Egypt topics
List of newspapers in Africa
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List of newspapers in Asia
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The number of Arabic newspapers in Egypt was about 200 in 1938.[1] There were also 65 newspapers published in languages other than Arabic,[1] such as Turkish, French and English.[2] By 1951 Arabic language newspapers numbered to about 400, while 150 were published in other languages.[1] By 2011, daily newspaper circulation in Egypt increased to more than 4.3 million copies.[3]
The following is a list of newspapers in Egypt:
Egyptian radio and TV channels are controlled by the government. However, in the past few years, several private satellite stations have been established in the country.
Egyptian print media can be divided into the following categories:
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(Notes between parentheses indicate political, religious or institutional affiliations.) [8]
The independent electronic magazine Arab West Report provides weekly summary translations and reviews of these media in English in order for a Western public to better understand the wide variety of opinions one finds in Egyptian print media.