Roundup of Egypt's press headlines on Jun. 1, 2016

Wednesday 01-06-2016 10:04 AM

Egypt's press headlines, Jun. 1, 2016

CAIRO, Jun 1 (Aswat Masriya) – Our daily roundup of headlines in Egypt's main state-owned and private newspapers on Jun. 1, 2016:

Al-Ahram:

-President: Egypt’s economy is open, follows market mechanisms

-‘Terrorists’ bomb mosque in Sinai’s Arish

-Egyptian-Hungarian summit to strengthen economic, political relations

-Experts call for strict criteria to eliminate media chaos

Al-Akhbar:

-Egypt’s flag to fly on Carrier Abdel Nasser in France tomorrow

-Government asks parliament to approve increase in social housing appropriations to 61 billion Egyptian pounds

-Heat wave to last for 48 hours; Cairo temperature to record 41 degrees Celsius today

Al-Masry al-Youm:

-Negotiations to be held in Moscow to finalise agreement over nuclear power plant

-Six conscripts killed, 6 injured in Sinai

-Press Syndicate hints at possibility of holding emergency general assembly in response to ‘detention, trials’

Al-Watan:

-Prices battle: Enter the Administrative Control Authority

-Minister of Health comments on crisis over drugs’ prices: ‘I am firm, not lenient’

-Six policemen martyred in Sinai; seven ‘terrorists’ exterminated

Al-Shorouk:

-Minister of Education: General Secondary Certificate students wore hearing aids to help them cheat in finals

-Six martyred; mosque bombed in Arish

-Press Syndicate’s head, board member could face jail for ‘harbouring fugitives’

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