local press review
Wednesday’s papers: Shutting down religious channels and First Ladies posing badly
Egypt
October 20, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Shutting down religious channels and First Ladies posing badly
Al-Ahram leads off with front-page coverage of South African President Jacob Zuma’s official state visit to Cairo. The main article…
Wednesday’s papers: Government response to US call for election monitoring
Egypt
October 13, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Government response to US call for election monitoring
State-owned flagship daily Al-Ahram tops its front page today with something that has become a fairly regular feature in recent…
Wednesday’s papers: Fallout from Al-Dostour and Oct. 6 commemorations
Egypt
October 6, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Fallout from Al-Dostour and Oct. 6 commemorations
State-owned flagship newpaper Al-Ahram takes an unsurprising route on such a patriotic national holiday. Its front-page lead article centers on…
Tuesday’s papers: Madinaty fallout and a loss of American hope
Egypt
September 28, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Madinaty fallout and a loss of American hope
State-owned Al-Ahram leads off its front page with comments from Minister of Housing Ahmed al-Maghrabi defending the government’s controversial sale…
Thursday’s papers: NDP promises transparent elections and Al-Zawahiri takes aim at ElBaradei
Egypt
September 16, 2010
Thursday’s papers: NDP promises transparent elections and Al-Zawahiri takes aim at ElBaradei
The state-owned press gives prominent focus on Thursday to emerging details on the upcoming parliamentary elections. Safwat al-Sherif, the National…
Wednesday’s papers: Health Minister’s healthcare bills and ElBaradei rallying the troops
Egypt
September 8, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Health Minister’s healthcare bills and ElBaradei rallying the troops
State-owned flagship Al-Ahram has happy economic news on its front page, with an announcement by Minister of Economic Development Othman…
Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak and Sarkozy get silly and more van Gogh fallout
Egypt
August 31, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak and Sarkozy get silly and more van Gogh fallout
State flagship Al-Ahram tops its front page with what looks like President Mubarak and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy sharing…
Monday’s papers: A family farm called ‘Egypt’
Egypt
July 26, 2010
Monday’s papers: A family farm called ‘Egypt’
State-owned daily Al-Ahram tops its front page with news relating to the African Union summit taking place in Kampala, Uganda.…
Wednesday’s Papers: Mubarak on the job and Nasser in the comics
Egypt
July 21, 2010
Wednesday’s Papers: Mubarak on the job and Nasser in the comics
State-owned papers Al-Ahram and Al-Gomhorriya both devote the top of their front pages to coverage of President Hosni Mubarak attending…
Wednesday’s papers: Corruption in Madinaty, comparing Nazif with Ezz
Egypt
June 23, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Corruption in Madinaty, comparing Nazif with Ezz
State-owned flagship newspaper Al-Ahram leads with President Mubarak preparing to announce the names of the 44 newly appointed members of…