He had been summoned for questioning by the federation about the accusations published in Akhbar Elyoum, his lawyer told reporters. Khallaf was arrested at the Federation of Egyptian Syndicates in Cairo, to which the Electronic Media Syndicate belongs. The day he was arrested, Masr Al-Arabiya wrote an open letter to the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate, saying the outlet was a victim of a smear campaign and that the staff demanded a right of reply.

Khallaf denied the accusations on his personal Facebook page. Khallaf was arrested after a news article was published by the government-owned daily Akhbar Elyoum that accused Khallaf and his syndicate, along with other media outlets including the news website Masr Al-Arabiya, of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood and receiving money from the group. It is independent from the state-recognized Egyptian Journalists’ Syndicate, which admits only print journalists and not those working online, or in radio or television.

Maggie Nassif participating in a symbolic tree-planting ceremony in the garden of the Commission.Khallaf is the founder and head of the Electronic Media Syndicate, which trains and supports journalists who work online in Egypt.

The anniversary event concluded with Minister Abdul Ghaffar and BFCE Executive Director Dr. The Ambassador and the Minister noted that the two countries would continue to partner with one another, both through the Fulbright Commission and outside it, to expand educational dialogue, scholarly research, and mutual understanding. Egyptian Fulbright alumni include ministers, scientists, economists, doctors, lawyers, professionals, writers, artists, and experts from virtually every field.” Ambassador Beecroft noted: “Education is one of Egypt’s highest national priorities, as it is for the United States, and Fulbright is at the very center of the U.S.-Egypt educational relationship. Khaled Abdul Ghaffar spoke at the event, met with reporters, and congratulated the BFCE staff and its Board of Directors on the 70th anniversary. Ambassador Stephen Beecroft and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Department of State-funded program began worldwide in 1947 under the leadership and initiative of the late Senator William Fulbright, who envisioned the Fulbright program would “bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion to world affairs.” Since 1949, the BFCE has been the busiest Fulbright Commission in the region, awarding study, travel, research and teaching grants to over 6,000 Egyptians and 1,000 Americans. Cairo – Maintaining and expanding educational exchanges between Egypt and the United States was the key topic of discussion at a May 21 gala reception and media event hosted and organized by the Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt (BFCE) to mark the 70th anniversary of the prestigious Fulbright scholarship program.

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