Egypt’s Media Law Sets Rules for News Corrections and When Outlets May Refuse Them

Egypt’s Law No. 180 of 2018 regulates the procedures for correcting news published or broadcast by media outlets, including circumstances in which an outlet may decline to publish a correction.

The legislation governs the press, media and the Supreme Council for Media Regulation. Its provisions place the correction of news within the broader legal framework for media activity in Egypt.

The issue concerns both how corrections are handled and the limits on an outlet’s obligation to carry them. The existence of grounds for refusal does not amount to an unrestricted right to reject correction requests.

The available summary does not identify the specific grounds for refusal or detail the procedures involved. Those provisions would need to be checked in the law before determining whether a particular correction request may be declined.