Egypt Press focused on various issues including the imprisonment of former Egyptian President Hosni Muabark and his son for profiteering, the Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs' request to join presidential palaces to the ministry, and General Secretary of Arab League Arm Moussa's refusal to extend the transitional period. Youm7: Daily newspaper Youm7 said former the former People Assembly spokesman Fathi Sorour's lawyer filed an appeal in the criminal court to release his client. Youm7 said Al-Shorouq reporter Mohammed Abu Zeid and Rose Al-Youssef reporter Shawqi Essam witnessed Sorour involved in ‘the Battle of the Camel' case. The two reporters said they met the former speaker of Shoura Council Safwat al-Shreif in his office when they heard a phone call to Safwat from Mubarak to find details about the Battle of the Camel. Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb stressed that Jerusalem is entirely the capital of Palestine. He added Arab and Islamic nations will not allow anyone to take even a foot of its lands. Al-Tayeb's statement was a response to the statement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who said the unity of Jerusalem is essential to Israelis. Al-Ahram: State-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported Egyptian Minister of Finance Samir Radwan denied all reports claiming that Egyptian economy is almost bankrupt, describing these claims as “superstition.” Radwan revealed that International Monitory Fund (IMF) agreed to give Egypt $3 billion as soft loans. The Deputy of Prime Minister, Yahia al-Gamal announced the Cabinet will discuss an appropriate time to hold the upcoming elections on Wednesday. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) leaves it negotiable. Al-Akhbar: SCAF chairman Hussein Tantawi met Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday. Both leaders discussed the exerted efforts on the international and regional arenas, and Egyptian support to the Palestinian reconciliation. Mubarak stopped taking his medical treatment for major depressive disorder, when he learnt that his sons, Gamal and Alaa, were sent to the Criminal Court, according to medical sources. Al-Wafd: Opposition newspaper Al-Wafd said Mubarak's lawyer Farid al-Dib assured his client is in very bad heath condition and needs help him to go to the bathroom. He added Mubarak has severe problems in heart and abdominal pains due to the surgery he underwent in Germany. World Bank International Arbitration Center has no right to investigate in the lawsuit against Egypt filed by Al-Waleed bin Talal, according to a judicial source. The source said there is no agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to go to the center when the contracts between Saudi Arabian Businessmen and Egyptian government are annulled. Al-Masry Al-Youm Independent newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm said Egyptian workers in Saudi Arabia face new crisis when Saudi Arabian Minister of Labor decided not to renew the contracts for those who worked for six years in Saudi Arabia. The minister justified by saying there are around 500,000 Saudi Arabians are unemployed. General Secretary of the Arab League, Amr Moussa demanded not extending the transition period. He also asked to put an appointment for presidential election before setting a new constitution. Al-Dostor Israeli security and political sources said Tel Aviv will get into international arbitration against Egypt for opening Rafah border crossing, according to the Israeli TV. The sources claim there is an item in Camp David convention that bans opening any Egyptian border crossing to facilitate any movements to Palestine. Coptic Pope Shenouda III rejected any governmental monitoring on worship areas, which is proposed in the Law of Unity worship places. Al-Shorouq Illicit Gain Authority chaired by the assistant of the Minister of Interior, Essam al-Gohary, prosecuted Alaa Mubarak for profiteering and stealing public money. Al- Gomhorreya High State Security prosecution ordered to imprison four people accused to investigate on sectarian violence in Imbaba, in which 13 people died and 200 were injured.
