Lina Attalah in custody after court issues LE3 mn fine, orders Mada Masr’s closure — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/lina-attalah-in-custody-after-court-issues-le3-mn-fine-orders-mada-masr-s-closureContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Egypt Court Convicts Mada Masr Editor and Orders Site Closurehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/lina-attalah-in-custody-after-court-issues-le3-mn-fine-orders-mada-masr-s-closurehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/lina-attalah-in-custody-after-court-issues-le3-mn-fine-orders-mada-masr-s-closure#u165451Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:01:48 +0000Egyptian authorities detained Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah after a court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website. The New Cairo Misdemeanor Court sentenced Attalah to pay a fine of three million Egyptian pounds and ordered the closure of the prominent independent news platform, alongside the confiscation of its equipment and devices. Amnesty International and other press freedom advocates condemned the verdict as a crushing blow to media independence. Attalah was released after spending hours in custody following the full payment of the financial penalty.Why it mattersThe rul