[1] Al Gomhuria was established in 1954 following the Egyptian revolution[2][3] and became the new regime's leading media outlet.

[4] The paper was published using the facilities of Wafd party's newspaper Al Misri, which had been banned and forced to shut down by the regime.

[5][6] However, Al Gomhuria could not completely achieved the goals set by Gamal Abdel Nasser.

[8] Samir Ragab served as the chairman of the board and the editor in chief of the daily.

[9] In August 2012, Gamal Abdel Rahim was appointed editor-in-chief of the paper by the Egyptian Shura Council.