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CAIRO, May 22 (Aswat Masriya) – Our daily roundup of headlines in Egypt's main state-owned and private newspapers on May 22, 2016:
Al-Ahram:
-Preliminary report on plane crash to be released in 1 month
-Sisi praises tying Egyptian industry to exports
-To face rising market prices, government orders provision of 90,000 tons of rice for EGP 4.5 (around $0.5) per kg
Al-Akhbar:
-Military continues to search for plane wreckage in deep waters
-Sisi to inaugurate expansions in MOPCO fertilisers factory
-Ministry of Housing considers offering rental units for low-income citizens
Al-Shorouk:
-Cairo, Paris warn against jumping to conclusions over crashed plane’s smoke alarm
-Major companies refrain from requesting ‘touristic development’ land from government due to high prices
-Officer, corporal martyred in Arish explosion; military funeral held for Helwan’s martyred policeman
Al-Masry al-Youm:
-EgyptAir plane: Investigative committee issues its first report
-Vocational schools’ diplomas: exams begin, 25 students not allowed to sit exams, and invigilators referred to investigation
-Fatah, Hamas in Cairo in response to ‘Sisi’s initiative’
Al-Watan:
-EgyptAir on alert to confront ‘war of rumors’
-Ministry of Housing: Rental units for low-income Egyptians in provinces
-Two plane crash survivors: A Libyan who was minutes late, a Frenchman who lost his passport