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  "id": 16802728,
  "title": "Egypt orders closure of leading independent news site Mada Masr",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/egypt-orders-closure-of-leading-independent-news-site-mada-masr",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-10-27T20:35:18.000Z",
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  "summary": "Editor Lina Attalah was freed once a $53,400 fine was paid, only to learn of a one-year sentence passed in her absence.",
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        "title": "Egypt orders closure of independent news site Mada Masr",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/egypt-orders-closure-of-independent-news-site-mada-masr",
        "published": "2026-10-27T23:16:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Egypt court fines journalist Lina Attalah and orders news site’s closure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/egypt-court-fines-journalist-lina-attalah-and-orders-news-sites",
        "published": "2026-10-28T00:22:00.000Z"
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