''Al Messa'' (in

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

المساء, literally, ''The Evening'') is an

daily

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

published in Cairo, Egypt.

History and profile

''Al Masaa'' was founded in October 1956. From its start to March 1959 the paper was edited by Marxist and leftist journalists. During this period Lutfi Al Khuli was the editor of a column addressed the workers, and the paper employed the colloquial Arabic which was considered to be the major language variety of the workers and peasants. The use of the colloquial Arabic ended in March 1959 when the Marxist and leftist editors were dismissed. In the 1960s,

Khaled Mohieddin Khaled Mohieddine ( arz, خالد محيى الدين, ; August 17, 1922 – May 6, 2018) was an Egyptian revolutionary, politician, and military officer. As a member of the Free Officers Movement (Egypt), Free Officers Movement, he participated ...

was made the publisher of the daily. It is issued by Al Tahrir Publishing House along with ''

Al Gomhuria ''Al Gomhuria'' ( ar, الجمهورية; en, The Republic) is an influential state-owned Egyptian Arabic language daily newspaper. History and profile ''Al Gomhuria'' was established in 1954 following the Egyptian revolution and became the ne ...

'' newspaper and some other publications. As of 2013 Samia Zein Al Abideen was the deputy editor of the daily.

References

External links

Official Website
* 1956 establishments in Egypt Arabic-language newspapers Newspapers published in Cairo Daily newspapers published in Egypt Publications established in 1956 State media {{egypt-newspaper-stub