Egypt Editor to Face Prosecution after Mubarak Health Rumors

[AFP/Yahoo] Ibrahim Eissa, editor of the independent Egyptian daily Al-Destur, is to face prosecution over his paper's coverage of the state of President Hosni Mubarak's health, the head of the journalists' union, Gamal Fahmy, said Monday. Recent speculation about his ill-health prompted Mubarak to make an unannounced visit to an industrial zone near his summer home on the Mediterranean coast in a bid to dispel the rumors.


2007-09-04 01:00:00

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