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''Akher Saa'' (
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: آخر ساعة; ''the Last Hour'') is an Arabic-language weekly consumer magazine published in Egypt. The magazine is also described as a photo magazine. Launched in 1924 it is among the oldest publications in the country.


History and profile

''Akher Saa'' was established by Mohamed El Tabii in 1924. During its initial period the magazine was one of the publications supporting the
Wafd Party The Wafd Party (; ar, حزب الوفد, ''Ḥizb al-Wafd'') was a nationalist liberal political party in Egypt. It was said to be Egypt's most popular and influential political party for a period from the end of World War I through the 1930 ...
. It was relaunched by
Mustafa Amin Mustafa Amin ( ar, مصطفى أمين; 21 February 1914 – 13 April 1997) was an Egyptian columnist and journalist who enjoyed a great deal of popularity in the Arab world. Known for his liberal perspective, Mustafa Amin and his twin brother A ...
and Ali Amin in 1944. Then, it became part of ''
Akhbar El Yom ''Akhbar el-Yom'' ( ar, أخبار اليوم, ) is an Arabic language weekly newspaper published in Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Afr ...
'' which is also the publisher of the magazine. ''Akher Saa'' has been owned by the Egyptian government since 1960. Based in
Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...
, the weekly covers social events, women's interests and sports. The magazine, published on Saturdays, also includes political, economic and social news. Mohamed Heikal was the
editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of ''Akher Saa'' in the 1950s. From 1970 to 1976 Egyptian author
Anis Mansour Anis Mansour, also transliterated as Anīs Manṣūr ( ar, أنيس منصور, ) (18 August 1924 – 21 October 2011) was an Egyptian writer. Biography Mansour was born in Al-Mansoura on 18 August 1924. He obtained his BA in philosophy at Cair ...
was the editor-in-chief. Ahmed Roshdy Saleh also served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine. As of 2008 Samir Ragab was the editor in chief and chairman of the magazine. On 28 June 2014 Mohamed Abdel Hafez became the editor-in-chief. In September 2020 Mohamed El Sebaei Mohamed was appointed to the post. From 2006 to 2008, Mohamed Abdelbaki served as foreign affairs editor for the magazine.
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cartoonist Saroukhan worked for the magazine from its inception in 1934 to 1946. Rakha, an Egyptian cartoonist, also contributed to the magazine. Graphic arts by Al Hussein Fawzi were also published in the magazine. The circulation of the weekly in 2000 was 120,000 copies.


See also

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List of magazines in Egypt The history of magazines in Egypt is long, dating back to the 1890s. The earliest magazines included women's magazines as well as those published in Turkish from 1828 to 1947. In 1919 there were nearly more than thirty women's magazines in the co ...


References


External links


Official website
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