''Al-Shorouk'', ''Shorouk News'' or ''Al-Shuruq'' ( ar, الشروق "The Sunrise") is a prominent Arabic newspaper published in
Egypt
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and several other Arabic nations. It is a daily independent liberal-oriented newspaper, covering mainly politics, militant affairs and sport.
History
The paper was launched by Dar El Shorouk publishing house in February 2009.
The founder and owner of the paper is Ibrahim Al Moellam, who also owns ''
El Tahrir'' daily. It was published as an independent newspaper by "the Egyptian Company for Arabic and International Publishing" and founded in Mohamed Kamel Morsi St.,
Mohandessin. The publisher is
Dar Al Shorouk
Dar or DAR may refer to:
Settlements
* Dar es Salaam, the largest city of Tanzania and East Africa
* Dar, Azerbaijan, a village
* Dar, Iran, a village
People
* Dar (tribe), a Kashmiri tribe in India and Pakistan
* Aleem Dar, Pakistani cricketer ...
.
Following the
2013 Egyptian coup d'état
The 2013 Egyptian coup d'etat took place on 3 July 2013. Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led a coalition to remove the democratically elected
President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, from power and suspended the Egyptian const ...
which deposed President
Mohammed Morsi, it was closed down for two consecutive days due to the publication of an article written by journalist
Belal Fadl who later resigned from the newspaper.
Content
Its coverage ranges from for example the
2009 Egypt–Algeria World Cup dispute
There were disturbances before and after two international association football matches between Egypt and Algeria in November 2009, leading to diplomatic tensions between Egypt, Algeria, and Sudan. The matches were in Group C in the CAF section ...
to important political issues and activity and interviews of militant Islamists.
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
Circulation
The printed version of the paper is not among the top ten,
[ but the circulation of the paper became 150,000 copies during the 25 January revolution in 2011.]Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...
in 2012.
Editors
Between 2008 and 2009 Hani Shukrallah served as the paper's editor-in-chief.[
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References
External links
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2009 establishments in Egypt
Arabic-language newspapers
Daily newspapers published in Egypt
Newspapers established in 2009
Newspapers published in Cairo