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Egypt Press – July 19
YOUM7 SAMAR SAMIR Published in Youm7 on 19 - 07 - 2011

Egypt press focused on the new ministerial reshuffle and the hospitalization of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's when he fainted before he could revive criticisms by political powers.
In other news, the media spoke of the decision to have the political party committee to add Freedom and Justice Party into the committees' records.
Meanwhile, the Human Rights committee of Bar Association and the committee of defense political prisoners called upon all lawyers to stage a million-man demonstration on July 28 under the title of the Friday of Pardon. The protest aims to release all political prisoners who were detained during Mubarak's tenure. The number of prisoner reached 90 people during the rule of the former regime.
Youm7:
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's new government was criticized by all political powers to the extent that he changed the Minister of Antiquities only 16 hours after the ministerial reshuffle. Hence, the Military Council postponed the process of swearing in the new ministers.
The paper said the town of Sharm el-Sheikh is on alert of the approaching time of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's trial. Mubarak is accused of killing January 25 Revolution demonstration, wasting public money, profiteering, illegally exporting gas to Israel, and weapon trade.
Al-Ahram:
According to the state-run newspaper Al-Ahram, the new government's is postponing being sworn in, due to Egypt's chaotic status. The government will swear in before the Chairman of Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Hussein Tantawi.
Al-Akhbar:
The Egyptian Committee of political party affairs decided to put Freedom and Justice Party on the official list of parties. The decision was made when the High Administrative Court cancelled the committee's refusal to create the new party.
Al-Masry Al-Youm:
Minister of Heath's assistant for medical affairs, Adel el-Adawy, said former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's condition is stable but he suffers from major depressive disorder.
Moreover, a state of calm took over the sector of security forces in Alexandria, when security forces attacked a police station over torturing a soldier. Egyptian Minister of Interior, Mansour el-Issawi, decided to fire the officer who tortured the soldier.
Al-Shorouq:
The Human Rights committee of Bar Association and committee of defense political prisoners called upon all lawyers to stage a million-man demonstration on July 28 under the title of “the Friday of Pardon”. Their protest aims to release all political prisoners who detained during Mubarak's era. The prisoners' number reached 90 people during the former regime.
According to marine sources, Egyptian fugitive businessman, Mamdouh Ismail, created a company in Cyprus named ‘Bodi Mirin s.a.' The company started operating at the Red Sea port. Ismail fled from Egypt after his ship sank with 1,034 passengers. He is sentenced to seven years in absentia.
Al- Gomhorreya:
Assistant of Minister of Interior for Illicit Gain Authority, Essam el-Goharry, passed a decision to ban former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif's sons, Khaled and Sherif, and wife, Zaynab Abdel Latif, from traveling abroad. The Nazif family's assets were frozen as well.

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