Akher Saa
CategoriesConsumer magazine
FrequencyWeekly
FounderMohamed El Tabii
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924)
CountryEgypt
Based inCairo
LanguageArabic

Akher Saa (Arabic: آخر ساعة; the Last Hour) is an Arabic-language weekly consumer magazine published in Egypt. The magazine is also described as a photo magazine.[1] Launched in 1924 it is among the oldest publications in the country.[2]

History and profile

Akher Saa was established by Mohamed El Tabii[3] in 1924.[4][5] During its initial period the magazine was one of the publications supporting the Wafd Party.[5] It was relaunched by Mustafa Amin and Ali Amin in 1944.[6] Then, it became part of Akhbar El Yom[3] which is also the publisher of the magazine.[7] Akher Saa has been owned by the Egyptian government since 1960.[8]

Based in Cairo, Akher Saa covers social events, women's interests and sports.[7] The magazine, published on Saturdays, also includes political, economic and social news.[4][6] The memoirs of Gamal Abdel Nasser was published in the magazine in Spring 1955.[9]

Mohamed Heikal was the editor-in-chief of Akher Saa in the 1950s.[4][10] From 1970 to 1976 Egyptian author Anis Mansour was the editor-in-chief.[11] Ahmed Roshdy Saleh also served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[12] As of 2008 Samir Ragab was the editor in chief and chairman of the magazine.[13] On 28 June 2014 Mohamed Abdel Hafez became the editor-in-chief.[14] In September 2020 Mohamed El Sebaei Mohamed was appointed to the post.[15]

From 2006 to 2008, Mohamed Abdelbaki served as foreign affairs editor for the magazine.[2]

Armenian-Egyptian cartoonist Saroukhan worked for the magazine from its inception in 1934 to 1946.[16] Rakha, an Egyptian cartoonist, also contributed to the magazine.[16] Graphic arts by Al Hussein Fawzi were also published in the magazine.[17]

The circulation of the weekly in 2000 was 120,000 copies.[18]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Mohamed Abdelbaki". Washington Institute. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Alexander Saroukhan". Azad Hye. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Mohamed El-Bendary (2010). The Egyptian Press and Coverage of Local and International Events. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-7391-4520-3.
  5. ^ a b Majid Salman Hussain (2020). British Policy and the Nationalist Movement in Egypt, 1914-1924: A political study. Berlin: Klaus Schwarz Verlag. p. 94. ISBN 978-3-11-220916-5.
  6. ^ a b "Akher Saa". MMR. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Akher Saa". Publicitas. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  8. ^ Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron (1999). "Freedom of the Press in Egypt: Checks and Balances". Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law Online. 6 (1): 22–43. doi:10.1163/221129800X00032.
  9. ^ Sherene Seikaly (2022). "In the Shadow of War: The Journal of Palestine Studies as Archive". Journal of Palestine Studies. 51 (2): 10. doi:10.1080/0377919X.2022.2050630.
  10. ^ Nancy B. Turck (September–October 1972). "The Authoritative Al-Ahram". Saudi Aramco World. 23 (5). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  11. ^ Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Beirut: Publitec. 2007. p. 530. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7.
  12. ^ "Dr. Ahmed Roshdy Saleh". CDF. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Renowned Author, Samir Ragab visits 57357". 57357. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Media Situation in Egypt: Thirteenth report for the period June and August 2014" (Report). Al Sawt Al Hurr. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  15. ^ ""الوطنية للصحافة" تعلن التغييرات الجديدة بالمؤسسات القومية.. الإبقاء على عبد المحسن سلامة لرئاسة مجلس إدارة الأهرام.. اختيار أحمد جلال لمؤسسة أخبار اليوم.. ومحمد حافظ لإدارة دار التحرير.. وتعيينات رؤساء التحرير". Youm7 (in Arabic). 26 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  16. ^ a b Talaat I. Farag (January 2004). "Satirical Papyrus and Modern Cartoonists (Part II)". The Ambassadors Magazine. 7 (1).
  17. ^ "Egyptian Figures". SIS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  18. ^ Sahar Hegazi; Mona Khalifa (October 2000). "Increasing the Coverage of Reproductive Health Issues in Egyptian Press Project" (PDF). FRONTIERS/Population Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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