LONDON/WASHINGTON šC Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians ¡°true news¡± from its offices in the heart of Cairo¡¯s Tahrir Square, ¡°to expand the scope of freedom of expression in the Arab world.¡±
Its views on America do not chime with those of Egypt¡¯s state media, which celebrate Donald Trump¡¯s warm relations with Cairo. In one recent article, Nile Net Online derided the president as a ¡°low-level theatre actor¡± who ¡°turned America into a laughing stock¡± after he attacked Iran in a speech at the United Nations.
Until recently, Nile Net Online had 115,000 followers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. But its phone numbers, including one listed as 0123456789, don¡¯t work. A Facebook map showing its location dropped a pin onto the middle of the street.
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