press review
Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations
Egypt
November 7, 2011
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
November 6, 2011
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
November 3, 2011
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
October 30, 2011
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
October 27, 2011
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
October 25, 2011
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
October 23, 2011
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
October 20, 2011
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
October 18, 2011
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
October 13, 2011
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…