News Coverage prepared for: The European Union delegation to Egypt

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1 News Coverage prepared for: The European Union delegation to Egypt Disclaimer: This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of authors of articles and under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of IPSOS or the European Union. 1

2 Thematic Headlines Domestic Scene Al-Ganozy Meets Menya MPs UAE Minister of Culture Meets with Tantawi Al-Katatny demands Valid Reasons Moboco Factory Reopened Arab Affairs Committee Meeting Gasoline Crises Continues Abdel-Moez Denies Rumors Egyptian Academy to be inaugurated in May Notary Public Employee Arrested for Forgery Egypt s Bids Farewell to Its Pope Nour Rejects Unified Houses of Worship Law Government Agrees On Extending Publicity Period Mohamed Al-Zawahiri Acquired by Military Court Suspended Sentences for Officers Accused Of Killing Protestors Parliament Selects Constituent Assembly Members Saturday Nour Refuses to Withdraw Confidence from Current Government Mubarak Receives Endorsements FJP Insists on Withdrawing Confidence from Ganzouri Government Responds to IMF Conditions MB Determines Preferred Presidential Candidate Tomorrow Public Transport Workers to Begin Sit-in Potential Candidates to Assume Pope s Position to be Nominated Next Friday Nour Party Selects Preachers for Constituent Assembly First Complaint on Violating Electoral Publicity Ban Filed Tax Workers Renew Protests Salafist Group Calls for Consultative Body to Choose Presidential Candidate 2

3 Newspapers (21/03/2012) Page: front page, 4, 5, 24 Author: many authors The Million-People Funeral Egypt bids farewell to Pope Shenouda with prayers for peace, al-ahram headlined its front page devoted entirely for photos taken at Pope Shenouda III s funeral. In his funeral at Saint Mark s Cathedral in Cairo, Pope Shenouda s last will was read. Pope Shenouda called Copts to adhere to love and unity. Tens of thousands of Copts filled Saint Mark Cathedral and its surrounding area in Cairo to bid farewell to Pope Shenoud III, Patriarch of Alexandria and Saint Mark See. A number of Muslims also gathered with the mourners outside the Cathedral. Tributes from political and spiritual leaders from all over the world were made to honor Late Pope Shenouda and offer condolences to Egypt. Representatives and patriarchs of all churches in the world were present in the funeral and participated and took part in the prayers. After the funeral the body was flown to St Bishoy remote monastery in Wadi al- Natroun s according to the pope s will. 3

4 Muhammad Badei, general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood jailed the patriotic attitudes of Pope Shenouda III and his devotion until the last moment. In his tribute, Monk Aphram hailed Pope Shenouda as a teacher and a wise man. He said pope Shenouda was the only Christian leader to give a sermon at the big Omayyad Mosque in Syria before an audience of The Mufti of Lebanon called him the Arabs Pope. Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsan Uglo, secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation hailed Pope Shenouda as in international figure who devoted his life for peace. Lebanese President said Pope Shenoud as patriotic stances cost Pope Shenouda a lot. German Foreign Minister also highlighted Pope Shenouda s moderation and hiss important role in Egypt s history. Foreign Minister of Austria hailed Pope Shenouda as a person who left a strong influence on him. Al-Ahram also highlighted all the international tributes and condolences offered to Egypt and the Coptic Orthodox Church. In Egypt, Potential Presidential Candidate Buthaina kamil said Pope Shenouda III death was a loss at critical times where his wisdom is much needed. Police officers leaders in Ismailiya said Pope Shenouda III was an example of how to preserve Egypt s welfare. Condolences were offered all over Egypt at churches. 4

5 Page: 3 Author: not mentioned 7 Officers Sentenced to one-year Jail with a Stay of Execution Cairo Criminal Court sentenced seven officers and four policemen to one-year jail with the stay of execution. The court, however, acquitted three other officers. The officers and policemen were facing charges of killing 22 demonstrators and injuring 44 others during the Jan 25 revolution last year. 5

6 Page: 3 Author: not mentioned The Camel Battle File s Disappeared Speaker of the People s Assembly Dr. Saad al-katastni stressed the importance of the attendance of the Minister of Justice in the parliament to uncover the facts behind the disappearance of the files of the clashes known as the Camel Battle in January, MP Issam Sultan had reported on the disappearance of the case file from the court before being considered. 6

