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Egypt press – August 18
Published in Youm7 on 18 - 08 - 2011

Egyptian press reported the heads of the disbanded workers union accusing them of corruption and profiteering, the offer of the American Foreign office will expose all the organizations in Egypt that receive foreign funding provided no action is taken against them.
Youm7:
Major General Hussein Mohammed Musa allegedly destroyed 22 CDs of walkie-talkie conversations between the former Minister of Interior, Habib al-Adly, and security heads from January 25 until January 31.
This information was revealed during the ongoing investigations in the case of killing of January 35 Revolution martyrs, in which Musa was the first prosecution witness.
The newspaper said there are six criteria proposed by the Council of Ministers for the selection committee, which will create the Constitution two-thirds of which will include members of the People's Assembly and Shura Council. It also gave the military veto power over the formation of the committee if standards were violated.
Al-Ahram:
New documents emerged revealing the corruption of the leaders of the disbanded Trade Union. It stated they worked as consultants to private companies and received large salaries if they agreed to lay off workers.
Britain's new Ambassador in Cairo said the U.K supports Egypt's January 25 Revolution. HE stresses the U.K is willing to monitor the next Egyptian elections and it will aim to meet all political parties including the Muslim Brotherhood (MB).
Al-Akhbar:
Political activist and project director of the Democratic Egypt Institute, Israa Abdel Fattah, said the Institution receives aid from foreign bodies, including American organizations. She added she does not know why the institution is being called for an investigation by the military prosecutor but believes the reason is due to her filing a report to the public prosecutor against Major General Hassan Ruwaini.
Al-Masry Al-Youm:
The Newspaper published a document of ‘the Integrated Development of Sinai Peninsula' law, which was prepared by a group within the Council of Ministers for submission to the rest of the Council. The law limits foreign ownership of land within the area and to limit ownership of the facilities for a period that does not exceed 99 years and the elimination of recourse to international arbitration and domestic investment contracts. The law also states Arabs can get the same treatment as Egyptians in legal dealings.
Al-Shorouq:
The U.S. State Department offered to inform the Egyptian government of the names of civil society organizations that receive financial support from the U.S. on condition of not exposing said organizations to prosecution.
The newspaper published the Public funds investigative unit into the funds of the fugitive businessman, Hussein Salem. His property includes 17 businesses, 7 hotels in Sharm el-Sheikh, two water pump stations, and 14 cars.
Al-Gomhorreya:
A senior tribal leader in Sinai, Sheikh Ali Fareg, said the former president was not interested in Sinai. He said that anti-drug police are the ones who encouraged Bedouins to cultivate drugs. This statement was made during a seminar by the Republic Center of political studies, which hosted a number of religious leaders from Sinai and a number of experts to discuss their problems.
In contrary to the instructions of the Egyptian government for employees not to use foreign airlines and use EgyptAir to support the Egyptian economy, the Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Hesham Kandil, the Minister of Education, Ahmed Gamal El Din Moussa, and the Minister of Agriculture, Salah Youssef, travel to Khartoum, Washington and Rome using foreign airlines.


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