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POLITICS● ELEVATED12h ago · Oct 27, 2026, 11:24 PM

Egypt releases prominent journalist Lina Attalah from custody

Le Monde [en] · north africa

Lina Attalah war released from custody on Tuesday, hours after she was detained and after a court ordered the closure of her website Mada Masr. A court had earlier fined Attalah three million Egyptian pounds (around $53,400) for operating the outlet without a license.

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