CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Media in Egypt have been banned from reporting on the high-profile murder trial of an Egyptian tycoon after the judge imposed a gag order.

Judge al-Muhammadi Qunsuwa on Sunday banned all publication of the trial details except the court's procedural decisions and the final verdict.

Television cameras were kept outside the Cairo courtroom during the hearing Monday while reporters were allowed in without recorders or mobile phones.

Tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa's trial has garnered wide media attention in the country. He pleaded not guilty to ordering the murder of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim.

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information in a statement Monday condemned the ban as "political" and said it violated press freedoms.