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Egypt Press – MAY 29

CAIRO: Egypt press tackled various issues concerning the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' (SCAF) statement, Mubarak's trial and the questioning of ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on profiteering.
Al-Ahram:
State-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported former President Hosni Mubarak's trial will be held in Cairo Criminal Court and not in Sharm el-Sheikh. Alaa and Gamal Mubarak and Egyptian escapee businessman Hussein Salem will be prosecuted in the same trial.
Al-Ahram reported the decision to transfer Mubarak to Cairo will be issued within a few hours.
Illicit Gain Authority will question the former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on profiteering next Monday, according to Al-Ahram.
The paper obtained documents concerning Nazif's fortune claim he owns eight information technology and information companies.
Al-Akhbar:
Minister of Finance Samir Radwan is almost done with the general budget of 2011-2012 and will submit it to SCAF.
Chairman of Al-Ghad Party Ayman Nour said a judicial and security delegation will head to Beirut to trace escapee ex-Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros-Ghali. The delegation and Lebanese figures will prosecute Egyptian and Lebanese businessmen who were part of the corrupt former regime.
Al-Wafd:
Egyptian Administrative Court passed a verdict against Mubarak and the former Minister of Interior Habib al-Adly to pay a $540 million fine since they ordered to cut off all communication services during the January 25 Revolution, the communication black out caused harm to the Egyptian economy.
Coptic Christian intellectual, Kamal Zakher refused to put the church's money under monitoring by the State and Public Agency for mobilization and statistics under the Law of United worship places, which will be issued. Zakher justified that the church's money is not public money.
Al-Masry Al-Youm
SCAF said the agenda of transition ruling will not change regardless of any political powers asking for more time to be prepared for the upcoming elections.
Meanwhile, presidential nominee Mohammed al-Baradei thanked all Egyptian youth who participated in the Friday of Anger, those people who called for correction of Revolution Course. His gratitude was posted on his Facebook page.
The newspaper had an interview with the spokesman of Jewish movement Neturei Karta in the U.S. The spokesman confirmed Israel will collapse if it is established without a legal base, and the Old Testament prohibits Jews to enter Jerusalem. He also said the conflict between Arabs and Jews is a religious matter.
Al-Dostor
The Military Prosecution sent the starter of Imbaba sectarian violence, Abeer Fakhry, and all the accused to the High State Security Court.
Dozens of the Palestinians gathered in front of the Rafah Crossing border in gratitude of Egypt opening the crossing. The rally was Hamas's idea.
Al- Gomhorreya
Prime Minster Essam Sharaf will submit a report of the outcome of the G8 summit where leaders vowed to financially and technically support Egypt, to the Miliatary Council chaired by Hussein Tantawi.
Chairman of Egyptian Interpol, Magdi al-Shafei will send a notification to International Interpol concerning Hussein Salem was sent to the Criminal Court with Hosni, Gamal and Alaa Mubarak.


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