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Sunday’s papers: Run-off threatened by unknown strangers, a Jordanian and magic markers
Egypt
June 17, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Run-off threatened by unknown strangers, a Jordanian and magic markers
The trials and tribulations of the past 16 months have boiled down to what seemed to be a fairly unremarkable…
Monday’s papers: Contemplating transitions and revolutions
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Monday’s papers: Contemplating transitions and revolutions
As negotiations continue over the formation of the body that will write Egypt’s new constitution, and in the run-up to…
Wednesday’s papers: Mubarak’s health deteriorates
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Mubarak’s health deteriorates
Independent Al-Shorouk newspaper writes on its front page this morning, “Field marshal meets with political forces in a ‘Muslim Brotherhood-free’…
Monday’s papers: 1 percent, 5 reassurances and 2 peas in a ‘strategic’ pod
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Monday’s papers: 1 percent, 5 reassurances and 2 peas in a ‘strategic’ pod
“And the revolution youth have found their leader,” announces Al-Tahrir, the headline appearing over a page-wide image of an open-armed…
Monday’s papers: When the mute button is broke
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Monday’s papers: When the mute button is broke
Two days are left until what many expect to be Egypt’s first democratic presidential election, and so the imposed “campaign…
Sunday’s papers: Different polls suggest different future presidents
Egypt
May 20, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Different polls suggest different future presidents
Most of the papers today report on one of various conflicting opinion polls on the presidential election, due to start…
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
Egypt’s newspapers on Wednesday focus their coverage on a multitude of controversies surrounding the People’s Assembly and its draft laws,…
Monday’s papers: Moussa leads race and expats in Saudi turn out to vote
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Monday’s papers: Moussa leads race and expats in Saudi turn out to vote
Amr Moussa holds a lead in the presidential race so far, according to government-run newspaper Al-Ahram, party paper Al-Wafd and…
Monday’s papers: Brotherhood battle with Cabinet and Abbasseya aftermath
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Monday’s papers: Brotherhood battle with Cabinet and Abbasseya aftermath
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi's meeting with a parliamentary delegation, the Egypt-Saudi Arabia diplomatic crisis, the clashes in Abbasseya neighborhood, and…
Sunday’s papers: Mounting tension between Brotherhood and Salafis
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Mounting tension between Brotherhood and Salafis
Today’s issue of the Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece newspaper, Freedom and Justice, attests to the mounting tension between the Brotherhood and…