Summary: Arabic broadcaster Al-Jazeera banned in Egypt (AP)
AP – The pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Sunday that Egyptian authorities ordered the closure of its Cairo news hub overseeing coverage of the country’s massive street protests. The station denounced the move as an attempt to “stifle and repress” open reporting. Yahoo! News: Most Viewed
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alignleft height130 width90 altA man with a bandaged face uses a
cellular phone during a demonstration in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday Jan.
30, 2011. Minutes before the start of a 4 p.m. curfew, at least two
jets appeared and made multiple passes over downtown, including a
central square where thousands of protesters were calling for the
departure of President Hosni Mubarak. AP PhotoKhalil Hamra border0
AP The panArab broadcaster AlJazeera said Sunday that Egyptian
authorities ordered the closure of its Cairo news hub overseeing
coverage of the countrys massive street protests. The station
denounced the move as an attempt to stifle and repress open
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