Akher Saa


Akher Saa is an Arabic-language weekly consumer magazine published in Egypt. The magazine is also described as a photo magazine. It is among the oldest publications in the country.

History and profile

Akher Saa was established by Mohamed El Tabii in 1934. It was relaunched by Mustafa Amin and Ali Amin in 1944. Then, it became part of Akhbar El Yom which is also the publisher of the magazine. Akher Saa has been owned by the Egyptian government since 1960.
Based in Cairo, the weekly covers social events, women's interests and sports. The magazine, published on Saturdays, also includes political, economic and social news.
Mohamed Heikal was the editor-in-chief of Akher Saa in the 1950s. From 1970 to 1976 Egyptian author Anis Mansour was the editor-in-chief. Ahmed Roshdy Saleh also served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine. As of 2008 Samir Ragab was the editor in chief and chairman of the magazine. On 28 June 2014 Mohamed Abdel Hafez became the editor-in-chief.
From 2006 to 2008, Mohamed Abdelbaki served as foreign affairs editor for the magazine.
Armenian-Egyptian cartoonist Saroukhan worked for the magazine from its inception in 1934 to 1946. Rakha, an Egyptian cartoonist, also contributed to the magazine. Graphic arts by Al Hussein Fawzi were also published in the magazine.
The circulation of the weekly in 2000 was 120,000 copies.