Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
The Egyptian Gazette (Alexandria), newspaper
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Egyptian Gazette is the oldest English-language newspaper in the Middle East. It was founded in Alexandria (Egypt) in 1880 by five British nationals. Its headquarters were transferred to Cairo (Egypt) in 1838. The newspaper has been owned by the El Tahrir publishing house since 1954.