Today's press in Egypt covered the statements of Freedom and Justice Party head Saad Katatni that the Islamic trend became a public choice. He demanded that Christian leaders present 20 to 30 candidates to occupy good places in their electoral lists. Egypt's minister of industry said that Egypt strongly suffers economically but will not announce bankruptcy. He added that the remnants of the now-dissolved National Democratic Party keep their positions in industry, agriculture, and media. Youm7 Director General of the Freedom and Justice Party Saad Katatni said the Islamic trends have become a public choice, viewing the Tunisian experience as evidence. He demanded that Christian leaders nominate 20-30 candidates to occupy good positions in the electoral list. He said the Democratic Coalition for Egypt has not failed, adding that his party is able to rule the country and to form the new government. The veterinarians chairman said 90 percent of animals are not slaughtered in butcheries during Eid al-Adha. He said the syndicate prepared a plan to follow the different butcheries through the days of Eid. In related news, the coordinator of the Veterinarians with No Borders Movement criticized the government's performance in developing the butcheries, adding that 60 percent of Egypt's butcheries do not meet the technical and health standards. Al-Ahram The Egyptian Cabinet decided to allow Egyptians abroad to participate in upcoming elections. They discussed the mechanisms to execute expat voting and decided to allow Egyptians working abroad to register their names with their national ID cards through the website of the High Electoral Committee. Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt's Minister of Industry and International Trade Mahmoud Issa said Egypt suffers from the current economic conditions but will not suffer from bankruptcy. He said remnants of the formerly ruling National Democratic Party keep their leading positions in the ministries of agriculture, media and industry. He said that the issues of Omar Effendi and the land of Saudi businessman al-Walled bin Talal have affected Arab investments. He also said that his ministry already restructured about 40 percent of the salaries. He said they will review the list of Egypt's exports and imports to push exportations. Minister of Electricity Hassan Younis said Egypt will generate over 27,000 megawatts of electricity after the end of the current five-year plan in 2012. Al-Akhbar Cyprus' foreign minister said a delegation from Egypt's Illicit Gains Authority will visit Cyprus in December to discuss how to restore the smuggled money of figures of former regime. She expressed her country's readiness to cooperate with Egypt to restore its stolen money. Al-Shorouq Security sources said tens of Egyptian prisoners are still held in Israeli prisons, while Tel-Aviv refuses to announce any information about them for security and political reasons. The source added that Egypt's consulate in Israel revealed that there are ten Egyptians in the Israeli prisons, while the formal lists of the Red Cross lists have not mentioned their names. Al-Gomhorreya Four million Muslim pilgrims performed the ceremonies of pilgrimage through ascending Mount Arafat on Saturday. They prayed for their countries to achieve stability and prosperity. Egypt's Minister of Awqaf followed the Egyptian pilgrims, adding that there is coordination among the Egyptian groups until they return from Saudi Arabia. A number of ministries and officials in different political parties expressed their best wishes for Egypt in Eid al-Adha. They hoped that the country can pass the transitional stage through conducting the next elections that will lead the country to a better future.
