press review
Tuesday’s papers: The nation reacts
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: The nation reacts
“Massacre,” “tragedy,” “bloodbath” and “conspiracy” are words that appear, prominently and repeatedly, on the front pages of all of Tuesday’s…
Thursday’s papers: Military has no presidential candidate, and NDP remnants up in arms
Egypt
October 6, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Military has no presidential candidate, and NDP remnants up in arms
“There is no candidate of the military establishment in the presidential elections.” These are the words of Field Marshal Mohamed…
Tuesday’s papers: Striking teachers attacked
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Striking teachers attacked
The front pages of Tuesday's papers mostly lead with a nationwide teachers' strike - now in its third day -…
Wednesday’s papers: Turkish PM prompts cheers, news outlets struggle to provide details of secret court session
Egypt
September 14, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Turkish PM prompts cheers, news outlets struggle to provide details of secret court session
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Cairo is the first of Wednesday’s two big stories, taking precedence on…
Thursday Papers: Anxiety over Mubarak’s trial, farmers reject SCAF celebration
Egypt
September 8, 2011
Thursday Papers: Anxiety over Mubarak’s trial, farmers reject SCAF celebration
News about the ongoing trial of toppled President Hosni Mubarak, his sons, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, and six of…
Thursday’s papers: Saturn is the new moon, ElBaradei’s ‘Kiss of Death’, Mubarak’s smuggling ring and Camp David ‘obsolete’
Egypt
September 1, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Saturn is the new moon, ElBaradei’s ‘Kiss of Death’, Mubarak’s smuggling ring and Camp David ‘obsolete’
Based on Thursday’s headlines, it seems the biggest news story on the third day of Eid concerns the question of…
Wednesday’s papers: An Eid without Mubarak
Egypt
August 31, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: An Eid without Mubarak
Today’s newspapers all lead with Eid celebrations, alternatively describing it as the revolution’s first Eid, the first Eid without Mubarak,…
Thursday’s papers: Libya continues to dominate headlines, Israeli inquiry shifts blame
Egypt
August 25, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Libya continues to dominate headlines, Israeli inquiry shifts blame
For the third day in a row, news about the situation in Libya and Egypt’s Sinai dominates both state-run and…
Thursday’s papers: Al-Azhar democratic charter makes waves, papers claim credit for ending SCAF poll
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Al-Azhar democratic charter makes waves, papers claim credit for ending SCAF poll
The meeting between several declared and potential presidential candidates and political parties at Al-Azhar on Wednesday dominates much of Thursday's…
Wednesday’s papers: Laywers criticize Mubarak’s uniform, Adly’s defense promises ‘grand events’
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Laywers criticize Mubarak’s uniform, Adly’s defense promises ‘grand events’
Today's newspapers highlight the former president's last trial session the day before yesterday and all the commotion around it. According…