Egypt’s Syndicate of Musical Professions issued a statement banning 19 Egyptian musicians from performing.

Ai-Da, a robot artist, and Aidan Meller, the robot’s creator, were released after being detained for ten days under the suspicion of “espionage”.

Satirist Shady Abu Zaid was released from prison after two years of detention for alleged “spreading fake news” and “joining a terrorist group”.

Sanaa Seif was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for “spreading false news related to the COVID-19 pandemic” and “misusing social media."

Cortoonist Ashraf Hamdi arrested on false news and social media misuse charges for posting a video on Facebook dedicated to Egypt’s 2011 revolution.

The Cairo Economic Court has rejected dancer Sama Al-Masry’s complaint to overturn her six-months imprisonment for defaming TV host Reham Saeed.

The date of the first session of actress Rania Youssef’s trial for public indecency and contempt of religion was set on 21 February.

Egyptian singer Hamo Bika was sentenced to a 2-year prison sentence along with a fine for insulting head of Syndicate of Musical Professions.

Egyptian lawyer Samir Sabry filed a lawsuit against the Syrian singer Asala Nasri for partially quoting a Hadith in her newest hit song “Riqfan”.

Filmmaker Moataz Abdel Wahab remains detained on charges of "membership in a terrorist group" and "publication and dissemination of fake news and false data".