7 Page: 7 Author: not mentioned The Camel Battle Case to be Resumed on April 8 Judge Abd al-muizz Ibrahim, president of Cairo Court of Appeal scheduled a court session about the case of the clashes known as the Camel Battle on April 8. The trial stopped in October,

8 Page: 1 Author: Hamdi Dabsh, Ghada Mohamed el-sherif & Others Nour Party Selects Preachers for Constituent Assembly Political parties in the parliament started announcing the names of its candidates for the membership of the Constituent Assembly to write a new constitution. The move comes after the upper and lower houses of parliament decided that the formation of the constitution-drafting body be made up of 50 MPs and 50 public figures. Salafist Al-Nour Party will nominate preacher Mohamed Hassan, co-founder of the Salafist Call Mohamed Ismail el-moqadem and Salafist leader Mostafa Helmi among other public figures, said spokesman of the party s parliamentary bloc Ahmed Khalil. A meeting will be held by the party to conduct a vote on those nominations before a final decision is made, Khalil said. The Free Egyptians Party, meanwhile, decided to nominate 15 public figures and two party members for the Constituent Assembly. The two party members are party leader Ahmed Saeed and parliamentary bloc member Bassel Adel. Public figures nominated by the party include businessman Naguib Sawiras, renowned geologist Farouq el-baz and writer Mohamed Selmawi. 8

9 Page: 5 Author: Mohamed el-sanhouri First Complaint on Violating Electoral Publicity Ban Filed The Presidential Elections Commission received the first complaint pertaining to violations of the electoral publicity ban. A number of presidential aspirants along with media outlets have violated the ban order, said the complaint s petitioner Fouad Mohamed Moussa. The commission, in turn, referred the complaint to the prosecutor general to take the necessary action. The commission also said it received a complaint from presidential hopeful Mohamed Selim el-awwa, claiming that some people have purported to be his supporters and asked citizens to provide their endorsements for in return of money. On Tuesday, 22 people headed to the commission s HQ to draw their presidential application forms, bringing the total number of presidential hopefuls to

10 Page: 4 Author: Hamdi Dabsh, Osama el-mahdi & Others Salafist Group Calls for Consultative Body to Choose Presidential Candidate The Salafist Call urged the establishment of a consultative authority to meet Islamist presidential hopefuls and support one of them. The consultative authority will be made up of Islamist bodies, such as the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist Nour and Asala parties, the Salafist Call said in a statement. 10

11 Page: 5 Author: Not mentioned Abdel-Moez Denies Rumors Head of the Court of Appeal Senior Judge Abdel-Moez Ibrahim denied rumors that claimed he was dismissed from his position. Similar news was reported in: Al-Shorouk Page 3 and Al-Masry Al-Youm: Page 1. 11

12 Page: 5 Author: Mohamed Abdel-Hamid Egyptian Scientific Academy to be Inaugurated in May Al-Gomhoreya Newspaper said that 30%of the restoration of the Egyptian Scientific Academy building is now complete. The Academy s Secretary General said they will inaugurate it during the first week of May

13 Page: 5 Author: Ahmed Al-Saady Notary Public Employee Arrested for Forgery A Notary Public employee in Luxor was arrested over forging endorsement forms for presidential candidates; Ahmed Shafik and Amr Mousa. 13

14 Pages: 6 Author: not mentioned Gasoline Crisis Continues Yesterday, a Parliament committee tackled several issues such as the gasoline crisis and the disappearance of a file related to the killing of protesters during the revolution, known as the Battle of the Camel. file. MP Essam Sultan said Counselor Abdel-Moez Ibrahim was responsible for the missing MPs also complained about the poor services and care provided in hospitals. Minister of Petroleum said gasoline is available in stock but there is a problem in the distribution. Similar news was mentioned in Al-Akhbar Page 5 and Shorouk Page 1 14

15 Page: 3 Author: Ahmed Hassan Amer FJP Insists on Withdrawing Confidence from Ganzouri A number of Freedom and Justice MPs instated that solving the public problems in their constituencies is the only stipulation that might prevent them from withdrawing confidence from Al-Ganzouri s government. 15

