Al Gomhuria (Arabic: الجمهورية; English: The Republic) is an influential state-owned Egyptian Arabic language daily newspaper.[1]
Type | Daily |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Publisher | Dar Al Tahrir Publishing House |
Editor | Al Sayed Al Bably |
Founded | 1954 |
Headquarters | Ramsees, Cairo, Egypt |
Website | Al Gomhuria |
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 disestablished 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: