Egyptian broadcaster Al-Nahar has said that a programme it suspended last month following a backlash against the presenter, Riham Saeed, for admonishing a victim of sexual assault, will be back on screen soon.

Sabaya Al-Kheir (which roughly translates to “Messengers of Goodwill") was suspended in October after Saeed came under fire for her criticism of a woman who was sexually harassed and slapped by a man in a Cairo shopping mall.

Saeed interviewed the victim and broadcast private photos showing her in a bikini at the beach and in the company of a male friend, concluding that women should dress more modestly to avoid sexual assault.

Her comments, and the victim's allegation that the photos had been stolen by the show's producer from her mobile phone, provoked an outcry on social media, prompting major advertisers to pull their adverts from the show and its suspension soon after.

On Monday, privately owned Al-Nahar said that the social affairs show will "soon" be back on screen with the aim of "serving its charity, humanitarian and national role," claiming that many who have long benefited from the programme's charity work have been negatively affected by the suspension.

The network added that the move came after "scrutinising all circumstances surrounding the controversial episode" that led to halting of the show.

Al-Nahar said it would not disclose the results of its probe as the matter has been looked at by prosecutors after at least one lawyer put forward a complaint against Saeed.

Besides addressing social issues, the show often presents cases in need of medical treatment and appeals for donations,

"The programme's main objective will be intensifying charity and humanitarian work with no attention to commercial goals," Al-Nahar said in a statement, adding that the programme will indefinitely air without sponsors or advertisers.

Al-Nahar did not mention Saeed directly in the statement.

Saeed is not new to controversy; she was recently criticised for an episode of Sabaya Al-Kheir in which she met Syrian refugees in Lebanon, when she made comments which many deemed insulting. Other episodes, including one on atheists, have also drawn public outrage.