Local press review

Thursday’s papers: Desperation grips citizens as Arab leaders meet

Women hold signs, with bread taped on them, demonstrate against the government in Amman January 14, 2011. Food price protests sweeping across North Africa and the Middle East reached Jordan ,when hundreds of protesters chanted slogans against Prime Minister Samir al-Rifai in the southern city of Karak.
20 Jan 2011
The opening of the Arab Economic summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, with the imposing cloud of the Tunisian situation hanging above, prominently features in today’s papers. Amid the marked absence of a Tunisian minister at the summit, most...
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Wednesday's papers: A new form of protest in Egypt, secrets of Ben Ali's escape and Tunisia's interim govt

A man lies injuried during a demonstration, Tunis, Janaury 18, 2011. Riot police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters on January 18 at a small protest rally against Tunisia's new government in the centre of the capital, AFP reporters on the ground saw. Around 100 protesters chanted slogans against the RCD party of ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
19 Jan 2011
Egyptian papers on Wednesday dedicate their front-page headlines to new cases of people setting themselves on fire as a means of protesting conditions in the country. In the independent Al-Dostour, the top headline reads: "Three...
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Tuesday's papers: Tunisia's events continue to reverberate in Egypt

Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi announces the new government during a press conference, Tunisian President's Office, Tunis, January 17, 2011. Tunisia unveiled today a transitional unity government which will prepare for elections after the ouster of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and immediately announced the release of political prisoners and new media freedoms.
18 Jan 2011
Tunisia's uprising has the biggest share of Tuesday's headlines, which cover the latest political developments in the north African country and address the influence that those developments might have on Egypt. State-run Al-Akhbar...
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Monday’s papers: Hope for Tunisia, death for al-Kamouny, 'exile' for Badr

Tunisian army soldiers stand guard near a tank in downtown Tunis January 15, 2011. Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets of the Tunisian capital on Saturday where the prime minister was due to meet opposition parties to try to form a coalition after protests swept the president from power
17 Jan 2011
The headlines of Monday’s state-owned and independent dailies are shared between two leading stories: the collapse of the Tunisian government and its immediate repercussions, and the verdict of one of the three men behind last year...
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Sunday's Papers: Tunisia in Egypt

A view of a looted store is seen in Den Den near Tunis on January 15, 2011. Tunisia's new acting president pledged an open political system following the abrupt end of former strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's 23-year rule as the Arab state veered towards chaos. Several luxury stolen cars were seen smashed and abandoned near Tunis and some shops and homes had been pillaged and burnt, with the violence appearing to target in particular the property of Ben Ali's family.
16 Jan 2011
Tunisia dominates the front pages of Egyptian newspapers today. News updates and critical analyses of the collapse of Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali’s regime takes the lion’s share of local press. Yet various dailies interpret the...
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Thursday's papers: Silence on train shooter's words, conflicting reports of church bomb investigation

كهنة الكنيسة يقيمون قداس جنازة سيد فتحى غطاس، 61 عاما، ضحية حادث إطلاق النار العشوائي بقطار المنيا، بكنيسة ماريوحنا، حلمية الزيتون، القاهرة، 12 يناير 2011، وسط إجراءات أمنية مشددة. قام مندوب شرطة بإطلاق النار عشوائيا علي عدد من ركاب قطار المنيا، ما أسفر عن مقتل مواطن، وإصابة 5 آخرين جميعهم أقباط.
13 Jan 2011
Egyptian newspapers on Thursday wrote of a devastated nation marred by mass killing and torture. For the second consecutive week, Egypt's papers find themselves busy with covering acts of sectarian violence, of which the latest...
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Wednesday’s papers: Yacoub receives Greatest Nile Collar, Egypt recalls its envoy to the Vatican

12 Jan 2011
Today the main headlines on the front pages of state-owned papers are dedicated to news that renowned cardiac surgeon Magdi Yacoub has been awarded the highest national honor in recognition of his great humanitarian contributions to...
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Tuesday’s papers: Tensions escalate in Sudan, incompetence mars church investigation

Southerner woman casting her ballot in the south Sudan secession referendum, Wau, south Sudan, January 10, 2011. 
11 Jan 2011
In Tuesday’s news, state-owned Al-Ahram leads with an update on the Sudanese referendum, which, according to the paper’s headline, seems to be the cause of “escalating tension” in the potentially soon-to-be-divided...
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Monday's papers: Mubarak's speech, church bombing investigations and Sudanese referendum

Massive voting turn out, Juba, South Sudan, January 9, 2011. Sundan witnesses a historical referendum on country's unity following long-standing tensions betwen North and South Sudan.
10 Jan 2011
The Sudanese referendum, Mubarak’s speech at the Supreme Court, and the latest developments and statements on investigations into the Alexandria Church bombing dominate most Egyptian newspapers today.   In celebration of the...
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Sunday's Papers: Referendum in Sudan and Big Brother in Alexandria

A Sudanese woman casts vote, Juba, South Sudan, January 9, 2011.
09 Jan 2011
All Egyptian newspapers published front page headlines on Sunday’s Sudan referendum on the secession of the south. The event’s significance for Egypt, Africa and the US is reflected in Al-Ahram’s headlines: "Day of destiny in Sudan" and "...
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