Egypt to launch regional news channel

Egypt is planning on launching a regional news channel, including joint projects and productions with Saudi Arabia.
Egyptian prime minister with TV presenter
Egypt may launch a new regional TV news channel, which no doubt would at times carry the words of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly (R). Here he speaks next to Egyptian TV host Mariam Amin at the Giza Pyramids Necropolis on the western outskirts of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on April 12, 2019, during the draw ceremony for the 2019 Confederation of African Football Cup of Nations soccer tournament. - KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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A correspondent in Egypt

Egypt is getting ready to launch a regional news channel during the first quarter of 2020.

During a press conference May 29, the deputy director of the production company United Media Services, Houssam Saleh, said, “The studios have been equipped, and the work mechanism has been set. With its soft power, Egypt deserves to have an international channel.”

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