Egypt's media regulator bans Al-Ahly presenter for three weeks and fines the channel

Egypt's Supreme Council for Media Regulation has banned presenter Ahmed Bilal from all media appearances for three weeks and fined Al-Ahly channel 50,000 EGP over an August 31 episode.

• The council approved a Complaints Committee recommendation banning Bilal from all media outlets for three weeks, effective from the decision date.
• The council ordered Al-Ahly channel to pay a 50,000 EGP fine for violating the media codes and standards it has adopted.
• The ban applies to all media institutions subject to the Press and Media Regulation Law No. 180 of 2018.
• The decision followed a monitoring report and a hearing on the "Here Al-Ahly" episode attended by the channel's legal representative.