In a ceremony held in Cairo, the head of the SCMR delivered the license and permits to privately owned newspapers, websites, and TV channels.

Another batch of licenses will be issued soon, according to head of the council Karam Gabr.

Among the prominent news websites and newspapers that received their license on Thursday were Masrawy website, Youm 7 website and newspaper, and Masr 360.

According to the SCMR law on regulating the media in Egypt, news websites cannot be founded or operate in the country without receiving a license from the SCMR.