Roundup of Egypt's press headlines on Jun. 29, 2016

Wednesday 29-06-2016 11:11 AM

Egypt's press headlines, Jun. 29, 2016

CAIRO, Jun 29 (Aswat Masriya) – Our daily roundup of headlines in Egypt's main state-owned and private newspapers on Jun. 29, 2016:

Al-Ahram:

-Sisi stresses importance of prompt justice, law enforcement

-New judges take oath of office before president

-Parliament approves draft government budget, refers it to State Council

-Minister of Finance: Economy capable of achieving 7 pct growth

-Lawmakers ask education minister to resign

Al-Akhbar:

-House of Representatives cancels daylight saving time

-Sisi awards Order of the Republic to outgoing judges Mansour, Gamal al-Din, Nada, and Abbas

-Minister of Education under fire in parliament over exam leaks

-Government retrieves encroached land worth EGP 7 bln ($787.8 mln)

Al-Shorouk:

-Parliament hints at education minister’s dismissal; minister says prevention of cheating contradicts constitution

-House of Representatives preliminarily approves government budget; sources say it’s likely to be passed

Al-Masry al-Youm:

-Turkey manoeuvres: Relations with Egypt to be restored soon

-Parliament ‘tries’ education minister, asks him to resign

-House of Representatives ‘preliminarily’ approves government budget

-Doomed EgyptAir flight’s black box arrives in Cairo

Al-Watan:

-Muslim Brotherhood ‘remnants’: Divisions, internal battles, and virtual revolution on the Internet 

-House of Representatives tells education minister to resign

-Parliament: Committee formed to investigate ‘wheat corruption’; government budget ‘preliminarily’ approved

-Flight data recorder of doomed EgyptAir flight flown from Paris to Cairo

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