Egyptian press reported the amount of smuggled wealth by businessman Hussein Salem from Egypt to foreign banks, reaching 100 billion EGP, through companies registered in his son's names. Reports also include claims by Wikileaks that Susan Mubarak is Christian, and statements by Saudi Arabian ambassador in Cairo Ahmed el-Qattan who says a committee in Saudi Arabia was formed to find those responsible for the Hajj crisis in Jeddah Airport. Youm7: Judicial sources said the sons of businessman Hussein Salem will not be confronted by the Illicit Gains Authority but investigations conducted about them revealed he transferred more than 100 billion EGP to Swiss, Emirati and Spanish banks since the January 25 Revolution. Investigations also revealed Salim used investment companies, registered in his sons' names, for money laundering and other illegal trades, including weapon trafficking. The money transferred were the proceeds of the sale of land in Egypt. The newspaper published details about the agreement between the National Security and armed forces in Sinai, about groups being able to hand in their weapons and in exchange not being pursued by security forces. The youth's shadow government led mediation between them and the Salafi militant group, lead by Mahmoud Abdul Aziz and the National security. The militants formed a neighborhood defense committee to protect churches, hospitals and houses during the January 25 Revolution. Al-Ahram: The newspaper reported a decree that would open the door for candidates to run for parliamentary elections on September 27. The decree is expected to be issued within 24 hours and will coincided with the issue of a law to govern the elections. Al-Akhbar: Presidential candidate Magdy Hatata said he is not a military candidate, although he is a member of the military establishment. He said the relationship between him and the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was purely professional. In an interview, leftist leader Abdul Ghaffar Shukr said there are discussions of the possibility of forming a coalition of all left wing parties in Egypt. Al-Masry Al-Youm: The Research Unit in the U.S. Congress said Egypt's request for U.S. aid by the administration of President Barack Obama in 2012. The U.S. congress said it would be provided on the condition the U.S. State Department issue a report proving Egypt is not a state ruled by a terrorist organization. The Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress also placed the condition of the aid to be used in programs protecting the Egyptian-Israeli border. A document published through Wikileaks, dating back to 2005, claims the former first lady, Suzanne Thabet Mubarak, is Christian and wielded great influence over placing state policies. According to another document on Wikileaks, dating back to 1986, claims the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) contacted the U.S. after the death of the MB leader Omar el-Telmasan. The document also reveals there was a meeting between the U.S. Ambassador and then new MB leader Hamed Abu-Nasr at MB headquarters over the official publication Daawa. The document claims the head of the MB, Abu Nasr, was just a figurehead leader whereas his deputy, Mustafa el-Mashhoor, wielded the real power within the MB. Al-Shorouq: A government source confirmed the gasoline shortages in Egypt are a chronic crisis and not a recent issue. The shortage is the result of not investing in creating new petroleum refineries and added the Ministry of Petroleum made proposals to open the door for investment in the field of oil refining as an attempt to improve. Many petroleum exporting countries do not have the refineries working at an adequate capacity to fulfill their needs and pointed out the government is currently reviewing energy sources prices in general, including petroleum. The Ministry of Health decided to reconsider the registration system and the pricing of medicine. The resolution states the ministry will determine the price of drugs in comparison to its lowest price in with 36 different countries and dock 10 percent off the average price to be sold in the local market. Assistant of the Secretary for Health Affairs Ayman Khatib said the ministry will support Egyptian pharmaceutical companies during the upcoming period. He also explained the new pricing policy will be applied to new drugs not yet registered or traded in markets. El-Gomhorreya: The Minister of Civil Aviation Lutfi Kamal said the civil aviation sector lost 2.2 billion EGP during the past six months but the situation began to improve in Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh with the return of stability to Egypt. He is working through the ministry to increase the number of non-Egyptians traveling by EgyptAir. In light of regional and global challenges he said the ministry will soon open a number of projects, all extensions of past projects. He added he did not allow any of businessmen's private jets to take off from Egyptian airports without the consent of Egypt's ruling military council. The Ministry of Finance expects small and medium enterprises to employ 42 percent of the labor force by 2020. In the same context, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf discussed the importance of the fund's role in supporting and financing small enterprises in his meeting with the Secretary General of Social Fund for Development, Hani Seif El-Nasr.
