Egypt TV suspends controversial show

CAIRO: Controversial Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef’s television channel suspended his program on Friday, a week after he returned from a four-month break and fired barbs at the country’s military.
Youssef, known as “Egypt’s Jon Stewart” after modelling his Al-Bernameg (The Program) on the US comedian’s popular satirical news program, had already run foul of President Muhammad Mursi, who was ousted by the military in July.
On Friday, the CBC channel that airs Youssef’s show pulled the plug.