local press review
Monday’s papers: Civil disobedience spreads and elections on the horizon
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Monday’s papers: Civil disobedience spreads and elections on the horizon
Topping the news in Monday’s papers are reports of civil disobedience campaigns spreading to cities beyond Port Said, alongside a…
Sunday’s papers: Electoral boycotts and Easter conflicts
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Sunday’s papers: Electoral boycotts and Easter conflicts
The most common topic in this morning’s newspapers is that Egypt's parliamentary elections, previously schedule to begin on 27 April,…
Sunday’s papers: Iran goes too public
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Sunday’s papers: Iran goes too public
“Your letter is rejected” is the headline of the state-owned Al-Gomhurriya newspaper in response to the letter that Iranian Supreme…
Monday’s papers: On anniversary of Mubarak’s downfall, president on edge
Egypt
February 11, 2013
Monday’s papers: On anniversary of Mubarak’s downfall, president on edge
Monday’s papers all feature news and analysis regarding the second anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s downfall on 11 February 2011. However,…
Sunday’s papers: A mixture of disorder
Egypt
February 10, 2013
Sunday’s papers: A mixture of disorder
Sunday’s headlines were a cocktail of warnings of an escalation of violence, the arrest of a network planning armed attacks…
Tuesday’s papers: A presidential visit and an angry funeral march
Egypt
February 5, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: A presidential visit and an angry funeral march
Tuesday’s independent papers highlight the touching scene of hundreds of mourners bidding farewell to two new young martyrs in a…
Monday’s papers: Different narratives of police brutality at the palace
Egypt
February 4, 2013
Monday’s papers: Different narratives of police brutality at the palace
Making front-page news in almost all of Monday’s papers are the conflicting narratives of what happened to Hamada Saber —…
Sunday’s papers: An industry of polarization
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Sunday’s papers: An industry of polarization
Today's papers, like yesterday's, make an industry out of the political polarization between the Muslim Brotherhood and their opposition. With…
Wednesday’s papers: Black Bloc hysteria, and the curfew gone with the wind
Egypt
January 30, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: Black Bloc hysteria, and the curfew gone with the wind
The headlines of Egypt's various newspapers on Wednesday highlight the ongoing street and political deadlock, but from two different perspectives. While…
Tuesday’s papers: Opposition shuns dialogue, protesters defy curfew
Egypt
January 29, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: Opposition shuns dialogue, protesters defy curfew
On the second anniversary of the Friday of Anger, Tuesday’s papers reveal how the country is trapped between a deepening…