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Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations
Egypt

Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations

Islamist political parties dominated Eid al-Adha prayers across Egypt Sunday, promoting their parliamentary candidates by distributing gifts and fliers and…
Sunday’s papers: A familiar post-revolution Eid al-Adha
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: A familiar post-revolution Eid al-Adha

While the papers gloat in the details of the first Eid Al-Adha that the leading figures of the fallen regime…
Thursday’s papers: New Freedom and Justice daily rejects ‘Selmy’s constitution’
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: New Freedom and Justice daily rejects ‘Selmy’s constitution’

"Egypt rejects 'Selmy’s constitution'" is the main headline of the new partisan Freedom and Justice daily, which the Muslim Brotherhood…
Sunday’s papers: Judge-lawyer feud continues as violence allegations emerge
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Judge-lawyer feud continues as violence allegations emerge

The ongoing feuds between lawyers and judges are still making headlines in most newspapers. Privately-owned Al-Dostour leads with: “The uproar…
Thursday’s papers: Anxiety over parliamentary elections continues
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Anxiety over parliamentary elections continues

The Supreme Administrative Court ruled Tuesday that Egyptians living abroad should be allowed to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections…
Tuesday’s papers: Candidacy door finally shuts, Pope Shenouda and military council reconcile
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: Candidacy door finally shuts, Pope Shenouda and military council reconcile

Tuesday’s papers achieve consensus on their coverage of a meeting between Pope Shenouda III and the head of the ruling…
Sunday’s papers: ‘Last minute confusion’ over elections deadline
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: ‘Last minute confusion’ over elections deadline

While most papers lead with the ongoing crisis between the nation’s judges and lawyers, state-run Al-Ahram reports on the two-day…
Thursday’s Papers: SCAF and WWE on the same page isn’t so odd
Egypt

Thursday’s Papers: SCAF and WWE on the same page isn’t so odd

Deputy head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Sami Anan met with high-level clergymen from the Coptic…
Tuesday’s papers: Confusion continues over ‘most flourishing era of looting’
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: Confusion continues over ‘most flourishing era of looting’

Most of Tuesday’s newspapers lead with the revelation made yesterday by the head of the Illicit Gains Authority about the…
Thursday’s papers: Toeing the military line
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Toeing the military line

Four days after at least 26 protesters were killed outside Maspero when the army opened fire and ran people over…
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