Friday, November 1, 2013

Egypt TV station stops popular satire program

In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 photo, Supporters of Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi burn a poster with a photo of Bassem Youssef, the man known as “Egypt’s Jon Stewart,” and Arabic that reads, "not Egypt, you are degrading to the media, fifth column," during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. Several complaints were filed against Youssef, after he mocked the pro-military fervor gripping Egypt in his first program of the season last week. Youssef also took jabs at the powerful El-Sissi, lionized in the local media after leading a July 3 overthrow that ousted the Islamist president. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) CAIRO (AP) — A private Egyptian TV station stopped the airing of the latest episode of a widely popular political satire program Friday after it came under fire for mocking the ultranationalist, pro-mililtary fervor gripping the country.








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