Local press review

Thursdays Papers: Judges claim Brotherhood has no legal status, prompting much speculation

Spokesman of Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Mursi (R), listens to senior Brotherhood Essam el-Erian during a joint press conference, Cairo, November 22, 2010, under slogan “excessiveness of the government to Fraud the election 2010” on November 22, 2010, in Cairo.
21 Mar 2013
Some of the country's newspapers celebrated a non-binding report Thursday issued by the State Commissioners Authority the day before, which deems the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group as an unlawful entitity since it is not officially...
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Tuesday’s Papers: Morsy abroad, falling economy and Military Academy surprises at home

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi overseeing military exercises
19 Mar 2013
  “President Morsy receives Honorary Doctorate Degree” from the Pakistani prime minister, appears with pictures as a headline on the front page of Al-Ahram. The flagship state daily reports Morsy’s comments that...
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Monday’s papers: Trouble in Moqattam

18 Mar 2013
As clashes that started Saturday between protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters in front of the Brotherhood’s main headquarters in Moqattam were renewed for the second day, Monday’s newspapers unsurprisingly allocate...
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Sunday's papers: Sohag getaway

17 Mar 2013
President Morsy’s visit to Sohag governorate was spread all over the daily newspapers Sunday. The state-owned flagship newspaper, Al-Ahram, focused on the development plans for Sohag and Upper Egypt that Morsy announced Saturday,...
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Thursday's papers: To appeal or not to appeal elections court ruling

Egyptians queue with their cars at a petrol station, Cairo, January 16, 2012 amid fears of an oil shortage.
14 Mar 2013
That President Mohamed Morsy may indeed appeal the cancellation of elections, though he had previously indicated that he would not, is the focus of headlines in at least four newspapers today. The Egyptian State Lawsuit Authority (ESLA),...
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Wednesday's papers: Urgent loans, looming coups

Armed forces tank stands guard in front of an embassy for imposing security measures, Cairo, February 9,2012.
13 Mar 2013
Egypt’s newspapers Wednesday were mostly concerned with different, sometimes conflicting speculations over the fate of the country’s current government, as well as the Cabinet’s refusal of an urgent loan offered by the...
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Tuesday's papers: Power of arrest and police arms

Police officers shut down the Qasr al-Nil police station to demand the resignation of Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim.
12 Mar 2013
Privately owned newspaper al-Shorouk leads this morning with “ ... and the era of public police starts.” The newspaper says that a Muslim Brotherhood public committee arrested six people yesterday in Moqattam for allegedly...
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Monday's papers: Demons and horse carts

Police officers shut down the Qasr al-Nil police station to demand the resignation of Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim.
11 Mar 2013
Monday’s papers are full of news regarding the microbus drivers’ strike, which has affected a number of governorates. Also making headlines is news of the diesel shortages, which have resulted in traffic congestion and protests...
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Sunday's papers: Fire (and drama) in Cairo

Violent clashes going on between central security forces and dozens of protesters near to the British Embassy in Garden City, Cairo, 9 March 2013. Clashes erupted again after verdict of Port Said massacre.
10 Mar 2013
With dramatic headlines, today’s newspapers agonized over the fires and violence that spread throughout Cairo and beyond following the verdict pronounced on the Port Said football massacre. The massacre, where 72 Ahly Club fans were...
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Thursday’s papers: No elections until further notice

Dr. Mohamed Morsi, FJP presidential candidate casts his ballot in Presidential Elections' runoff, Sharqeya, 16 June 2012. Run-off between the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak.
07 Mar 2013
After Wednesday's administrative court ruling that put the timeline for the parliamentary elections set to begin next month into a state of suspension, Egypt’s newspapers report on the ongoing uncertainty, unrest and climate of...
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