Courier de l'Égypte

The Courier de l'Égypte[a] (the Courier of Egypt) was a newspaper used for propaganda purposes during the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt, focusing on war and the "travel stories of many correspondents wandering around Cairo on the lookout for a picturesque scene".

[1] Its first issue was published on 29 August 1798, edited by Joseph Fourier, one of the savants (scientists, engineers, artists and botanists) brought along by Napoleon for the expedition.

[3] The paper had a four-page and two-column format and was published irregularly.

[4] The last issue of Courier de l'Égypte was published on 9 June 1801, just two and a half months before the end of the campaign.

[5] During its lifetime Courier de l'Égypte produced a total of 116 issues.