Arabian Business reports that Egypt’s army has been instructed to protect foreign media and journalists from groups in civilian clothes who have been attacking them. The US and Britain among others have condemned the intimidation following a number of harassments of foreign reporters from The New York Times, Washington Post, Reuters, and other news agencies covering the events in Egypt.

The World Editors Forum, the World Newspaper Congress and Info Services Expo, are scheduled to take place in June 7th – 10th in Beirut. The forum will address a new development in the news business. More than 1,500 publishers, chief editors, CEOs, managing directors and other senior newspaper executives are expected to attend.