Al-Tahrir newspaper
Egypt’s Al-Tahrir newspaper to shut down within two months
Egypt
June 23, 2019
Egypt’s Al-Tahrir newspaper to shut down within two months
Egyptian privately-owned al-Tahrir newspaper said on Sunday that it would stop working within two months because it can not meet…
Journalists’ Syndicate official on hunger strike hospitalized
Egypt
November 13, 2015
Journalists’ Syndicate official on hunger strike hospitalized
An official from the Journalists' Syndicate was hospitalized Thursday after entering a fifth day of hunger strike staged to protest…
Newspaper owner: Finances, not politics, behind print closure
Egypt
August 26, 2015
Newspaper owner: Finances, not politics, behind print closure
The owner of al-Tahrir newspaper has announced that due to financial constraints, rather than security and governmental pressures, he has…
Journalist Ibrahim Eissa discharged from prosecution
Egypt
February 11, 2013
Journalist Ibrahim Eissa discharged from prosecution
The prosecution on Monday released prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa after hearing his testimony in a case against him by Islamist…
Prosecutor general investigates ‘defamation of Islam’ charges against Eissa
Egypt
January 19, 2013
Prosecutor general investigates ‘defamation of Islam’ charges against Eissa
Prosecutor General Talat Abdallah will investigate a report accusing Al-Tahrir newspaper Editor-in-Chief Ibrahim Eissa of defaming Islam and ridiculing the…
War of words: Accusations of plagiarism after Rushdie work is translated twice
Books
November 5, 2012
War of words: Accusations of plagiarism after Rushdie work is translated twice
Salman Rushdie is a name well-known to Arabic readers, although his fame doesn’t really come from his books. Instead, it…
Brotherhood spokesperson denies meeting Shafiq before election
Egypt
October 3, 2012
Brotherhood spokesperson denies meeting Shafiq before election
Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson Mahmoud Ghozlan denied that he met with former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, saying, “I only saw him…
Morsy adviser denies statements on FGM
Egypt
September 5, 2012
Morsy adviser denies statements on FGM
Omayma Kamel, a member of President Mohamed Morsy’s Advisory Board for Women’s Affairs and of the Constituent Assembly from the…
Jounalists defy gag order on Tantawi’s secret court testimony
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Jounalists defy gag order on Tantawi’s secret court testimony
A number of national and international news outlets, as well as several bloggers, have published reports on the testimony of…
Al-Tahrir newspaper launches, hoping to be voice of opposition
Egypt
July 3, 2011
Al-Tahrir newspaper launches, hoping to be voice of opposition
The much-anticipated daily newspaper Al-Tahrir hit newsstands Sunday, marking the strong return of defiant editor Ibrahim Eissa, who was forced…