Roundup of Egypt's press headlines on Jan. 15, 2017

Sunday 15-01-2017 10:21 AM

Egyptian newspapers on Jan. 15, 2017. Aswat Masriya

CAIRO, Jan 15 (Aswat Masriya) – Our daily roundup of headlines in Egypt's main state-owned and private newspapers on Jan. 15, 2017:

Al-Ahram:

- President calls for tightening control over drug prices

- Egypt denounces Britain, European Union's position over court rulings

- Pharmacists union suspends strike for two weeks

Akhbar Al-Youm:

- President calls for tighter controls to prevent increasing prices of medicine

- Kicking off of national project to treat children for free in university hospitals

- Jamming mobile phones, toughening punishment to combat cheating in exams

Al-Masry al-Youm:

- We refused to increase all types of medicines, and limited it to 20 percent only - Sisi

- Egypt condemns comments of European Union on "foreign funding" issue

Al-Watan:

- People set an example in endurance - President

- No disputes with Russia over Dabaa contract - Minister of Electricity to Al-Watan

Al-Shorouk:

- Sisi stresses on preventing increasing of medicine prices

- IMF: Publication of documents of 12 billion loan to Egypt next week

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