All Egyptian newspapers covered the beginning of candidate registration for the upcoming Egyptian parliamentary elections. The media also covered the swap of the Israeli kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit for Palestinian prisoners. img src="http://www.youm7.com/images/issuehtm/images/youm/logo/7thdaydigital.png Youm7: Sixty percent of dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) announced they would run in the upcoming the parliamentary elections. Political activists warned of the nomination of 3,000 former NDP members across all Egyptian governorates in Proportional Representation (PR) lists. In related story, the source revealed that the Democratic Alliance, in which 42 parties participated, would run for the Parliamentary elections on the list of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party. Al-Ahram: The Democratic Alliance is drafting the final vision for its unified parliamentary platform. The final point says that citizenship is the basic pillar in the society, and there should not be discrimination between people regardless of their religion, ethnicity, or gender. The platform said that governors should be chosen by direct election for one term. As for the economy, the platform divided the Egyptian economy to three sectors: public, private, and cooperative. It also warned of establishing funds outside the frame of the public budget. In addition, the program called to establish a Zakat organization for Islamic alms. Regarding foreign policy, the platform highlighted the importance of holding strategic dialogue with Iran and Turkey, and supporting the countries of the Nile Basin. Al-Akhbar: “The appearance of religious parties is linked to the oppression that was on them,” said Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Mohamed Najib al-Maghrebi. He added that Salafists' describition of anyone as a "disbeliever" is unacceptable. He stressed the importance of focusing on common issues among religions. Al-Masry Al-Youm: Hamas, the governing authority in the Gaza Strip will hand over Israeli prisoner Gilad Shalit to Egyptian authorities via the Rafah border crossing. Shalit will be swapped for 1000 palestinian prisoners and all the women prisoners in Israel. According to U.S. and Israeli sources, will also move Hamas headquarters from Damascus to Cairo. There are also communications between the Israeli and Egyptian governments to conduct a new deal to trade purported Israeli spy Ilan Grapel for 81 Egyptian prisoners in Israel. Al-Shorouq: Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Ehsan Camille Gerogi, said he did not finish medical reports for protestors killed during the Maspiro clashes. A 14-doctor committee is authorizzed to write a report for each body. Georgi added the most of victms killed by injuring after vehicles ran over the demonstrators. He aslo said all gun bullets entered and went out the bodies. Al-Gomhorreya: Chairman of the National Center for Research, Ashraf Shaala, said the center started the first stage to produce Egyptian bird flu vaccine. The center will produce half a billion doses, in cooperation with an Egyptian company specializing in vaccine manufacture.
