Egyptian authorities arrest the editor of an independent news website for operating without a license, the latest episode in a widening crackdown on independent media, officials say.
They said Adel Sabri was arrested late last night and taken to a Cairo police station, while the offices of the Masr al-Arabia website were shuttered. Prosecutors are questioning Sabri today, they say.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The arrest came a day after President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi won a second, four-year term in office, with 97 percent of the vote in last week’s election. He faced no serious competition, after a string of potentially strong candidates were arrested or withdrew under pressure, leaving a single opponent who made no effort to challenge him.
— AP
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