Several writers commented on the situation of Egypt's Christian community given recent controversy in the Upper Egypt governorate of Minya and possible tensions.
In the privately-owned Al-Watan newspaper, Magda Al-Gindi touched upon the issue of (...)
Op-ed writers picked up topics related to tourism, Copts, and Jamal Khashoggi in Sunday's newspapers. A recent incident involving a foreign couple posing for explicit footage on the top of Egypt's Pyramid continued to stir fury.
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Op-ed writers are saying goodbye to 2018 and speculating on local and foreign affairs for the upcoming year, while France continued to be a trending topic this week.
In state-owned daily Al-Ahram, Gamal Zaida outlined achievements of the year in (...)
In the privately-owned Al-Masry Al-Youm, Abdul Moneim Saeed lamented the violence and damages resulting from the "French Spring" as he described it. In a comparison he drew between the Yellow Vest protests in Paris against fuel taxes and mass (...)
Egypt entered a critical transitional phase after two waves of political unrest which started eight years ago. In 2014, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi took power over a country in serious economic decline.
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The media has been all over a ‘revealing' dress worn by Egyptian actress Rania Youssef at the Cairo Film Festival last week, a move she almost went on trial for, after heavy public criticism, including from the Actors Syndicate. For Egypt's op-ed (...)
Egyptian writers picked up a variety of local topics that topped this week's news agenda.
Al-Ahram's Sherif Abdeen chose the controversial issue when news erupted last week that Egypt began exporting stray dogs and cats to countries that eat them. (...)
Ahead of Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman's expected visit to Egypt, some writers picked up once more the Jamal Khashoggi's murder case, showing their support of Saudi Arabia and praising US President Donald Trump's position on the issue.
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In state-daily Al-Ahram, Ahmed Abdel Tawab blames Palestinian factions not only for failing to have a unified stance, but also for bragging about unreal achievements in face of continued bloodshed such as claiming to have forced Israel to take (...)
After an anticipated two-day high-profile summit held in mid-November in Palermo, Italy, disputed opinions erupted on whether it was able to advance constructive solutions to the Libyan crisis. News on who attended and who walked out also (...)
Away from the heated situation in Gaza, local politics, economics and far away from culture for some, an unusual topic dominated writers' op-eds in Wednesday's local newspapers: a dispute between low-profile singers of street music, also known as (...)
In state daily Al-Ahram, Farouk Goweida addressed the issue of market monopoly and the government's monitoring role, pointing out that for decades and under previous regimes, the situation was conveniently beneficial for senior officials in (...)
As the state-sponsored World Youth Forum held in Sharm El-Sheikh came to an end, a focus on questions asked by attendees throughout the event to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his answers to them topped op-eds in Wednesday's newspapers.
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Egypt is mourning seven Coptic citizens targeted by gunmen in a Friday attack against their bus near the governorate of Minya. Opinion writers took a look at the timing of the terror attack coinciding with the World Youth Forum, sponsored and (...)
Egypt's writers followed-up on President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's visit to Germany this week. The Khashoggi case continues to be of interest, as well as the recent synagogue attack which killed a dozen people in the US.
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Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, was assassinated last October in a car bomb. Swedish Kim Wall, 30, was murdered and her body decapitated last August. Slovakian Jan Kuciack, 27, and his girlfriend were shot dead in their house earlier (...)
A strong support for Saudi Arabia has been expressed by Egypt's columnists since the Jamal Khashoggi case broke out. In Sunday's papers, a few more op-eds praised the kingdom and addressed the case. Additionally, writers picked some local affairs to (...)
Egyptian writers commented on regional and local affairs in Wednesday's newspaper. Education came as a frequent topic of op-eds, as the Egyptian Education Ministry struggles to implement reforms.
In state-owned daily Al-Ahram, Osama Al-Ghazaly Harb (...)
If there have been concerns about lack of media professionalism and ethics in recent times, where international polarisation and social media platforms became leaders of the news agenda, the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi certainly (...)
Egypt's opinion writers increased space for commentaries regarding the case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed at his consulate in Istanbul.
In state-owned daily Al-Ahram, Osama Al-Ghazaly Harb praised Egypt's stance through (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's current visit to Russia was the subject of attention of Egyptian op-eds writers in Wednesday's newspapers.
In state daily Al-Ahram, Salah Montasser's piece titled "A punishment, we're waiting for its abolishment," (...)
Writers in Sunday's newspapers expressed support for President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, while others focused on slamming political opposition.
In state-owned daily Al-Ahram, Salah Montasser wrote that the "Mercedes and Seat" metaphor the president used (...)
Important news that unfolded over the week included the arrest of Egypt's top wanted militant and former military officer Hisham Al-Ashmawy in Libya.
Commenting on the significance of Al-Ashmawy's fallout, Al-Ahram's Makram Mohamed Ahmed wrote that (...)
Egypt is celebrating the 45th anniversary of the 6 October war against Israel.
In state-owned newspaper Al-Akhbar, most writers' op-eds focused on the occasion and celebrated the Egyptian army's victory, and the will of the people.
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Several op-eds featured in Sunday's newspapers examined foreign issues, mainly commenting on President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's visit to the city of New York on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) 73rd session.
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