16 Page: 6 Author: Bissan Kassab Tax Workers Renew Protests Hundreds of workers at the Tax Authority staged protests anew on Tuesday after their demands have not been met. The workers call for sacking head of the Tax Authority and high profile official at the authority Mounira el-qadi, who is the wife of member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sami Anan. 16

17 Page: 1 Author: Ahmed El-Saadawy Egypt s Bids Farewell to Its Pope Yesterday, Egypt s Copts and Muslims bid farewell to pope of the Catholic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III who was buried in Saint Bishoy Monestary in Wadi El-Natrun. He left his will to his people to be recited in a prayer in his funeral. He said that that there are dangers surrounding us all and we must overcome them using love and tolerance. His body arrived aboard a military aircraft to Wadi Al-Natrun at 5:30pm. It was 3 hours late due to the massive crowdedness in the Cathedral. Similar news was reported in Dostour pages 1,7 17

18 Page: 1 Author: Mohamed Abu Zaid Nour Rejects Unified Houses of Worship Law Deputy Justice Minister, Omar El-Sherif stated that the government disapproves of the unified law for houses of worship, also the Ministry of Endowments rejected the law. The law was submitted by Coptic MP Ihab Adel. Al-Nour Salafi party also announced that it rejects the law. Its MPs justified their stance in the parliamentary suggestions committee by saying that you cannot equate between the houses of worship of 5million and those of 80 million. 18

19 Page: 1 Author: Mohamed Abu Zeid Government Agrees On Extending Publicity Period The government agreed on a draft law presented by independent MP Mostafa Bakri to amend article 20 of the presidential elections law that was issued in 2005 which is responsible for regulating the publicity of the presidential elections. The original law bans any kind of publicity three weeks prior to the presidential elections. Bakri suggested that the publicity should start with opening the door for presidential candidature. Deputy Justice Minister Omar El-Sherif said that the government agrees on this suggestion. 19

20 Page: 3 Author: Mohamed El-Feqqi Mohamed Al-Zawahiri Acquired by Military Court On Monday, an Egyptian military court on Monday acquitted the brother of al Qaeda's leader Ayman al-zawahiri, Mohammed al-zawahiri, overturning a death sentence in a new trial, his lawyer and his son told AFP. The court cleared Al Zawahiriand six others of the charges, which carried the death sentence. In 1998, Zawahiri was sentenced to death on charges of undergoing military training in Albania and planning military operations in Egypt. 20

21 Page: 3 Author: Not mentioned Suspended Sentences for Officers Accused Of Killing Protestors Cairo's Criminal Court charges 11 low-ranking police officers with killing protesters on the 'Day of Rage' sentencing them to a suspended year in jail, while three other policemen were acquitted. Cairo. The 14 low-ranking police officers are from the Hadayek El-Qobba police station in Alexandria s criminal court postponed the trail of officers charged with killing protestors until tomorrow. Similar news was reported in Akhbar page 7 21

22 Page: 3 Author: Mohamed Abu Zaid, Asmaa Badawy Parliament Selects Constituent Assembly Members Saturday Members of the upper and lower houses are to hold a joint meeting on Saturday. Members of the Constituent Assembly will be chosen during that meeting. Public figures and representatives of associations and syndicates constitute 50% of the Assembly, however, the percentage of each was not selected so far. Members of the PA s Human Rights Committee decided to refer the law on regulating protests to the Legeslative Committee again to finalize drafting them in the presence of deputies from the Justice and Interior Ministries. 22

23 Page: 4 Author: Ahmed Fathy Nour Refuses to Withdraw Confidence from Current Government Spokesperson of Al-Nour s parliamentary committee, Ahmed Khalil stated that his party does not plan on withdrawing confidence from Al-Ganzouri s government. He added that though they rejected the government s statement before the Parliament last month, they will not remove it until the end of June. There is a very short period left to form a new government, he stated. 23

24 Page: 5 Author: Mohmaed Nassar, Hassan Saleh, Younis Mubarak Receives Endorsements Despite his ouster and leaving power on February 2011, former president Mohamed Hosni Mubarak received 1600 endorsements in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate. While his former vice president Omar Sulieman received 1800 endorsements. 24

