Egypt Press reports the controversy triggered by Youm7 report, indicating presidential candidate Amr Moussa supported the deal of natural gas export to Israel. Clashes took place yesterday between police and families of the martyrs during the trial of former Minister of Interior Habib al-Adly. Youm7: There is an outcry over the document published by Youm7, proving presidential hopeful and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amr Mousa, confessed of Israel-Egypt gas deal. According to Dr. Ibrahim Zahran, there were policy makers who broke this agreement and those who implemented it. Moussa and former Minister of Petroleum, Ibrahim el-Bambi, were among those who created the agreement in the mid 90's and former Minister of Petroleum, Sameh Fahmy, implemented the agreement. Dr. Yehia el Gamal confirmed yesterday to Youm7 that cheques to be paid to members of the Press Syndicate would be frozen. Al-Ahram: Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Hussein Tantawi, swore in Mohamed al-Orabi as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Al-Orabi succeeds Mr. Nabil Araby, who will serve as Secretary General of the League of Arab States. The SCAF issued its budget for the fiscal year of 2011-2012, starting at the beginning of next July. It is the largest budget in the history of Egypt, valued at 515 billion EGP (U.S. $86.3 billion). A spokesman for Prime Minister said the deficit of 142 billion EGP (U.S. $23.8 billion) will be paid by acquiring 120 billion EGP (U.S. $20.1 billion) through domestic lending. Al-Akhbar: Chairman of SCAF, Hussein Tantawi, discussed the council's commitment to achieve democratic change in Egypt. This statement was made during his meeting with Senator John McCain and Senator John Kerry and a number of American businessmen. McCain said he discussed with Tantawi the possibility of the presence of international observers in the upcoming election. Al-Wafd: Former Minister of Culture Media and presidency affairs, Mansour Hassan, denied having any knowledge of any relation to the rumors about former President Hosni Mubarak's involvement in the assassination of the late President Anwar Sadat. Minister of Social Solidarity, Gouda Abdel Khalek, called for the conduct of a comprehensive national survey on the number of addicts in Egypt. During "the revolution against drugs" seminar yesterday, Abdel Khalek said a survey will create a database of drug addicts in Egypt, especially since there is a lack of any data on drug users. Al -Masry al-Youm: Al-Masry al-Youm got hold of 30 secret and confidential documents about the natural gas export to Tel Aviv during Mubrak's regime. The documents include correspondence between senior state officials within the Ministry of Petroleum and Egyptian officials with their Israeli counterparts to facilitate the transaction. The documents reveal pivotal roles carried out by former CIA Director, Omar Suleiman, former Prime Minister, Atef Ebeid, and former oil minister, Sameh Fahmy. Former President Hosni Mubarak's defense lawyer, Fareed al-Deeb, announced his intention to petition chairman of SCAF, Hussein Tantawi, to ask him to call Dr. Marx Bohleyr to follow up the case of Mubarak's health. Al-Deeb points out the German physician performed surgery on Mubarak in Germany in March 2010, which greatly improved his health. Al-Dostour: A number of Sharm el-Sheikh residents said the continued presence of former President Hosni Mubarak in the international hospital causes high security and so denies victims of road accidents and other critical cases from being hospitalized. Member of the Shura Council of Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya, Assem Abdel Majid, called for all Islamic movements and Islamic parties to boycott the mobile service company, Mobinil. Al-Shorouq: The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Technology, Dr. Amr Ezzat Salama, claims he is not responsible for the late arrival of proposals submitted by the committee set up the ideal method for electing university heads. Al-Gomhorreya: Minister of Solidarity and Social Justice, Dr. Gouda Abdel Khalek, said the stock of wheat is enough to sustain national consumption until the end of this year.
