Egypt Warns Journalists Over Coverage of Militant Attacks

CAIRO — To the list of urgent threats facing Egypt, including militants behind assassinations and car bombings, Egyptian officials have warned of another danger in recent days: journalism, or at least the kind of reporting that strays from the government line.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi likened some “media and methods of communication” on Saturday to a “fourth generation of warfare, and even fifth,” and the foreign ministry tried to steer journalists toward the usage of its preferred terms for militant groups, including “terrorists,” “destroyers” and “slayers.”