Egyptian newspapers underlined the incident of storming the Press Syndicate by police forces, and arresting two journalists past Sunday in their Wednesday's edition, expressing their protest against what they considered "security attack against freedom of expression." The headlines expressed the outrage of journalists against the police attack and the siege imposed against the syndicate's headquarter in Downtown, Cairo, in coincidence with the urgent meeting of the Syndicate's General Assembly scheduled to be held on Wednesday. The state-owned newspaper, al-Ahram didn't mention the meeting or the journalists' protest, focusing only on the meeting of President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi with the U.S. congressional delegation. The private newspaper of Al-Maqal (The Article) accused the state of supporting the security decision to storm the syndicate, saying "The storming of Press Syndicate is a decision of the state." Youm7 Newspaper's headline mentioned: "The Interior Ministry is bidding to divide the syndicate's General Assembly. The syndicate: Our dignity and the rule of law are a red line." The private newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm launched a hashtag #JournalisIsNotCrime on the headline, calling on journalists to support their syndicate. Al-Watan private newspaper demanded the President to intervene to solve the crisis between the journalists and the Interior Ministry. Shorouk News: her Majesty mobilize for the battle of dignity. Al-Wafd: The day of outrage, the syndicate mourns the freedom of speech. Al-Bawaba News: Journalism is not a crime. The state-owned magazine "al-Mosawer": Does Sisi hate freedom of speech? The state-owned magazine "Rosalyousef": Journalism is not a crime.
