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Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef ends his show

By Hamza Hendawi
Published June 2, 2014 6:36pm ET
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Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef ends his show
CAIRO (AP) — In a new sign of shrinking freedoms, Egypt’s most popular satirist Bassem Youssef announced Monday that his landmark weekly TV show, which lambasted presidents and politicians, has been cancelled because of pressure on the station airing it and a climate in the country that no longer accepts satire. But Youssef, Egypt’s answer […]

CAIRO (AP) — In a new sign of shrinking freedoms, Egypt’s most popular satirist Bassem Youssef announced Monday that his landmark weekly TV show, which lambasted presidents and politicians, has been cancelled because of pressure on the station airing it and a climate in the country that no longer accepts satire.

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