25 Pages: 1, 4 Authors: Mohamed Al-Gali, Mohamed Ismail & others Government Responds to IMF Conditions Egypt s government suggested an economic package that involves a plan to increase taxes and wages in order to resolve the current economic crisis in the country. Economic analysts considered this to be the first government response for the conditions of the IMF loan. A government report described in details the economic situation of the country. The government plans to adopt a program to increase the minimum monthly wage to reach EGP1200 by The government will also apply a set of measures to create a structural reform of fiscal policies. According to Youm 7, the government presented its plans to the parliament s majority party, FJP, and demanded their approval of the IMF loan request. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Aboul Naga confirmed that the IMF delegation met representatives of the cabinet s economic committee who will be negotiating with the IMF a $3.2 billion loan to Egypt. 25

26 Page: 3 Authors: Ihsan Al-Sayed, Mohamed Ismail & others MB Determines Preferred Presidential Candidate Tomorrow Osama Suleiman, member of the Freedom and Justice Party s supreme committee, revealed that the FJP will hold a meeting tomorrow to determine the presidential candidate who will receive the party s support. The name of presidential candidate will be presented to the Muslim Brotherhood s shoura council next week for voting in order to officially announce the MB s support for him. Suleiman told Youm 7 that all the alternatives will be discussed including the possibility of supporting Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, who was dismissed after going against the MB s decision not to run for presidency, in the light of the new developments of this phase. Suleiman stressed that Aboul Fotouh will be equally considered as the rest of potential presidential candidates. Salafi Call said they will form an advisory committee to discuss their preferred presidential candidate. They also said they will unite efforts of Islamist groups and religious institutions to support one of the Islamist candidates. 26

27 Page: 4 Authors: Khaled Hegazy, Mohamed Tantawi & others Public Transport Workers to Begin Sit-in Public Transport Authority s workers announced that they will begin today a sit-in with buses in front of the People s Assembly and the cabinet headquarters. Ali Fotouh, member of the independent syndicate of Public Transport workers, said they will march to the People s Assembly then hold an open-ended sit-in with buses until their demands are fulfilled. Other strikes spread across the country in various sectors. Auditors in the Central Auditing Agency held a sit-in in front of their headquarters to demand complete independence from legislative and executive authorities. Also, employees of the Egyptian Taxing Authority began their sit-in yesterday to demand the Taxing Authority s head to leave over his involvement in corruption. 27

28 Page: 8 Authors: Allam Abd Al-Ghaffar and Ismail Ref at Potential Candidates to Assume Pope s Position to be Nominated Next Friday Bishop Sharoum Awad, Pastor of Mary Mina Church in Imbaba, said that potential candidates who can assume the Pope s position will be nominated next Friday. Awad told Youm 7 that this position is extremely important for Egypt s Coptic Christians. Egypt needs the new Pope to preserve coexistence between Muslims and Christians at this critical juncture, said Awad. Maikel Mounir, political activist and head of Al-Hayah Party, stressed that the coming Pope should focus on the spiritual role of the church. 28

29 Pages: 3 Author: Khadiga Abdel-Kerim and others Al-Katatny demands Valid Reasons over Camel Battle Missing File People s Assembly Speaker Saad Al-Katatny asked the Minister of Justice to submit a statement regarding the disappearance of a file related to the killing of protesters during the revolution, better known in the media as the Battle of the Camel. case. The Court of has set the date of April 8to resume the trial of the suspects involved in the 29

30 Pages: 3 Author: Hazem Nasr and others MOPCO Factory Reopened The Administrative Court decided to reopen the fertilizer plant of the Misr Oil Processing Company (MOPCO) in Damietta. It decided to cancel a decision taken by the former government to close the factory s production lines 1 and 2. 30

31 Pages: 3 Author: Eissa Morshed Al-Ganozy Meets Menya MPs MPs. In a press conference yesterday Prime Minister Kamal Al-Ganzory met with Menya Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) Menya MPs said they respect Al-Ganzory s government and appreciate all its efforts but they demand to withdraw confidence from the government if it cannot solve the country s current issues. 31

32 Pages: 3 Author: not mentioned UAE Minister of Culture Meets with Tantawi Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Field Marshal Tantawi met with the UAE Minister of Culture. The UAE minister extended his condolence over the death of Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Saint Mark Diocese. 32

33 Pages: 5 Author: not mentioned Parliament s Arab Affairs Committee Convenes MPs of the Arab Affairs Parliament Committee criticized the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs because representative of the Intelligence services did not show up in the meeting. The meeting was supposed to tackle the issue of ending Israeli-Egyptians ties and expelling Israel s ambassador from Egypt. Similar news was mentioned in Dostour Page 1 33

