Al Jazeera suspends Egypt channel as Doha, Cairo mull closer ties
CAIRO - Qatari-owned Al Jazeera suspended broadcast of its Egypt-focused channel on Monday, citing a product restructuring, as Doha and Cairo seek to mend ties that deteriorated last year after the army toppled elected Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
Cairo has accused Al Jazeera of being a mouthpiece for the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood - which it denies - and security forces closed its offices in the Egyptian capital hours after Morsi's ouster.
But the network continued to broadcast its Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr (AJMM), which covered daily protests by supporters of the Brotherhood, from Doha, irritating Egypt's leaders.
The decision to end those broadcasts follows a meeting on Saturday between Sisi, who has since won a presidential election, and a special envoy of the emir of Qatar. The meeting was the latest step in a Saudi-brokered effort to repair relations.
