newspapers
New daily newspaper Al-Sabah struggles to make an impact
Egypt
October 26, 2012
New daily newspaper Al-Sabah struggles to make an impact
Al-Sabah, a new independent newspaper, hit the streets and cafes of Cairo on 30 September. Its recipe — sensational anti-Muslim…
Monday’s papers: Judiciary, opposition and media criticize Brotherhood
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Monday’s papers: Judiciary, opposition and media criticize Brotherhood
President Mohamed Morsy and his Muslim Brotherhood have come under intense criticism from opposition forces, the judiciary, and today, the…
Monday’s papers: Conflicting news reports abound
Egypt
October 1, 2012
Monday’s papers: Conflicting news reports abound
Depending on which newspaper one reads, Monday’s papers take the reader from a country on its way toward development with…
Monday’s papers: Morsy heads to New York
Egypt
September 24, 2012
Monday’s papers: Morsy heads to New York
State-owned newspaper Al-Ahram this morning leads with Egypt’s democratic change and its relations with the world being featured as part…
Journalists protest outside syndicate, Shura Council
Egypt
September 19, 2012
Journalists protest outside syndicate, Shura Council
Journalists from state-run news agency MENA, Al-Shaab and Al-Wafd newspapers staged protests Wednesday demanding better salaries and permanent employment for…
Monday’s papers: Strikes hit the front pages
Egypt
September 17, 2012
Monday’s papers: Strikes hit the front pages
After several days of protests over a film about Prophet Mohamed deemed insulting, Monday’s newspapers moved to social and economic…
Monday’s papers: Anti-government protests escalate, political forces to unify
Egypt
September 3, 2012
Monday’s papers: Anti-government protests escalate, political forces to unify
The headlines of today’s papers reveal the growing gap of the editorial approach between state-owned and independent papers, which was…
Wednesday’s papers: Morsy in China, migrants and Operation Eagle
Egypt
August 29, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Morsy in China, migrants and Operation Eagle
Wednesday’s newspapers center their coverage on three new developments. Topping the news is President Mohamed Morsy’s visit to China for…
Monday’s papers: Islamists and civil state supporters face off again
Egypt
August 27, 2012
Monday’s papers: Islamists and civil state supporters face off again
The anti-Muslim Brotherhood protests that flared up Friday are still making headlines in most of Monday’s newspapers.
Yasser Rizq named editor-in-chief of Al-Masry Al-Youm
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Yasser Rizq named editor-in-chief of Al-Masry Al-Youm
Yasser Rizq, the former editor-in-chief of Al-Akhbar, is leaving the state-owned paper to take over at Egypt Independent's sister paper…