local press review
Tuesday’s papers: Bassem Youssef rises, and so do gas prices
Egypt
April 2, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: Bassem Youssef rises, and so do gas prices
Nearly every daily paper publishes headlines, features, and articles pertaining to the exorbitant rise in the prices of cooking gas…
Monday’s papers: Youssef posts bail, and Farsi speakers needed
Egypt
April 1, 2013
Monday’s papers: Youssef posts bail, and Farsi speakers needed
Monday’s papers are replete with news pertaining to the legal investigations against TV comedian Bassem Youssef, who is charged with…
Sunday’s papers: Prosecutors general, past and present
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Sunday’s papers: Prosecutors general, past and present
The future of a court ruling to annul the appointment of the country's top prosecutor Talaat Abdallah is the main…
Thursday’s papers: the judiciary and the presidency back in the ring
Egypt
March 28, 2013
Thursday’s papers: the judiciary and the presidency back in the ring
Thursday’s papers point to a new episode in the long-standing power struggle between the presidency and the judiciary, which had…
Wednesday’s papers: Summits and summons
Egypt
March 27, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: Summits and summons
President Mohamed Morsy's speech in front of the Arab Summit in Doha and the aftermath of clashes between protesters and…
Tuesday’s papers: After the clashes, the summons
Egypt
March 26, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: After the clashes, the summons
“The prosecutor general summons five political activists,” leads state-run Al-Ahram this morning. The paper reports that the activists are also…
Monday’s papers: Morsy’s meddling fingers
Egypt
March 25, 2013
Monday’s papers: Morsy’s meddling fingers
The fallout from Friday’s “Battle of Moqattam” between opponents and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood tops the news in all…
Sunday’s papers: Of hills, camels and battles
Egypt
March 24, 2013
Sunday’s papers: Of hills, camels and battles
Bloody clashes that took place in Moqattam on Friday dominated Sunday’s newspapers, with both independent and state-owned newspapers offering…
Monday’s papers: Trouble in Moqattam
Egypt
March 18, 2013
Monday’s papers: Trouble in Moqattam
As clashes that started Saturday between protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters in front of the Brotherhood’s main headquarters in Moqattam…