{"id":"41fb6d91-c903-48b8-bdeb-992c4663f8d6","url":"https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypts-mada-masr-editor-lina-attalah-jailed-court-orders-outlet-shut","domain":"middleeasteye.net","outlet":{"name":"Middle East Eye","country":"GB","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Egypt jails Mada Masr editor and orders outlet closed","plainHeadline":"Egypt jails Mada Masr editor and closes the outlet","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Lina Attalah, Mada Masr editor-in-chief, convicted of running an unlicensed website.","New Cairo Misdemeanour Court imposes maximum penalty: 3m Egyptian pounds fine.","Mada Masr's website ordered closed and its property confiscated.","Attalah remained in custody after the ruling; judge rejected defence requests.","Rights groups condemn the verdict as a blow to press freedom in Egypt."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-27T15:39:47.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-27T16:28:46.187Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/e70b1a46-98a7-4809-b87c-5275543bd24a","storyId":"e70b1a46-98a7-4809-b87c-5275543bd24a","image":"https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/crop_16_9/public/images-story/lina-attallah-mada-masr-egypt-afp-2020.jpg.jpg?itok=MO18msp2","author":"MEE staff","dek":"The conviction of respected journalist Lina Attalah and the closure of the independent news site represents a devastating blow to press freedom in the country"}