Sisi’s comments came during a youth conference held in the coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh. (Reuters)
Sisi tells journalists some of their reports ‘hurt Egypt’
Relationship between the Egyptian government and the press has been rocky since July
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told reporters and journalists that some of their reports “hurts the country and its foreign relations with others”.
His comments came during a youth conference held in the coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday night.
Relationship between the Egyptian government and the press has been rocky since July, when legislators approved a law which stipulates a minimum two-year prison sentence for anyone who reports details of militant attacks that contradict official statements.
*A version of this article also appears on AlArabiya.net.