34 TV Coverage (20/03/2012) Channel: Al-Hayat Host: Maha Bahnasy Program: Al-Hayat Al-An Judge Abdel-Moez Ibrahim steps down following the aftermath of the NGOs case. A triple committee was formed to run his office. Program: Al-Hayat Al-Yoom Channel: Al-Hayat Host: Lobna Assal Pope Shenoda s body arrived in Saint Bishoy Monestary to be buried there. Reports that the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade may run for presidency. Al-Nour Party nominates Ismail Al-Mokadem and Mohamed Hassan for The Constituent Assembly. Program: Masr Al-Gadeda Channel: Al-Hayat 2 Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash Three police officers were acquitted, 11 more got a one-year suspended sentence. Program: Baladna Bel-Masry Channel: ON TV Host: Reem Maged Judge Abdel-Moez denies resignation rumors. 34

35 Program: Hona Al-Asema Channel: CBC Host: Lamis Al-Hadidy Appeals judges confirm that Abd El-Moez Ibrahim, head of the Appeals Court, has resigned while he denies. Channel 1 State TV Program: Good Morning Egypt 850 received candidacy papers to join the presidential elections so far. El-Katatni: The procedures for withdrawing confidence from Ganzouri s government have started. News Channel 1 State TV AM Presidential Elections Commission resumes receiving nominations for presidency. 3:00 PA Suggestions Committee approves amending Presidential Elections Law. 3:00 AM News Channel 2 State TV Time: 26:00:00 post. Abd El-Moez Ibrahim, head of Cairo s Appeals Court, denied allegations that he left his The suggestions and complaints committee inside the People s Assembly agreed to amend the presidential elections law. 35

36 Radio Coverage (20/03/2012) News Channel: Radio Masr Abd El-Moez Ibrahim denies reports of his resignation as head of the Appeals Court Three police officers were acquitted and 11 others received suspended sentences in the case of killing protestors in front of Hadaye El-Qobba police station The body of Pope Shenouda III arrives to Saint Bishoy s Monestary for its burial The trail of suspects in Battle of the Camel was postponed to April Alexandria s Appeals Court resumes the trial of police officers charged with killing protestors today News Channel: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Time: 25:00:00 The suggestions and complaints committee inside the People s Assembly agreed to amend the Presidential Elections Law to extend the period of publicity from opening presidential candidature until two days before the voting. Chanel: Mega FM Program: News Al-Katatni assigns the suggestions and complaints committee at the People s Assembly to discuss the amendments on the presidential elections law. 36

37 Internet Coverage (21/03/2012) Facebook We are all khaled saed Cairo s Criminal Court ruled to sentence 11 police officers to a one-year suspended sentence, it acquitted 3 others in the case of killing protestors in front of a police station during January revolution. In the case against killing protestors in Alexandria, the witnesses were surprised to find out the CDs that included footage for killing protesting were tampered with. Using Google moderator, more than 1400 questions were directed at Dr. Saad El-Katatni. The questions that got the most votes are: 1- Why was not the Interior Ministry purged? Where are the minimum wages? Where is social justice? Where are the demands of the revolution? Egyptian cabinet PM Kamal Al-Ganzory met with the parliamentary committee of El-Menia Governorate. 37

38 Twitter AsmaaMahfouz Mothers of martyrs will spend Mother s Day without their children. Also, the mothers of detainees and the April 8 army officers will not see their children beside them :-( ( Please pay a visit to one of the mothers of the revolution s martyrs today! I couldn t care less about the discussions of drafting the constitution or the presidential elections. I know that it will be a farce under military rule. The majority of Egyptians are waiting for presidential elections and the constitution to be done so that they see stability again. After the farce is complete, people will discover the truth and only then they will take off to the streets again. iyad_elbaghdadi Carrying the #ArabSpringManifesto in my head feels sort of like a pregnancy. Not worried about myself but about what I'm carrying. So to those concerned about me, or about the #ArabSpring, I say - support us through it, instead of warning us from it. To shield from all dangers is to remain susceptible to all dangers. And that's the authoritarian worldview anyway. #ArabSpring There is mercy in letting your baby stumble and fall a few times, in order to learn how to walk. #ArabSpring To succeed isn't to have no sectarian episodes, for example. It's to go through it and rise above it. Same for other problems.#arabspring So the #ArabSpring needs to deal with tyranny, sectarianism, partisanship, pessimism, defeatism. We need to go through it, not around it. Arabist Open Letter to the Leaders of the Syrian Opposition Human Rights Watch: New on Arabist: The rise of informal Islamists Sniper shoots father, son and friend in Homs - graphic. Can anyone think of anti-christian statements by Sheikh Mohamed Hassan? 38

