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This article is about the Egyptian newspaper. For the Algerian newspaper, see El Djoumhouria. For the Lebanese newspaper, see Al Joumhouria.

Al Gomhuria
الجمهورية
Al Gomhuria Cover Page
TypeDaily
FormatBroadsheet
PublisherDar Al Tahrir Publishing House
EditorAl Sayed Al Bably
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
HeadquartersRamsees, Cairo, Egypt
WebsiteAl Gomhuria

Al Gomhuria (Arabic: الجمهورية; English: The Republic) is an influential state-owned Egyptian Arabic language daily newspaper.[1]

History and profile

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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 achieved 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:

The group also publishes:

Notable editors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Al Gomhuria".
  2. ^ "Publication overview" (PDF). Ipsos. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Al Masry Al Youm transforming Egyptian press". Tavaana. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Alterman, Jon B. (1998). "New Media New Politics?" (PDF). The Washington Institute. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ^ Mamoun Fandy (2007). (Un)civil War of Words: Media and Politics in the Arab World. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-275-99393-1.
  6. ^ Angela Powers. "Transformation of Business" (PDF). Media Transformations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. ^ Jack Crabbs, Jr (October 1975). "Politics, History, and Culture in Nasser's Egypt". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 6 (4): 392. JSTOR 162751.
  8. ^ Sahar Hegazi; Mona Khalifa (October 2000). "Increasing the Coverage of Reproductive Health Issues in Egyptian Press Project" (PDF). FRONTIERS/Population Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Renowned Author, Samir Ragab visits 57357". 57357. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  10. ^ "New editors appointed by Shura". Daily News Egypt. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  11. ^ Hend Kortam (27 November 2012). "New editor-in-chief appointed at Al Gomhuria". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Veteran Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Nafea dies at the age of 84". Ahram Online. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  13. ^ Fawaz Gerges (2018). Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East. Princeton, NJ; Oxford: Princeton University Press. p. 129. ISBN 9781400890071.
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