Egypt's media regulator bans coverage of Port Said balcony incident

Egypt's media regulator has ordered all outlets to halt coverage of recorded video and identifying details of a woman in the Port Said balcony incident.

• The Council, chaired by Khaled Abdel Aziz, has obliged all outlets subject to Law 180/2018 to stop publishing or circulating video clips of the incident.
• The Council banned publication of the woman's name or photos, citing coverage codes issued under Council decision 62/2021.
• The Council has asked the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to delete violative clips from all social media platforms.
• The Council assigned its general monitoring administration to follow up on implementation and compliance.