Egypt's press today focused on the main issues Egypt witnessed on Friday, including the visit of the leader of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Hussien Tantawi, to Tahrir Square and allowing citizens to pray with him after they threatened to storm the mosque. The Egyptian newspapers also highlighted the decision to extend the term of Dr. Ismail Serag al-Din as a manager of Alexandria Library and the violent incidents which hit a number of governorates including Beni-Suef and Suez that left two dead and 17 injured. Youm7 Youm7 met with four martyrs' families who suffer from sorrow and pain because of the absence of their loved ones from Ramadan celebrations this year. The families invited Farid al-Deeb, the lawyer of Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak, to attend Iftar with them to see the tragedy in which they live since losing their sons during the January 25 Revolution. The newspaper also highlighted renewing the contract with Dr. Ismail Serag al-Din to keep his position as the manager of Alexandria Library. The contract provides al-Din with U.S. $20,000 as a salary per month in addition to $30,000 annually as a housing allowance. Youm7 asked why the contract was renewed in November 2010 although it was scheduled to renew in May 2011 and why the salary was increased from $12,000 to $20,000 retroactively. Al-Ahram The German foreign minister pledged, during a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart, to return the frozen money of the Egyptians involved in corruption crimes after the end of the necessary judicial measures. Al-Ahram published investigations conducted with defendants who were involved in killing peaceful demonstrators during the so-called the Battle of the Camels, including the former director general of the dissolved National Democratic Party, Safwat al-Sherif, and the speaker of the People's Assembly, Fathy Sorour. The investigations revealed that the defendants organized demonstrations to express support for former President Mubarak. They also gathered thugs to participate in the demonstrations and then to head to Tahrir Square to expel the protesters. Al-Akhbar Egypt's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research said that the Cabinet agreed to provide 1 billion EGP to increase the salaries of professors in different Egyptian universities and researchers in different research centers related to the ministry. Under the headline, "Britain fears infection of the Arab spring," Al-Akhbar highlighted the pressures which British Prime Minister David Cameron faces to back away from plans aiming to reduce financing the police sector in the framework of the austerity program adopted by the government currently. Al-Masry Al-Youm Tahrir Square witnessed intensive security presence to secure the square during ‘For the Love of Egypt' celebrations yesterday. The celebrations witnessed the participation of many political and national powers. Central security and military police gathered around the gardens of the square to prevent the citizens from stopping there. The newspaper also highlighted the head of Egypt's ruling military council's visit to the square to support the military police. Mamdouh Shahin, a member of Egypt's ruling military council, said the council demanded the government to prepare a document of principles on the basis of which the institutional assembly will be formed to prepare a new constitution. Al-Shorouq Al-Shorouk published a report about the violent actions in Egypt. The newspaper said that the Central hospital of Beba said it received six injured people. Two have died and the others are in critical condiditon and have been transferred to the public hospital in Beni-Suef. Investigations revealed that the reasons leading to the squabble were ordinary differences between neighbors. Security forces managed to arrest a number of members of the two families. The newspaper added that Beba's prosecution ordered imprisoning the defendants for four days pending investigations. In Suez, six citizens were injured in a squabble between the owners of restaurants who competed to attract customers. Al-Gomhorreya The head of Egypt's Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed Ezat abdel-Azeem, said the ban imposed on Japanese imports has not been lifted. He clarified that Japanese commodities coming from other countries are allowed to enter the country after radiation detection. The Egyptian organization for consumer and energy launched its first campaign to increase public awareness of the importance of limiting electricity consumption, especially during Ramadan.
