Al-Shorouk

Al Shorouk
الشروق
Type Daily
Founder(s) Ibrahim El Moellam
Publisher Dar El Shorouk publishing house
Founded 2009 (2009)
Language Arabic
Headquarters Cairo
Website Official website

Al-Shorouk, Shorouk News or Al-Shuruq (Arabic: الشروق‎) is a prominent Arabic newspaper published in Egypt[1] and several other Arabic nations. It is a daily independent newspaper, covering mainly politics, militant affairs and sport.

History

The paper was launched by Dar El Shorouk publishing house in February 2009.[2][3] The founder and owner of the paper is Ibrahim Al Moellam, who also owns Al Tahrir daily.[4][5] Between 2008 and 2009 Hani Shukrallah served as the paper's editor-in-chief.[6]

Content

Its coverage ranges from for example the 2009 Egypt–Algeria World Cup dispute[7] to important political issues and activity and interviews of militant Islamists.[8] In late August and early September 2009, it published a document entitled al-Badil al-Thalith bayna al-Istibdad wa-al-Istislam (The Third Alternative between Despotism and Surrender) written by then incarcerated Abbud al-Zumar and Tarek al-Zumar[9]

Circulation

The printed version of the paper is not among the top ten,[10] but the circulation of the paper became 150,000 copies during the 25 January revolution in 2011.[11] On the other hand, its online version is ranked third among online newspapers in the Middle East in 2012.[10]

References

  1. ↑ The Report: Egypt 2010. Oxford Business Group. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-907065-17-0. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Newcomer on Egyptian newspaper market making headlines". Arab Press Network. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Mirette F. Mabrouk (May 2010). "Changing the Channel. Egypt’s Evolving Media Landscape and its Role in Domestic Politics" (Analysis Paper). Saban Center for Middle East Policy. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ↑ El Gundy, Zeinab (3 July 2011). "Egypt's newest daily, Tahrir, hits the newsstands". Ahram Online. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Judy Alspach (19 November 2012). "MEMP Preserves Arab Spring Newspaper Al Tahrir". Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Covering the Arab Spring Myths, Lies And Truths" (PDF). Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs. American University of Beirut. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Leicester, John (17 November 2009). "Egypt-Algeria: When Fair Play Died". New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  8. ↑ Ashour, Omar (7 April 2009). The de-radicalization of Jihadists: transforming armed Islamist movements. Routledge. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-415-48545-6. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "The Forgotten Recantation". Jihadica. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  10. 1 2 Messieh, Nancy (1 May 2012). "Newspaper circulation records its lowest growth in the Middle East, with online media trying to catch up". TNW. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  11. ↑ Osama Diab (10 March 2011). "New Egypt, new media". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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