local press review

Al-Ahram leads with news on an international conference held in Cairo yesterday that aimed at raising money to assist development…

Today’s news opens with cause for celebration as women are finally granted the right to serve as judges of the…

The death of Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh and former Grand Mufti Mohamed Sayed Tantawi dominates Egypt's newspapers Thursday.Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar both…

All newspapers report on President Hosni Mubarak’s successful gallbladder surgery yesterday at Germany’s Heidelberg University Hospital. The president allegedly experienced…

State-owned papers focus on President Mubarak’s tour of Beni Suef yesterday. During a press conference open to all residents of…

Both state-owned and independent newspapers lead today with news that the State Council will continue to deny women the right…

The three main government dailies lead with news that the government has set aside LE10 billion for industrial and tourism…

Al-Ahram leads with extensive comments from Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, who spoke yesterday at the opening session of the Fourth…

Al-Ahram leads with the unusual headline “People’s Assembly passes law on trafficking and growing human organs.” According to the paper,…

State-run papers led today with news of President Hosni Mubarak's plans for developing greater Cairo’s solid waste management system. The…