Al-Shorouk

Al Shorouk
Type Daily
Founder Ibrahim El Moellam
Publisher Dar El Shorouk publishing house
Founded 2009
Language Arabic
Official 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 2009.[2]

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Content

Its coverage ranges from for example the 2009 Egypt–Algeria World Cup dispute[3] to important political issues and activity and interviews of militant Islamists.[4] 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[5]

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Circulation

The printed version of the paper is not among top ten, but its online version is ranked third among online newspapers in 2012.[6]

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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. ^ Leicester, John; Associated Press (17 November 2009). "Egypt-Algeria: When Fair Play Died". New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2011. 
  4. ^ 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. 
  5. ^ "The Forgotten Recantation". Jihadica. Retrieved 8 May 2011. 
  6. ^ 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. 
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