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Egypt court rules in favour of Al-Jazeera Misr and ONTV Al-Jazeera Misr has been granted the right to a license while ONTV is protected against closure lawsuit
Egypt's Administrative Court issued a verdict Saturday ordering the state to renew the broadcasting license of Al-Jazeera Mubashir Misr. A lawsuit demanding reinstatement was filed by Al-Jazeera news network, claiming that administrative entities refused to renew the channel's license with no reason given despite all conditions having been met. In September 2011, Al-Jazeera Misr office was raided by security forces during an inspection operation of the legal accreditation of 16 TV news channels that started functioning in Egypt following thetoppling of Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr broadcast live most of the major protests that Egypt wittnessed since the ouster of Mubarak. Meanwhile, Egypt's Administrative Court turned down a lawsuit requesting the closure of Egyptian satellite channel ONTV, accusing it of offending Abbasyia demonstrators by deeming them traitors. Abbasyia is famous as a protest spot for pro-Mubarak supporters, including supporters of Mubarak's last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq.