Roundup of Egypt's press headlines on Dec. 28, 2016

Wednesday 28-12-2016 11:03 AM

Egyptian newspapers on Dec. 27, 2016. Aswat Masriya

CAIRO, Dec 28 (Aswat Masriya) – Our daily roundup of headlines in Egypt's main state-owned and private newspapers on Dec. 28, 2016:

Al-Akhbar:

- Al-Sisi: Providing all medicines with convenient prices.

- Prime Minister to the President: We reached a final agreement with pharmaceutical companies.

- 10% incentive for those who are not included in the civil service law to be added to January's payroll.

- Administrative Control Authority targets major corruption.

- EGP 150 million confiscated at a State Council general manager's home.

Al-Ahram:

- Expansion in civil products for military production.

- President: Highest levels of quality for local products to serve citizens' needs.

- Libyan intellects call on Cairo to stop the conflict immediately. 

- Russia accuses Obama of escalating the global situation ahead of Trump's inauguration. 

- Found by the Administrative Control Authority...EGP150m, different currencies found at a defendant's home charged with bribery.

- Zamalek objects to the Hungarian referee in a match with Al-Ahly. 

Al-Masry Al-Youm:

- Russian tourism approaches.. "Nuclear" project in days.

- Moscow: We are ready to resume flights in January.. Decision is in Putin's hands. 

- Shaker: Nuclear energy talks are in the final stage..We seek highest levels of safety.

- Health committee at the Parliament agrees on raising medicines prices.

- Iraqi ambassador: Enormous tube to transfer petrol and gas to Egypt worth USD 3 bn.

Al-Shorouk:

- The cabinet preliminary agrees on raising prices of medicine, and refuses to bear the difference.

- Medicine prices increase by 15-20%.. Ismail agrees on increasing medical treatment at state expense's budget with EGP 2 bn.

- The President assigns the "military production" to increase local manufacture to limit imports.

- Today..Al-Sisi in Port Said to inaugurate fish farming project, floating bridge, and opera house. 

- ACA: EGP 149 million found inside an employee's house.

-10 defendants released on health grounds in Rabaa dispersal trial.

Al-Watan:

- Al-Sisi calls for increasing local produce to mitigate the burden on citizens.

- Parliament seeks imposing taxes on online trading.

- Interior ministry: The final match will be without audience.

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