local press review

Al-Ahram leads with a report on social security. The headline points out the “increase in the amount of underprivileged families…

Al-Ahram leads with a report on yesterday’s meeting between President Mubarak and the cabinet. The meeting, which was held at…

Al-Ahram's lead story states that Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will present a proposal to parliament today calling for the abolition…

State-owned papers lead with President Mubarak’s “intense diplomatic activities” in Sharm el-Sheikh yesterday, as described by Al-Ahram. Mubarak’s schedule included…

Al-Ahram, Al-Gomhurriya and Rose el-Youssef all lead with news on the amendments to the social insurance law, highlighting new benefits…

Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar both lead Tuesday’s front pages with statements of defiance from the Foreign Ministry, which vows that the…

Al-Ahram details the “decisive measures to end school chaos” in its lead story. During a surprise inspection of several schools…

Al-Ahram runs with the headline, "Mubarak: Peace is the way for good relations between the Palestinians and the Israelis." Prime…

Al-Ahram leads with news from the conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C. The state-owned paper…

Numbers dominate the headlines in state-owned papers today. Al-Ahram’s leads with a story titled "70 percent of the new budget…