Al-Ahram
Al-Ahram (Arabic: الأهرام; lit. 'The Pyramids'), founded on 5 August 1876, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after al-Waqa'i`al-Masriya (The Egyptian Events, founded 1828). It is majority owned by the Egyptian government, and is considered a newspaper of record for Egypt.
Typical Al-Ahram front page | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Egyptian Government |
| Founder(s) | Beshara Takla Saleem Takla |
| Publisher | Al-Ahram Publishing House |
| Editor | Mohamed Abdelhady Allam |
| Founded | 5 August 1876 |
| Political alignment | Uncertain (2011–present) National Democratic Party (1978–2011) |
| Language | Arabic, English |
| Headquarters | Boulaq, Cairo, Egypt |
| Country | Egypt |
| Circulation | 1,000,000 daily 1,200,000 Fridays |
| Website | Arabic: gate English: english Français: hebdo |
Given the many varieties of Arabic language, Al-Ahram is widely considered an influential source of writing style in Arabic. In 1950, the Middle East Institute described Al-Ahram as being to the Arabic-reading public within its area of distribution, "What The Times is to Englishmen and The New York Times to Americans"; however, it has often been accused of heavy influence and censorship by the Egyptian government.
In addition to the main edition published in Egypt, the paper publishes two other Arabic-language editions, one geared to the Arab world and the other aimed at an international audience, as well as editions in English and French.