its editor-in-chief, Lina Attalah, of running it without a licence. The New Cairo Misdemeanour Court gave her the maximum fine of three million Egyptian pounds (about $54,000) and ordered the confiscation of the outlet's equipment