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Sunday’s papers: Egypt reacts to constituent assembly elections
Egypt
March 25, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Egypt reacts to constituent assembly elections
Reactions to yesterday’s elections of the constituent assembly that will write the new constitution take up the lion’s share of…
Wednesday’s papers: Pope Shenouda’s funeral and fears for constituent assembly
Egypt
March 21, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Pope Shenouda’s funeral and fears for constituent assembly
The massive funeral for Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III is featured on the front pages of all Egyptian newspapers, and…
Monday’s papers: MPs demand answers on NGO case
Egypt
March 5, 2012
Monday’s papers: MPs demand answers on NGO case
Independent newspaper Al-Shorouk writes this morning that Planning and International Cooperation Minister Fayza Abouelnaga denies any involvement in the NGO…
Tuesday’s papers: Prosecutors level perjury accusations in Mubarak trial
Egypt
January 10, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Prosecutors level perjury accusations in Mubarak trial
Egypt's newspapers on Tuesday focus on the ongoing criminal trial of Hosni Mubarak. Prosecutors on Tuesday accused the ousted president,…
Mainstream press rallies against Tahrir demand for national salvation government
Egypt
December 3, 2011
Mainstream press rallies against Tahrir demand for national salvation government
When debate around a national salvation government (NSG) raged in the press two weeks ago, many opponents advanced various hostile…
Thursday’s papers: Toeing the military line
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Toeing the military line
Four days after at least 26 protesters were killed outside Maspero when the army opened fire and ran people over…
Israeli media picks over the ‘trauma’ of October 1973 war
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Israeli media picks over the ‘trauma’ of October 1973 war
On Sunday, Israeli officials failed to show up at several memorial services across Israel to honor its soldiers who fell…
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…
Rights groups denounce crackdown on media outlets
Egypt
October 2, 2011
Rights groups denounce crackdown on media outlets
The Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression and the Support for Information Technology Center on Sunday condemned the curtailment…
Minister pledges fair allocation of broadcast time for all parties
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Minister pledges fair allocation of broadcast time for all parties
The Information Ministry is putting together a plan to ensure equal broadcast time for all political parties ahead of the…