Governor of Kafer al-Sheikh, Ahmed Zaki Abdeen, congratulated Youm7 newspaper for winning the Forbes Prize as the best newspaper in the Middle East for the second year. He said the newspaper enjoys credibility among Egyptians, which qualified it for such a position. He praised Youm7's coverage of the Balteem incident that took place recently. He considered Youm7 as a model for electronic journalism in the Middle East. He also praised Youm7's radio as good media.