A TV talk show in Egypt has been suspended for a fortnight after a guest suggested that 30% of women are willing to cheat on their husbands.

The media authority in Egypt banned the show following complaints. It has called on all TV channels to boycott the speaker, Tamour Al Sobky, and said it would support legal action against him.

Mr Sobky claims to know about marital woes - he administers a Facebook page called "Diary of a Suffering husband".

His sarcastic posts have more than 1 million followers. He referred specifically to Upper Egypt, a conservative region that is often a joking matter here.

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When the show was broadcast in December it attracted little attention. But when a clip was circulated recently on social media some didn't see a funny side.

The channel which broadcast the show has apologised to all Egyptian women. After receiving death threats, Mr Sobky too has apologised.

He said his comments were taken out of context and his own mother is from Upper Egypt.