Memory of the day: Egypt’s historic Al-Ahram newspaper established in 1875

CAIRO – 27 December 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on December 27.

537 - Construction of the Hagia Sophia cathedral in Constantinople is completed.

1875 - The establishment of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, the first issue of which was published on August 5, 1876.

1934 - Persia changed its name to Iran by government decree.

1945 - Sheikh Mustafa Abdel Razek becomes the sheikh of Al-Azhar Mosque.

1958 - Egypt and the Soviet Union sign a special agreement on the construction of the first phase of the High Dam.