Al-Akhbar
Prices of Egypt’s daily, weekly newspapers increase to LE3
Egypt
July 2, 2019
Prices of Egypt’s daily, weekly newspapers increase to LE3
The Egyptian daily and weekly newspapers including Al-Ahram, Al Akhbar, and Al Gomhuria increased the prices of their publications on…
Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid
Middle East
November 27, 2018
Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon has accepted a Russian aid offer comprising millions of bullets that will be given to…
State paper: Israel spy ring broken in North Sinai
Egypt
April 21, 2013
State paper: Israel spy ring broken in North Sinai
State-run Al-Akhbar newspaper reported Saturday that North Sinai security forces had arrested members of an alleged spy ring working for…
Mubarak sons pay 1.4 mn in gifts case
Egypt
March 25, 2013
Mubarak sons pay 1.4 mn in gifts case
Alaa and Gamal, the sons of ousted president Hosni Mubarak paid back LE 1,400 million, the value of the gifts…
Former Shura Council speaker pays LE3 mn for illegal gifts
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Former Shura Council speaker pays LE3 mn for illegal gifts
Former Shura Council Speaker Safwat al-Sherif has paid LE3 million in compensation to the State Funds Prosecution for the value…
Local media: Morsy to set elections for May, unveil economic plan
Egypt
February 21, 2013
Local media: Morsy to set elections for May, unveil economic plan
State-owned newspaper Al-Akhbar reported Thursday that President Mohamed Morsy is likely to set the nation’s upcoming parliamentary elections for some…
Yasser Rizq named editor-in-chief of Al-Masry Al-Youm
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Yasser Rizq named editor-in-chief of Al-Masry Al-Youm
Yasser Rizq, the former editor-in-chief of Al-Akhbar, is leaving the state-owned paper to take over at Egypt Independent's sister paper…
Fresh edits: New leadership at state-run media raises concerns about Brothers’ grip
Egypt
August 14, 2012
Fresh edits: New leadership at state-run media raises concerns about Brothers’ grip
A number of columnists in privately-owned newspapers such as Al-Watan, Youm7 and Al-Tahrir published blank opinion articles on Thursday to…
Tuesday’s papers: Takes on the Sinai attack
Egypt
August 7, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Takes on the Sinai attack
Sunday’s attack in Sinai near Rafah is the focus of Tuesday’s news. Speculation over who carried out the attacks…
Security responses: Transparency, fear or spin?
Egypt
July 8, 2010
Security responses: Transparency, fear or spin?
Are the Egyptian authorities, government, prosecutors and the Interior Ministry playing defense? A reading into their recent statements in the…