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Monday’s papers: Civil disobedience spreads and elections on the horizon
Egypt

Monday’s papers: Civil disobedience spreads and elections on the horizon

Topping the news in Monday’s papers are reports of civil disobedience campaigns spreading to cities beyond Port Said, alongside a…
Sunday’s papers: Electoral boycotts and Easter conflicts
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Electoral boycotts and Easter conflicts

The most common topic in this morning’s newspapers is that Egypt's parliamentary elections, previously schedule to begin on 27 April,…
Sunday’s papers: Iran goes too public
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Iran goes too public

“Your letter is rejected” is the headline of the state-owned Al-Gomhurriya newspaper in response to the letter that Iranian Supreme…
Monday’s papers: On anniversary of Mubarak’s downfall, president on edge
Egypt

Monday’s papers: On anniversary of Mubarak’s downfall, president on edge

Monday’s papers all feature news and analysis regarding the second anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s downfall on 11 February 2011. However,…
Sunday’s papers: A mixture of disorder
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: A mixture of disorder

Sunday’s headlines were a cocktail of warnings of an escalation of violence, the arrest of a network planning armed attacks…
Tuesday’s papers: A presidential visit and an angry funeral march
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: A presidential visit and an angry funeral march

Tuesday’s independent papers highlight the touching scene of hundreds of mourners bidding farewell to two new young martyrs in a…
Monday’s papers: Different narratives of police brutality at the palace
Egypt

Monday’s papers: Different narratives of police brutality at the palace

Making front-page news in almost all of Monday’s papers are the conflicting narratives of what happened to Hamada Saber —…
Sunday’s papers: An industry of polarization
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: An industry of polarization

Today's papers, like yesterday's, make an industry out of the political polarization between the Muslim Brotherhood and their opposition. With…
Wednesday’s papers: Black Bloc hysteria, and the curfew gone with the wind
Egypt

Wednesday’s papers: Black Bloc hysteria, and the curfew gone with the wind

The headlines of Egypt's various newspapers on Wednesday highlight the ongoing street and political deadlock, but from two different perspectives. While…
Tuesday’s papers: Opposition shuns dialogue, protesters defy curfew
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: Opposition shuns dialogue, protesters defy curfew

On the second anniversary of the Friday of Anger, Tuesday’s papers reveal how the country is trapped between a deepening…
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