press review
Thursday’s papers: Sectarian strife and a blacklist of corrupt officials
Egypt
March 10, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Sectarian strife and a blacklist of corrupt officials
The headline in opposition newspaper Al-Wafd reads “14 dead and 140 injured during street fights in Cairo” and “The cabinet…
Wednesday’s papers: Mubarak allegedly in Saudi despite travel ban, Burundi joins Nile pact
Egypt
March 2, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Mubarak allegedly in Saudi despite travel ban, Burundi joins Nile pact
State-owned al-Akhbar runs an exclusive story about former president Hosni Mubarak saying that he is being treated in hospital in…
Thursday’s papers: Libyan protesters rally as death toll rises, police set ministry aflame, hunt for corruption continues
Egypt
February 24, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Libyan protesters rally as death toll rises, police set ministry aflame, hunt for corruption continues
Pictures of former ministers Zoheir Garana and Ahmed El Magharagi and steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz inside their prison cell made…
Sunday’s Papers: Tunisia in Egypt
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Sunday’s Papers: Tunisia in Egypt
Tunisia dominates the front pages of Egyptian newspapers today. News updates and critical analyses of the collapse of Zine al-Abedine…
Wednesday’s papers: New owners for Al-Dostour and the culture ministry blame game
Egypt
August 25, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: New owners for Al-Dostour and the culture ministry blame game
Al-Ahram leads its front page with further coverage of the van Gogh Poppy Flowers theft and the continuing aftermath. Today’s…
Thursday’s papers: No water, electricity, or bread—just a president
Egypt
August 19, 2010
Thursday’s papers: No water, electricity, or bread—just a president
The main state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram leads its front page today with talk of upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for late November.…
Thursday’s papers: establishing Palestine and resolving a church problem
Egypt
July 29, 2010
Thursday’s papers: establishing Palestine and resolving a church problem
News about the Egypt-Saudi summit tops the front page of state-owned Al-Ahram, which writes that, “Establishment of a Palestinian state…
Mondays papers: The‘Social Insurance Umbrella’ and the Khaled Saeed case
Egypt
June 14, 2010
Mondays papers: The‘Social Insurance Umbrella’ and the Khaled Saeed case
Al-Ahram leads with news of a government sponsored social relief package, the result of President Hosni Mubarak’s Sunday meeting with…
Sunday’s papers: the judges, the lawyers and the students
Egypt
June 13, 2010
Sunday’s papers: the judges, the lawyers and the students
Speaker of Parlaiment Fathi Sorour’s intervention to resolve the recent tension between judges and lawyers is the leading headline across…
Wednesday’s papers: ‘Unprecedented freedom,’ sidewalk birthday party
Egypt
May 5, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: ‘Unprecedented freedom,’ sidewalk birthday party
Al-Ahram starts off today’s news with a headline declaring “Egypt witnesses strong political activism and unprecedented freedom of opinion.” The…