{"id":68743,"date":"2026-08-19T04:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/?p=68743"},"modified":"2026-08-19T04:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:46:26","slug":"sis-we-are-closely-monitoring-foreign-media-coverage-of-the-damietta-incident-and-emphasize-the-importance-of-relying-on-official-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/?p=68743","title":{"rendered":"SIS: We are closely monitoring foreign media coverage of the Damietta incident and emphasize the importance of relying on official sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68744\" src=\"http:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-10-at-6.29.29-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The State Information Service (SIS) is closely monitoring foreign media coverage of the Damietta port incident and is committed to maintaining constant communication with foreign correspondents and international media outlets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The SIS aims to provide them with accurate and up-to-date information based on official statements issued by the relevant authorities, primarily the Egyptian government&#8217;s announcements regarding the circumstances of the incident and the ongoing investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The SIS emphasizes the importance of media coverage relying on official sources to ensure an accurate portrayal of the situation, especially given the international interest in following developments related to the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The SIS has noted that some foreign media outlets have published inaccurate information concerning the incident. The SIS confirms that investigations are still underway to determine all the circumstances of the incident and identify those responsible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"> The SIS urges all media outlets, news agencies, and foreign correspondents in Egypt and abroad to uphold professional standards and ensure accuracy in their reporting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"> It also stresses the importance of obtaining information related to Egyptian affairs and the Damietta incident from official Egyptian sources.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Information Service (SIS) is closely monitoring foreign media coverage of the Damietta port incident and is committed to maintaining constant communication with foreign correspondents and international media outlets. The SIS aims to provide them with accurate and up-to-date information based on official statements issued by the relevant authorities, primarily the Egyptian government&#8217;s announcements &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":68744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[190],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-190"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68743"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68806,"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68743\/revisions\/68806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/68744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upndownbeirut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}