Akhbar el-Yom (Arabic: أخبار اليوم, lit.'News of the Day' or 'Today's News') is an Arabic language government[1] weekly newspaper published in Egypt.

Akhbar el-Yom
أخبار اليوم
TypeWeekly
Founded1944; 80 years ago (1944)
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersCairo
Websiteakhbarelyom.com

History and profile

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Akhbar el-Yom was founded by the Amin brothers, Mustafa Amin and Ali Amin, on 6 November 1944.[2] The paper is released weekly on Saturdays. The newspaper is owned by the Shura Council and considered a semi-official newspaper. It has a daily edition called al-Akhbar, which was also established by the Amin brothers.[2]

The circulation of the paper in 2000 was 1.5 million copies.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Egypt : RSF decries government takeover of Cairo newspaper Al Mesryoon | RSF". rsf.org. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Arthur Goldschmidt (2000). Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-55587-229-8.
  3. ^ 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.
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