CAIRO: Egypt has suspended the al-Faraeen satellite channel for allegedly inciting violence, the state-run MENA news agency reported. The channel, known for its conservative leanings had been under fire from activists and commentators in recent weeks over reports that many claimed urged Egyptians to use violence. Nile News also reported that the channel could have its license revoked. It will remain off air for at least one month. The owner and one of the channel's anchors are currently under investigation by the country's State Security prosecutors for “inciting violence.” Tawfiq Okasha, the journalist involved, confirmed the authorities had cut the station's transmissions, but he denied the allegations that he's incited the killing of President Mohamed Morsi or “sought to topple the government.” “That's an expected decision given the battle between me and the Brotherhood," Okasha told Bloomberg news agency via telephone, referring to the Muslim Brotherhood. In May, Morsi filed a lawsuit against Okasha, a supporter of the military council and the deposed Hosni Mubarak administration, accusing him of “public defamation and slander.”
