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Thursday’s papers: Sectarian strife and a blacklist of corrupt officials
Egypt

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

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…
Sunday’s Papers: Tunisia in Egypt
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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