Al-Jazeera banned in Egypt
Dubai , Jan 30 (PTI) Qatar -based Al Jazeera newschannel, which has given nearly round-the-clock coverage tothe uprising against the regime of Egyptian President HosniMubarak, was shut down in Egypt today. Egyptian authorities have shut down the offices of AlJazeera following the network�s coverage of riots in Cairo ,the channel announced today. The Egyptian authorities announced through the statetelevision that they are revoking the Al Jazeera Network�slicence to broadcast from the country, and will be shuttingdown its bureau office in Cairo, according to the Qatar-basedchannel. Egyptian state news agency MENA said Al Jazeera�sjournalists had been stripped of their accreditation and thenetwork�s licence had been withdrawn. "The Information Minister ordered....suspension ofoperations of Al Jazeera , cancelling of its licences andwithdrawing accreditation to all its staff as of today," astatement on the MENA website said. Al Jazeera has been at the forefront of reporting ont...