Eissa was quoted saying, "This sentence opens the gates of hell for the Egyptian press."
In 1960, Nasser nationalized the Egyptian press, reducing it to his personal mouthpiece.
The Egyptian press gave various names to the fundamentalist group allegedly involved.
While the official investigation was proceeding, speculation about the crash ran rampant in both the Western media and the Egyptian press.
I hope that the new Egyptian press is more flexible and more open.
A reading of the Egyptian press indicates that neither the government nor any official is immune from criticism or above the law.
The Egyptian press has been printing increasingly forceful warnings against military action.
The Government has since banned all interviews with militant leaders in the Egyptian press.
He added that the Egyptian press is expressing independent opinions that might or might not be in accordance with the government's policy.
News of the arrests spread quickly in the local Egyptian press.