AL-AHRAM. - Lot 106

AL-AHRAM. [Egyptian periodical]. [Cairo, August 6, 1969]. In-folio. 5 printed leaves. Contemporary green half-basane, gilt title and date in Arabic on upper cover (short margins without affecting text, tear without missing a few cm on last two leaves, oxidation of paper as is often the case with modern newspapers). Includes articles on the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis in Gaza at the height of the War of Attrition (1967-1970), news from Madinat Zayed in Abu Dhabi, the discovery of gas in Abu Qir (a coastal town in Egypt), and a large article on the ancient Egyptian population. Al-Ahram is a leading Egyptian daily newspaper, founded in Alexandria in 1875. Published in Arabic, it is one of the oldest and most influential newspapers in the Arab world. Originally founded as a weekly, it later became a daily and moved its headquarters to Cairo at the end of the XIXᵉ century. [Egypt - Palestine - Israel].