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Egypt Today
Editor in ChiefMohamed Abd El-Baky
PhotographerMohsen Allam (editor)
CategoriesNews magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation14,500 (2013)
PublisherUnited Media Services (UMS)
FounderWilliam Harrison
Founded1979; 46 years ago (1979)
CompanyEgyptian Media Group
CountryEgypt
Based inCairo
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteEgypt Today
OCLC30789988

Egypt Today is an Egyptian English-language monthly news magazine owned by United Media Services (UMS), a company owned by General Intelligence Service (Mukhabarat).[1][2][3]

History and profile

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Egypt Today was first published in 1979.[4] It covers Egyptian current affairs and some international news. The magazine is published by IBA media, which also publishes Business Today Egypt, another monthly magazine.[5][6] Both magazines are based in Cairo.[5]

In March 2005, the magazine was banned in the country due to its article on the 2005 presidential election.[6] The 2013 circulation of the magazine was about 14,500 copies.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Egyptian Media Group". egypt.mom-rsf.org. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. ^ "News websites – En – المتحدة للخدمات الإعلامية". Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Saudi PR giant to fund TV channels run by Egyptian intelligence, report says". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Media House". International Business Associates Group. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Business Today Magazine". IBA Media. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b The Report: Egypt 2007. Oxford Business Group. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-902339-57-3.
  7. ^ "Egypt Today". ePress. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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