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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Cairo’s Newspaper Vendors Go Silent as Sales Collapse

Egypt's print media has been in sharp decline as news has moved mostly online and readers tend to stay up-to-date via their smartphones Khaled DESOUKI AFP

Newspaper sellers were once a dime a dozen on Cairo's bustling streets, but now the vendors hawking hot-off-the-press editions have fallen almost silent

As elsewhere in the world, Egypt's print media has been in sharp decline as news has moved mostly online and readers tend to stay up-to-date via their smartphones.

In Egypt, a country of 103 million people, the trend has been especially stark since the government has also raised their prices.

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