Egypt security forces raid unit of Al Jazeera

Reuters ^ | 9/11/11

[Nachum]

(Reuters) - Security officers raided the offices of an Al Jazeera channel in Egypt and detained some of its staff, the Qatar-based broadcaster said on Sunday, describing the move as an attempt to drive the channel off the air.

State news agency MENA said it had shut down a company that provided facilities to the channel Al Jazeera Mubasher (Live), which broadcasts live international events. MENA said the Al Jazeera unit did not have a proper licence.

Since it was launched in 1996, Al Jazeera has become the highest-profile satellite news broadcaster in the Middle East. It has frequently had difficulties with governments in a region where media have traditionally been tightly controlled.

[Nachum]

When Al Jazeera bugs you, get RAID

[Porterville]

wow, just wow... I guess I won’t get to see the pyramids until we bomb the crap out of Egypt.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvLmxQqEa0I

[BenLurkin]

"The ruling authorities have cracked down on media outlets seen as diffusing information likely to cause instability in Egypt during its transition..."

All too predictable.