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Al Gomhuria
Egyptian newspaper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Al Gomhuria (Arabic: الجمهورية; English: The Republic) is an influential Egyptian state-owned daily newspaper.[1]
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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 banned and forced to shut down 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] However, Al Gomhuria could not completely achieve the goals set by Gamal Abdel Nasser.[7]
The circulation of the daily in 2000 was 400,000 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:
- Al Ray Lel Shaab (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)
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Notable editors
- Siham Bayyumi
- Ebrahim Nafae[12]
- Anwar Sadat (1955–1956)[13]
- Mahmoud Salem
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