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Report reveals continued bias in state-run media since January uprising
Egypt
August 25, 2011
Report reveals continued bias in state-run media since January uprising
Egypt’s local press coverage of government activities has continued to be editorially partial in recent months, driven by the same…
Thursday’s Papers: Tumult erupts during Sharaf’s visits to 10th of Ramadan City and Suez
Egypt
August 11, 2011
Thursday’s Papers: Tumult erupts during Sharaf’s visits to 10th of Ramadan City and Suez
On Thursday, various papers debate the Islamism's take on the death penalty, as well as detail riots that took place…
Special from Yemen: Emergent newspapers aim to counter pervasive media bias
World
April 20, 2011
Special from Yemen: Emergent newspapers aim to counter pervasive media bias
Sanaa -- Twenty-year-old protester Mohammed sits near his tent at Sanaa University, reading Sahat Al-Tagheer (The Square of Change). The…
Wednesday’s Papers: Mubarak barred from accessing Alex library account, fire at Interior Ministry
Egypt
March 23, 2011
Wednesday’s Papers: Mubarak barred from accessing Alex library account, fire at Interior Ministry
State-owned newspaper al-Ahram stated that former President Hosni Mubarak is prohibited from any dealings with the $143 million Bibliotheca Alexandrina…
Muslim Brotherhood mulls launch of satellite TV channel
Egypt
February 21, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood mulls launch of satellite TV channel
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is currently studying the possibility of establishing a satellite television station and a number of newspapers…
Photoshopped image puts Mubarak ahead
Egypt
September 15, 2010
Photoshopped image puts Mubarak ahead
State-run Al-Ahram newspaper on Tuesday published a doctored photo of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak leading US president Barack Obama, Palestinian…
Press watchdog calls for dropping charges against Egyptian journalist
Egypt
June 24, 2010
Press watchdog calls for dropping charges against Egyptian journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ), an international media watchdog, appealed on Thursday to Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali to…
Online vs. off: The future of Egypt’s print media
Egypt
May 12, 2010
Online vs. off: The future of Egypt’s print media
In the face of increasing varieties of alternative media channels, printed newspapers are likely to remain a primary source of…
Hot off the press: After the flood, national unity and Yemen
Egypt
January 24, 2010
Hot off the press: After the flood, national unity and Yemen
The floods in Sinai and Aswan, which have claimed more then ten lives, continue to dominate the news today, with…
Egyptian press: Transcending the Rafah wall
Egypt
December 23, 2009
Egyptian press: Transcending the Rafah wall
The Rafah border wall news dominated most major newspapers headlines.The independent daily Al-Shorouq lead with news that the Rafah border…