Egypt’s Supreme Media Council fines Al Masry Al Youm EGP 250k

The Supreme Media Council has fined private daily newspaper Al Masry Al Youm EGP 250k over an op-ed penned by founder Salah Diab under the pseudonym Newton, the newspaper said. Diab had suggested in the column that Sinai should be assigned a governor with expanded powers to better govern the peninsula. The council has ordered the paper to remove the piece from its website and issue an apology. AMAY is also required to suspend publishing Newton’s opinion pieces for one month. The council has also referred the case to the prosecutor general to decide whether further action is warranted.