''Al Gomhuria'' ( ar, الجمهورية; en, The Republic) is an influential state-owned
Egypt
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ian
Arabic language
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daily
newspaper
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.
History and profile
''Al Gomhuria'' was established in 1954 following
the Egyptian revolution and became the new regime's leading media outlet.
The paper was published using the facilities of
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 1930s ...
's newspaper ''
Al Misri
''Al Misri'' ( ar, المصري, lit=The Egyptian) was a nationalist newspaper which was published in Cairo, Egypt, between 1936 and 1954. The paper was one of the most read newspapers during its lifetime and closed down by the Egyptian authoriti ...
'', which had been disestablished by the regime.
[ ]Anwar Sadat
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat, (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 ...
became the editor of the daily.[ The publisher of the paper is Dar Al Tahrir which was founded following the 1952 revolution.]Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, . (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-re ...
.
The circulation of the daily in 2000 was 400,000 copies. The 2005 circulation of the daily was 200,000 copies.
Samir Ragab served as the chairman of the board and the editor in chief
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of the daily. In August 2012, Gamal Abdel Rahim was appointed editor-in-chief of the paper by the Egyptian Shura Council. However, he was fired in October 2012 and Al Sayed Al Bably was named as the editor-in-chief in November.
Dar Al Tahrir publishing house also owns the following:
*''Al Ray Lel Shaab
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'' (weekly newspaper)
*'' Al Messa'' (evening newspaper)
*''Al Kora wal Malaeb'' (sports)
*''Shashaty'' (entertainment)
*''Aqidaty'' (Islamic)
The group also publishes:
*''Egyptian Gazette
''The Egyptian Gazette'' is an English-language Egyptian daily, part of El Tahrir Printing and Publishing House.
First published on 26 January 1880, it is the oldest English-language newspaper in the Middle East.
Eyad Abu El Haggag is chairma ...
'' (English)
*''Le Progrès Egyptien'' (French)
Notable editors
* Siham Bayyumi
* Ebrahim Nafae
*Anwar Sadat
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat, (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 ...
(1955–1956)Mahmoud Salem
Mahmoud Salem ( ar, محمود سالم) (1931–24 February 2013) was an Egyptian author known for writing mystery and children's books, including the Al Moghameron Al Khamsa adventure series. He has been referred to as the ''Godfather of Egy ...
See also
* List of newspapers in Egypt
The number of Arabic newspapers in Egypt was about 200 in 1938. There were also 65 newspapers published in languages other than Arabic, such as Turkish, French and English. By 1951 Arabic language newspapers numbered to about 400, while 150 were ...
References
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1954 establishments in Egypt
Publications established in 1954
Daily newspapers published in Egypt
Arabic-language newspapers
Newspapers published in Cairo
State media
Nasserism