Egyptian newspapers today reported that many disputes rose between Arab states because of the Syrian dilemma. Abdil Aziz Higazi, head of the National Dialogue Committee, said the National dialogue document will heal the current situation in Egypt. The International Bank's development report said Egypt after Mubarak suffers from debts which are estimated at 1.17 trillion EGP. YOUM7 Youm7 reported that judges Ashraf al-Ashmawi and Sameh Abou Zaid were appointed by Egypt's minister of justice to investigate whether NGOs in Egypt are being funded by foreigners. They summoned leaders from these organizations for investigation. The investigations revealed that some April 6 Youth Movement leaders established NGOs and work centers to present legal consultations, and received funds from the Middle East Partnership Initiative, which belongs to the U.S. Department of State. Investigations also revealed that 75 organizations received funds from outside without the permission of the concerned authorities, to spread chaos in the state. Youm7 also reported that Salafi coalition members organized a protest on Friday against the French magazine "Charlie Hebdo," which published cartoons insulting the Prophet Mohamed. The protest started from Istikama mosque in Giza and moved to the French Embassy in Charles de Gaulle St. The protest threatened to boycott French products if Muslims did not receive an instant apology. Al-Ahram Political sources affirmed that disputes and arguments arose lately in the Arab League regarding the means that should be used with the Syrian regime, which did not present anything demonstrating its commitment to the Arab peace plan. Sources said Arab Gulf countries demanded to launch a strong reaction against the Syrian regime, such as freezing its membership or imposing sanctions to find practical means to protect Syrian civilians. However, member states such as Algeria, Lebanon and Yemen opposed this call. The Arab League may impose a kind of a diplomatic pressure on the Syrian regime by partially withdrawing Arab ambassadors in Damascus to isolate the regime politically, said the sources. Sources inside the Arab League secretariat affirmed that the chief of the Arab League, Nabil al-Arabi, is keen to keep the Syrian dilemma under the Arab choice, to avoid any international intervention that might form a danger to Arab national security. Al-Masry Al-Youm The International Bank's development report revealed that Egypt after Mubarak has suffered 1.17 trillion EGP in losses, of which 960 billion are internal debts. The report revealed that Egyptian debt increased during Mubarak's 30 years of rule, and the debts increased after the January 25 Revolution by only 3.6 percent. Al-Akhbar Former prime minister and the head of Egypt's national dialogue committee, Abdil Aziz Higazi, said the national dialogue document will improve the current situation in Egypt, and should be turned into a work program. Higazi also said the political parties and coalitions stole the January 25 Revolution, and that total political isolation is against democracy, as only the corrupted should be isolated. Al-Shorouq Manager of the data integration program in the Ministry of Developmental Management, Tarek Sa'ad, said that half a million Egyptian expatriates visited the official site of the Supreme Electoral Committee but only 16,500 registered to vote. Sa'ad said the site's capacity did not accommodate number of the visitors in the first few hours, but this issue was solved later. He also said that Egyptian expats must register their all their data as a condition to make the voting process possible.
