Egypt tells media not to report yet on reshuffle, governors

Egypt has forbidden the media from reporting on the appointment of new governors and the upcoming Cabinet overhaul until authorities issue official releases.
An Egyptian vendor reads the newspaper outside his fruit and vegetable stand in Egyptians in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on May 15, 2017. Ramadan is a time for daytime fasting and lavish evening feasts, but Egyptians are scaling back preparations for the Muslim holy month this year after austerity measures fuelled decades-high inflation. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)
An Egyptian vendor reads the newspaper outside his fruit and vegetable stand, Cairo, Egypt, May 15, 2017. - KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images
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Ahmed Youness
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CAIRO — Egyptian authorities are preventing the circulation of any unofficial news on the appointment of new governors and the upcoming Cabinet overhaul in Egypt, a well-informed security source revealed to Al-Monitor.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said officers from the Ministry of Interior's National Security Sector had notified editors of national and private newspapers and satellite channels of the ban.

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