Local press review

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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Thursday's papers: Security increases amid continuing investigation

File photo of Marmorqos Church, Shubra, February 11, 2010
06 Jan 2011
The local press remains preoccupied with updates on investigations into the Alexandria bombing that targeted a Coptic church as worshippers came out of New Year’s Eve mass. The state-owned press highlights a reconstructed photo of...
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Wednesday’s papers: Pope Shenouda urges calm, European countries beef up security

Azhar University students during a demonstration against terrorism, Azhar University, Cairo, January 5, 2011. Azhar University staged a protest condemning the Alexandria church bombings which took lives of more than 20 and left scores injured. Protest was led by Grand Imam of Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Abdullah al-Husseiny, Universiy President. Number of faculty members and students took part.
05 Jan 2011
Both state-owned and independent papers dedicate their front pages to the latest news related to the bomb attack on an Alexandria church last Saturday. Al-Ahram’s front-page headline reads: “Islamic and Christian calls for...
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Tuesday’s papers: Copts continue nationwide protest amid calls for national unity

Group of angry Copts protesting, Coptic Orthodox Cathedral , Abbasseyya, Cairo, January 2, 2011. Protesters condemned bombing al-Qiddissine church on New Year's Eve which left 21 dead and 79 wounded. Protest is staged during the visit paid by Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, Minister of Religious Endowments, and Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti, to Pope Shenouda, Egyptian Copts' leader, at the Cathedral to offer condolences on the church's victims.
04 Jan 2011
Egyptian newspapers feature front-page headlines on ongoing protests by Coptic Christians across the country. Copts and Muslims sympathetic to their cause have been protesting against the Alexandria church bombing since its occurrence on...
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Monday's papers: Between solidarity and anger

Egyptian Christian women mourn during Sunday mass, al-Qiddissine (Two Saints) Church, Miami, Alexandria, January 2, 2011. The church was targeted on New Year's Eve by a bomb attack in which 21 people were killed. Egyptian newspapers warned on Sunday that "civil war" could break out unless Christians and Muslims close ranks after the deadly attack on the Coptic church in the northern Egyptian Mediterranean port that triggered angry protests.
03 Jan 2011
With Egypt still shaken by the church bombings in Alexandria, newspapers are for the most part dominated today by portrayals of national solidarity with the victims and with sectarian unity in Egypt. Photos of a meeting of religious...
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Sunday's papers: Egypt left reeling after fatal bomb attack in Alexandria

قداس على روح القتلى في تفجير الإسكندرية يوم 1-1-2011
02 Jan 2011
Following what has proven to be a tragic start to the new year, Monday’s papers are dominated by news of the terrorist bombing at the St. Mark and St. Peter church early Sunday morning in Alexandria. The attack left 21 dead and over...
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Wednesday's papers: Shadow parliament vs. parliament, Israeli spy rings

29 Dec 2010
Nearly all of Egypt's daily papers on Wednesday run front-page headlines about investigations with Tarek Abdel Razek Hassan, an Egyptian arrested on charges of being an an Israeli spy. It was announced last week that Abdel Razek was...
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Tuesday's papers: NDP presidential nominee to be revealed in July, regime's standoff with Brotherhood continues

Egypt's Hosni Mubarak as he casts vote in parliamentary elections, Heliopolis High poll station, Cairo, November 28, 2010.
28 Dec 2010
State-owned newspapers on Tuesday dedicate their front pages and substantial internal content to coverage of the latest episode of the ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) annual convention. Al-Ahram leads with the headline “...
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Monday’s papers: NDP annual conference, more H1N1 victims, Abbasiya hospital employees protest

Doctors, staff and the families of psychiatric patients at Abbassia Mental Hospital  protesting against the Minister of Health’s decision to relocate the hospital to Badr city, and offer the land up for sale for investment purposes after the hospital is demolished, Abbassia, Cairo, 26 December, 2010. The protestors criticized the decision saying it is not in the best benefit of the patients and destroys the 120 year old institution. The protestors chanted slogans such as “Together against the relocation of the hospital” and “Together against the demolition of the hospital”.
27 Dec 2010
State-owned papers dedicate their main headlines to the second day of the seventh annual National Democratic Party (NDP) conference, at which the party’s leaders and members are gathering to outline their plan for the coming year....
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Sunday's papers: Odd utterings from the 7th annual NDP conference

Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Safwat al-Sheriff during a press conference held in response to the Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) announcement that it was going to boycott the Parliamentary run-off elections and reports that  the Wafd Party is also considering a boycott, Cairo, 1 December, 2010. Al-Sheriff said the legitimacy of Parliament will not be affected by the withdrawal of the opposition, adding that this electoral experience, which he described as "reputable", was testament to the party as it succeeded in opposing an illegal organization – in reference to the MB. The first round of elections ended in a landslide victory for the NDP, whereas the Wafd Party won three seats, and the MB failed to win any seats.
26 Dec 2010
On the day after the ruling National Democratic Party’s (NDP) seventh annual conference, government papers expectedly dedicated half of their front pages to Mubarak's keynote assembly speech. The main headlines revolve around the...
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