''Akher Saa'' (

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: آخر ساعة; ''the Last Hour'') is an Arabic-language weekly consumer magazine published in Egypt. The magazine is also described as a photo magazine. Launched in 1924 it is among the oldest publications in the country.

History and profile

''Akher Saa'' was established by Mohamed El Tabii in 1924. During its initial period the magazine was one of the publications supporting the

Wafd Party The Wafd Party (; , ''Ḥizb al-Wafd'') was a nationalist Liberalism, liberal political party in Egypt. It was said to be Egypt's most popular and influential political party for a period from the end of World War I through the 1930s. During th ...

. It was relaunched by

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and Ali Amin in 1944. Then, it became part of '' Akhbar El Yom'' which is also the publisher of the magazine. ''Akher Saa'' has been owned by the

Egyptian government The politics of Egypt takes place within the framework of a republican semi-presidential system of government. The current political system was established following the 2013 Egyptian military coup d'état, and the takeover of President Abdel ...

since 1960. Based in

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, ''Akher Saa'' covers social events, women's interests and sports. The magazine, published on Saturdays, also includes political, economic and social news. The memoirs of

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was published in the magazine in Spring 1955. Mohamed Heikal was the

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of ''Akher Saa'' in the 1950s. From 1970 to 1976 Egyptian author

Anis Mansour Anis Mansour, also transliterated as Anīs Manṣūr (, ) (18 August 1924 – 21 October 2011) was an Egyptian writer. Biography Mansour was born in Al-Mansoura on 18 August 1924. He obtained his BA in philosophy at Cairo University in 1947 and ...

was the editor-in-chief. Ahmed Roshdy Saleh also served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine. As of 2008 Samir Ragab was the editor in chief and chairman of the magazine. On 28 June 2014 Mohamed Abdel Hafez became the editor-in-chief. In September 2020 Mohamed El Sebaei Mohamed was appointed to the post. From 2006 to 2008, Mohamed Abdelbaki served as foreign affairs editor for the magazine.

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cartoonist Saroukhan worked for the magazine from its inception in 1934 to 1946. Rakha, an Egyptian cartoonist, also contributed to the magazine.

Graphic arts A category of fine art, graphic art covers a broad range of visual artistic expression, typically two-dimensional graphics, i.e. produced on a flat surface,List of magazines in Egypt The history of magazines in Egypt is long, dating back to the 1890s. The earliest magazines included women's magazines as well as those published in Turkish language, Turkish from 1828 to 1947. In 1919 there were nearly more than thirty women's ma ...

References

External links

Official website
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