39 Monasosh I do not want anyone to wish me a happy Mother s Day.. The blood of my son is still filling my hands.. =( &type=1&theater As we remember mothers of our martyrs, we should also remember the mother who died in a protest in front of the Mansoura-Spain Factory in 2011 as she was demanding her rights. Thousands of sons are still lying in military prisons. 39

40 Publication overview Al-Ahram: Egyptian state-run official daily newspaper Founded in 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after al-waqa'i`al-masriya (English: The Egyptian Events, founded 1828). It is majority owned by the Egyptian government. Al-Akhbar: Egyptian state-owned semi-official daily newspaper It was founded in May 1952 as a part of Akhbar El Yom. Al-Gomhoria: Egyptian state-owned daily newspaper An influential state-owned Egyptian Arabic language daily newspaper. It was established in Al-Shorouk: Egyptian daily independent newspaper Is a prominent Arabic newspaper published in Egypt [1] and several other Arabic nations It is a daily independent newspaper, covering mainly politics, militant affairs and sport. Al-Masry al-yom: Independent daily newspaper On 7 June 2004, it published its first edition. The paper initially circulated primarily amongst Cairo s intellectual elite, providing objective news coverage in the belief that good news would beat sensationalist reporting found in other Egyptian print media. After 3 years, it was challenging Al-Ahram for the status of being the national paper of record. Though Tahrir: Daily independent newspaper Dostor: Daily independent newspaper Yom 7: Daily independent newspaper 40

41 Table of Content Newspapers: 3-33 Al-Ahram Newspaper The Million-People Funeral Officers Sentenced to one-year Jail with a Stay of Execution 5 The Camel Battle File s Disappeared 6 The Camel Battle Case to be Resumed on April 8 7 Al-Masry Al-Yom Newspaper Nour Party Selects Preachers for Constituent Assembly 8 First Complaint on Violating Electoral Publicity Ban Filed 9 Salafist Group Calls for Consultative Body to Choose Presidential Candidate 10 Al-Gomhoria Newspaper Abdel-Moez Denies Rumors 11 Egyptian Scientific Academy to be Inaugurated in May 12 Notary Public Employee Arrested for Forgery 13 Gasoline Crisis Continues 14 Dostour Newspaper FJP Insists on Withdrawing Confidence from Ganzouri 15 Tahrir Newspaper Tax Workers Renew Protest 16 Al-Shorouk Newspaper Egypt s Bids Farewell to Its Pope 17 Nour Rejects Unified Houses of Worship Law 18 Government Agrees On Extending Publicity Period 19 Mohamed Al-Zawahiri Acquired by Military Court 20 Suspended Sentences for Officers Accused Of Killing Protestors 21 Parliament Selects Constituent Assembly Members Saturday 22 Nour Refuses to Withdraw Confidence from Current Government 23 Mubarak Receives Endorsements 24 Al-Youm Al-Sabea Newspaper Government Responds to IMF Conditions 25 MB Determines Preferred Presidential Candidate Tomorrow 26 Public Transport Workers to Begin Sit-in 27 Potential Candidates to Assume Pope s Position to be Nominated Next Friday 28 Akhbar Newspaper Al-Katatny demands Valid Reasons over Camel Battle Missing File 29 MOPCO Factory Reopened 30 Al-Ganozy Meets Menya MPs 31 UAE Minister of Culture Meets with Tantawi 32 Parliament s Arab Affairs Committee Convenes 33 TV Coverage

42 AL-Hayah TV 34 AL-Hayah 2 TV 34 ON TV 34 CBC 35 Channel 1 35 Channel 2 35 Radio Coverage 36 Radio Misr 36 AL-Sharq Al-Awsat 36 Mega F 36 Internet coverage Face book 37 Twitter