Akher Saa

Akher Saa
Categories Consumer magazine
Frequency Weekly
Publisher Akhbar El Yom
Year founded 1934
Country Egypt
Based in Cairo
Language Arabic

Akher Saa (آخر ساعة in Arabic meaning the Last Hour in English) is a Arabic-language weekly consumer magazine published in Egypt. The magazine is also described as a photo magazine.[1] It is among the oldest publications in the country.[2]

History and profile

Akher Saa was established by Mohamed El Tabii[3] in 1934.[4] It was relaunched by Mustafa Amin and Ali Amin in 1944.[5] Then, it became part of Akhbar El Yom[3] which is also the publisher of the magazine.[6] Akher Saa has been owned by the Egyptian government since 1960.[7]

Based in Cairo, the weekly covers social events, women's interests and sports.[6] The magazine, published on Saturdays, also includes political, economic and social news.[4][5]

Mohamed Heikal was the editor-in-chief of Akher Saa in the 1950s.[4][8] From 1970 to 1976 Egyptian author Anis Mansour was the editor-in-chief.[9] Ahmed Roshdy Saleh also served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[10] As of 2008 Samir Ragab was the editor in chief and chairman of the magazine.[11] On 28 June 2014 Mohamed Abdel Hafez became the editor-in-chief.[12]

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.[13] Rakha, an Egyptian cartoonist, also contributed to the magazine.[13] Graphic arts by Al Hussein Fawzi were also published in the magazine.[14]

The circulation of the weekly in 2000 was 120,000 copies.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shared momentum". Al Ahram Weekly (788). 30 March – 5 April 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mohamed Abdelbaki". Washington Institute. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Alexander Saroukhan". Azad Hye. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mohamed El-Bendary (1 March 2010). The Egyptian Press and Coverage of Local and International Events. Lexington Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-7391-4520-3. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Akher Saa". MMR. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Akher Saa". Publicitas. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron (1999). "Freedom of the press in Egypt: Checks and Balances". Law Journal Library. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Nancy B. Turck (September–October 1972). "The Authoritative Al-Ahram". Saudi Aramco World 23 (5). Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Walter de Gruyter. 1 January 2007. p. 530. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dr. Ahmed Roshdy Saleh". CDF. 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Renowned Author, Samir Ragab visits 57357". 57357. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Media Situation in Egypt: Thirteenth report for the period June and August 2014" (Report). Al Sawt Al Hurr. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Talaat I. Farag (January 2004). "Satirical Papyrus and Modern Cartoonists (Part II)". The Ambassadors Magazine 7 (1). Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Egyptian Figures". SIS. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  15. ↑ Sahar Hegazi; Mona Khalifa (October 2000). "Increasing the Coverage of Reproductive Health Issues in Egyptian Press Project". FRONTIERS/Population Council. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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