Al Gomhuria
Type | Daily |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Publisher | Dar Al Tahrir Publishing House |
Editor | Al Sayed Al Bably |
Founded | 1954 |
Headquarters | , Cairo, Egypt |
Website | Al Gomhuria |
Al Gomhuria (Arabic: الجمهورية; English: The Republic) is an influential state-owned Egyptian Arabic language daily newspaper.[1]
History and profile[]
Al Gomhuria was established in 1954 following the Egyptian revolution[2][3] and became the new regime's leading media outlet.[4] The paper was published using the facilities of Wafd party's newspaper Al Misri, which had been disestablished by the regime.[4] Anwar Sadat became the editor of the daily.[4] The publisher of the paper is Dar Al Tahrir which was founded following the 1952 revolution.[5][6]
The circulation of the daily in 2000 was 400,000 copies.[7] The 2005 circulation of the daily was 200,000 copies.[8]
Samir Ragab served as the chairman of the board and the editor in chief of the daily.[9] In August 2012, Gamal Abdel Rahim was appointed editor-in-chief of the paper by the Egyptian Shura Council.[10] However, he was fired in October 2012 and Al Sayed Al Bably was named as the editor-in-chief in November.[11]
Dar Al Tahrir publishing house also owns the following:
- (weekly newspaper)
- Al Messa (evening newspaper)
- Al Kora wal Malaeb (sports)
- Shashaty (entertainment)
- Aqidaty (Islamic)
The group also publishes:
- Egyptian Gazette (English)
- Le Progrès Egyptien (French)
Notable editors[]
- Siham Bayyumi
- Ebrahim Nafae[12]
- Anwar El Sadat
- Mahmoud Salem
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Al Gomhuria".
- ^ "Publication overview" (PDF). Ipsos. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Al Masry Al Youm transforming Egyptian press". Tavaana. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Alterman, Jon B. (1998). "New Media New Politics?" (PDF). The Washington Institute. 48. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ Mamoun Fandy (2007). (Un)civil War of Words: Media and Politics in the Arab World. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-275-99393-1.
- ^ Angela Powers. "Transformation of Business" (PDF). Media Transformations. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Sahar Hegazi; Mona Khalifa (October 2000). "Increasing the Coverage of Reproductive Health Issues in Egyptian Press Project" (PDF). FRONTIERS/Population Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Zoellick's visit to Egypt (July 13–14)". WikiLeaks. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Renowned Author, Samir Ragab visits 57357". 57357. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "New editors appointed by Shura". Daily News Egypt. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ Hend Kortam (27 November 2012). "New editor-in-chief appointed at Al Gomhuria". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Veteran Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Nafea dies at the age of 84". Ahram Online. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 1954 establishments in Egypt
- Publications established in 1954
- Daily newspapers published in Egypt
- Arabic-language newspapers
- Newspapers published in Cairo
- State media