Egypt's President Al Sisi Moves to Ban Foreign Publications Seen As Offensive to Religion

Cairo — The decree grants the Prime Minister the power to ban the re-publication and distribution of material produced abroad. This broadening of powers around censorship comes as Egypt's Grand Mufti expressed his disapproval about Charlie Hebdo's latest front cover.

The decree outlining the ban was published in the official State Journal yesterday, according to Al-Ahram, Egypt's largest daily.

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