Egypt’s President Sisi calls for transparency, objectivity in media

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for transparency and objectivity in the media on Sunday in a meeting with Information Minister Osama Heikal, the presidency told Ahram online.

According to the statement of the Egyptian presidency, the president called for coordination between the state institutions in the media concerning the coverage of different crises, especially recent developments and updates, whether domestic or international.

Sisi also called for the media to boost its role in order to raise awareness and to enforce social and cultural norms and values in society.

Heikal discussed with the president the vision to develop the media policies of the state on the current regional and international developments, especially through the expertise of Egypt in the media field, the statement added.