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' The Pyramids '), founded on 5 August 1876, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second-oldest after Al-Waqa'i' al-Misriyya (The Egyptian Events, founded 1828). [2] It is majority owned by the Egyptian government , and is considered a newspaper of record for Egypt.
There were also 65 newspapers published in languages other than Arabic, [1] such as Turkish, French and English. [2] By 1951 Arabic language newspapers numbered to about 400, while 150 were published in other languages. [1] By 2011, daily newspaper circulation in Egypt increased to more than 4.3 million copies. [3]
Egyptian Media Services closed Daily News Egypt after publishing the 20–21 April 2012 issue. [1] [3] All content was produced by an Egyptian editorial team.Rania Al Malky was the last editor-in-chief of DNE, a position she has held since May 2007 [4] after being promoted from the position of deputy editor she held when she joined the team in December 2006.
Al Ahram Hebdo was established in 1994 [2] by the Al Ahram publishing house which also owns Al-Ahram newspaper, an English-language version, and Al Ahram Weekly. [3] The paper which is published weekly [4] is based in Cairo. [5] Egyptian writer Mohamed Salmawy was the first of Al-Ahram Hebdo editors-in-chief.
In terms of institutional size, it is the second daily in the country after al-Ahram. [2] During the 1950s al-Akhbar had a circulation of over 700,000 copies. [6] In 1976, the paper was the most read daily in Egypt with a circulation of 650,000 copies. [14] In 2000 the paper sold 1.1 million copies. [15]
Egypt has however come under intense criticism for razing large parts of old Cairo to make way for development projects. Historic tombs in the oldest parts of capital, called the City of the Dead ...
The Egyptian Gazette, first published on 26 January 1880, is the oldest English-language newspaper in the Middle East. Today, the Egyptian daily is part of El Tahrir Printing and Publishing House. Eyad Abu El Haggag is chairman of the Gazette's board and Mohamed Fahmy has been the editor-in-chief since Sept. 27, 2020.
Egyptian and European flags fly over the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Egypt's ministry of tourism and antiquities unveiled a renovated wing within its 120-year-old ...