An Egyptian court has ordered the closure of four television channels that have been accused of sympathising with the Muslim Brotherhood1.
埃及一座法院下令关闭四个电视频道，这些频道被指与穆斯林兄弟会有瓜葛。
They include the Brotherhood's own station, Ahrar 25, and the Egyptian arm of Al-Jazeera.
Meanwhile, the Egyptian army has launched helicopter strikes against suspected
militant2 targets in the Sinai peninsula,
killing3 a number of people.
The army is trying to assert control over the area bordering Gaza.
The closure of the television stations follows a crackdown on media seen as sympathetic to the
deposed4 President Mohammed Morsi, who was
overthrown5 by the army on 3 July, and the Muslim Brotherhood he comes from.
Several channels were forced off the air following the military
intervention6.
Now, an
administrative7 court in Cairo has ordered Al-Jazeera's Mubashir Misr
outlet8 to be shut down, along with Ahrar 25 and two other Islamist channels, Al-Quds and Al-Yarmuk.
On Monday, Egypt expelled three foreign journalists working for Al-Jazeera's English language channel, saying they did not have correct press
accreditation9.
Prosecutors11 announced this week that he will be tried on charges of
inciting12 the murder of protesters last year.
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