Wednesday 21/January/2026 – 08:19 PM
issued Media SyndicateUnder the chairmanship of Representative Dr. Tariq Saada, head of the Media Syndicate, a number of unannounced regulatory decisions were issued prohibiting the appearance of persons who practice media work without a restriction or permit to practice the profession, as part of its ongoing efforts to control the media scene within the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The union revealed that these decisions came after monitoring a number of violations through its media observatory, where some people were found practicing media activity without registering in the union’s records or obtaining permits to practice the profession, in what is considered a clear violation of Media Syndicate Law No. 93 of 2016.
Preventing the appearance of those who are not registered or who do not have permits to practice the profession
The Media Syndicate confirmed that it has granted multiple opportunities to media outlets to reconcile the conditions of their employees, stressing the need to adhere to applying and enforcing the provisions of the law, and not allowing anyone to practice media activity in the five branches: preparation, presentation, directing, correspondence, and editing, whether in visual or audio media, official or private, within the Arab Republic of Egypt, without being registered with the union or obtaining an official permit to practice the profession.
The union stressed that these decisions aim to prevent intruders into the media profession, ensure control of the media message, and limit its practice to legally and professionally qualified media professionals, in a way that preserves the rights of workers in the profession and protects society from unprofessional practices.
She explained that Law No. 93 of 2016 stipulates in Article 88 that a person who practices media activity without a restriction or permit exposes himself to criminal accountability, which may lead to imprisonment, while Article 89 stipulates the imposition of disciplinary and criminal penalties on the violating media outlet, which may lead to its closure in the event that the practice of media activity is allowed to those who are not registered or who do not have permits to practice the profession.
At the conclusion of its statement, the Media Syndicate called on all Egyptian media outlets, official and private, visual, audio and electronic, to fully comply with the provisions of the law, and not to give anyone the opportunity to practice media activity in the five aforementioned areas.
