Mon 7 May 2012

Local press review

<p>Salafis in Cairo</p>
06 May 2012
Sunday's papers: Mounting tension between Brotherhood and Salafis
Today’s issue of the Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece newspaper, Freedom and Justice, attests to the mounting tension between the Brotherhood and Salafis. The feud is the outcome of the Salafi Dawah’s decision last week...
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<p>Ambulance carrying injured person during clashes erupted among armed thugs and protesters near headquarters of Defence Ministry in Abbasiya, Cairo, May 2,2012, which left 5 killed, and more than 5o injuries.</p>
03 May 2012
Thursday's papers: Pointing fingers and assigning blame over Abbasseya clashes
  All of Egypt's daily papers focus on the bloody clashes which have been taking place in the Abbasseya neighborhood of Cairo — especially the violent clashes of Wednesday morning which left between 11 and 20 people dead....
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<p>Saad Al-Katatny, Muslim Brotherhood&#39;s senior member, waves after being nominated by the Freedom and Justice Party for the post of the Parliament Speaker, during the first Egyptian parliament session after the revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, Cairo, January 23, 2012. Egypt&#39;s parliament began its first session on Monday since an election put Islamists in charge of the assembly following the overthrow of Mubarak in February.</p>
02 May 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Brotherhood against all
People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny’s decision to suspend parliamentary sessions Monday without putting it to a general vote shifted the dispute over the Cabinet. Originally pitting Parliament against the government and...
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01 May 2012
Tuesday's papers: Speculation on cabinet reshuffle and criticism of Katatny
Tuesday’s papers pursue their coverage of the Cabinet reshuffle saga with contradictory headlines. For example, the privately owned Al-Shorouk leads with “Winds of change to sweep [Kamal] al-Ganzouri’s Cabinet,” in...
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<p>Arab League Secretary General and would-be presidential candidate Amr Moussa during a symposium, Rotary al-Gezira Club, Cairo, 14 June, 2011. Moussa expressed reservations over holding parliamentary elections in September saying parties are not ready yet for elections. He also called for holding presidential elections primarlity.</p>
30 Apr 2012
Monday’s papers: Moussa and Abouel Fotouh fiercely competing
Monday’s papers reveal how Egypt’s political scene has reached a boiling point amid escalating tension ahead of May’s presidential election. Independent Al-Tahrir publishes a story about violent clashes that broke out on...
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<p>An Egyptian protester scuffles with security forces as they arrest a fellow demonstrator outside the Saudi embassy in Cairo, April 28, 2012. Saudi Arabia has decided to recall its ambassador to Cairo and close diplomatic missions in Egypt after protests outside its embassy to demand releasing the Egyptian lawyer and activist Ahmed al-Gizawy, who was arrested in Saudi Arabia few days ago.</p>
29 Apr 2012
Sunday’s papers: Fallout, demands and death throes
Despite the continued controversies surrounding the upcoming presidential election, Sunday’s front pages are dedicated to what Al-Akhbar describes as a “significant crisis with Saudi Arabia.” The state-owned paper is not...
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Ahmed Shafiq Minister of Civil Aviation
26 Apr 2012
Thursday’s papers: Second chance for Shafiq
Nothing should be taken for granted when it comes to Egypt’s upcoming presidential election, especially considering Thursday’s news that Ahmed Shafiq, the last former prime minister under deposed President Hosni Mubarak, is...
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<p>Youth ripping posters of presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, Cairo, April 4,2012. Activists launched campaigns via social media, against Mubarak&#39;s men, who are likely to run for the upcoming presidential elections.</p>
25 Apr 2012
Wednesday's papers: Shafiq out of the race
The Presidential Elections Commission’s disqualification of former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq from the upcoming election yesterday makes the headlines of local newspapers on Wednesday. In its meeting Tuesday evening, the commission...
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<p>A convoy of Egyptian armoured vehicles head along a road in El-Arish on the Sinai Peninsula on the way to the city of Rafah near the Gaza border.</p>
24 Apr 2012
Tuesday's papers: Flag-waving and mudslinging
The top news stories featured in Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday address the politicization of the Egyptian state’s economic and diplomatic relations with Israel on a new natural gas export contract, the military junta’s...
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23 Apr 2012
Monday’s papers: Egypt cancels Israel natural gas deal
Monday’s papers manage to find consensus in their coverage of the controversial issue of Egypt’s gas export deal with Israel amid the fierce competition between presidential candidates.   State-run Al-Akhbar paper leads...
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