local press review
Wednesday’s papers: Rumors and accusations fly amid protests
Egypt
November 28, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Rumors and accusations fly amid protests
Photos were the most dramatic element of Wednesday's newspapers, which focused on otherwise expected reporting of the anti-constitutional declaration protests…
Tuesday’s papers: Rallies, martyrs, judges, and labor
Egypt
November 27, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Rallies, martyrs, judges, and labor
Tuesday’s papers focus their top coverage on four main developments today: a host of rallies supporting and opposing President Morsy’s…
Sunday’s papers: The judges vs. the president
Egypt
November 25, 2012
Sunday’s papers: The judges vs. the president
The judges’ face-off with President Mohamed Morsy takes the lead in Sunday’s papers, alongside the rest of the aftermath of…
Sunday’s papers: Conflicting reports over deadly train-bus collision
Egypt
November 18, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Conflicting reports over deadly train-bus collision
The main news item in all daily papers Sunday is the deadly bus-train collision which left at least 50 school…
Thursday’s papers: Sinai conspiracies and constitution debate
Egypt
November 8, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Sinai conspiracies and constitution debate
The repeated attacks on police forces in Sinai and the ongoing investigation of a “terrorist cell” in Nasr City have…
Tuesday’s papers: Papal statements and Sinai’s military presence
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Papal statements and Sinai’s military presence
Tuesday’s papers feature extensive coverage on the social and political ideologies of Pope Tawadros II, who was selected for the…
Sunday’s papers: Coptic elections and presidential ‘chit-chat’
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Coptic elections and presidential ‘chit-chat’
Sunday’s front pages are covered with headlines about President Mohamed Morsy’s separate “talks” with Amr Moussa, Hamdeen Sabbahi and Abdel…
Monday’s papers: Coptic papal elections begin; police follow Nasr City ‘terror cell’
Egypt
October 29, 2012
Monday’s papers: Coptic papal elections begin; police follow Nasr City ‘terror cell’
The top developments in Monday’s papers include the vote for the three finalists in the Coptic papal lottery, which will…
Wednesday’s papers: Divided we stand
Egypt
October 24, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Divided we stand
The country's constitution authors top newspaper headlines for the second day, as evidenced by Al-Shorouk’s "The Constituent Assembly survived drowning."…
Tuesday’s papers: The fate of the Constituent Assembly
Egypt
October 23, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: The fate of the Constituent Assembly
The one story that dominates headlines is obvious. Tuesday, a court will rule on the legality of the Constituent…