Today’s headlines: September 8, 2020

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The headlines in today’s main state and privately owned newspapers:

Security

⦿ Security source: Monib youth died during fight, Masrawy (online)

⦿ Security source reveals truth about death of young man: It was caused by a fight, Youm7 (online)

⦿ Security source reveals Muslim Brotherhood's falsification of facts regarding a quarrel between 2 parties in Munib, Al-Ahram (online)

⦿ Sisi issues police law amendments to police law, new organization of state security sector (full text), Al-Shorouk (online)

⦿ Armed Forces participate in securing 2020 Senate run-offs, Al-Ahram (online)

⦿ Interior Ministry completes preparations to secure Senate run-offs, Al-Ahram (online)

 

Health

⦿ Cabinet: We responded to 364 [medical] distress calls in August, [PM] Madbuly praises authorities’ coordination, Al-Shorouk (online)

⦿ Health minister launches 9 measures to prevent coronavirus spread in dialysis units, Al-Watan (online)

⦿ Former director of Nabarwa Hospital Dr. Muhammad Abdul-Ghani dies of coronavirus in Daqahalia, Darb (online)

 

Labor

⦿ Deputy education minister: Each school to design schedule determining how many days students attend, Al-Shorouk (online)

⦿ Deputy education minister: No reduction in curricula or school hours for the new year, Al-Shorouk (online)

⦿ Higher education minister discusses mechanisms of scientific and research cooperation with Saudi education minister, Al-Ahram (online)

⦿ 20 precautionary measures for students in the new school year, including reducing school days, Al-Watan (online)

⦿ ‘Attendance days and secondary school, Ministry of Education schedules conference to announce details of academic year for [Tuesday 2pm], Masrawy (online)

 

Foreign relations

⦿ Shoukry discusses efforts toward political settlement in Libya by phone with Moroccan counterpart, Al-Shorouk (online)

⦿ FM discusses latest developments in the Libyan case with Moroccoan counterpart in a phone call, Al-Ahram (online)

⦿ Egypt launches airlift to send urgent aid to those affected by floods in Sudan, South Sudan, Al-Shorouk (online)

⦿ Egypt condemns terrorist attack in the Tunisian city of Sousse, Al-Ahram (online)

⦿ Foreign Affairs Ministry: Measures to facilitate renewal of national ID cards for Egyptians abroad in coordination with Interior Ministry, Al-Masry Al-Youm (online)

⦿ Rwandan health minister, Egyptian ambassador receive shipment of Egyptian medical aid to Rwanda, Al-Masry Al-Youm (online)

Politics and religion

⦿ Endowments minister: Reconciliation Law has nothing to do with mosques, Al-Shorouk (online)

 

Gender and politics

⦿ Developments in Fairmont case: Al-Awadi takes over defense of Nazli Karim,  confirms: We will not make any statements about the case and its details, Darb (online)

⦿ Fastest harassment case ruling: Cairo for Development and Law obtains court conviction, one year prison sentence with labor against defendant who attacked a student, Darb (online)

⦿ Renewal of researcher, journalist Shaima Sami for 15 days on ‘spreading false news’ charges, Darb (online)

⦿ First response from National Council for Women regarding accusation of not protecting witnesses in Fairmont case, Cairo24 (online)

⦿ First response from National Council for Women on accusations of not protecting witnesses in Fairmont case, Cairo24 (online)

⦿ 10 years of harassment, details in 3 womens’ report against squash coach at famous club, Cairo24 (online)

⦿ Ghada Adel supports Ahmed al-Ganzouri, one of the defendants in [secondary case investigating witnesses to] Fairmont Hotel crime, Cairo24 (online)

⦿ Lawyer for victims of Tanta doctor accused of harassment withdraws from case, Cairo24 (online)

⦿ Tanta doctor accused of harassment released on LE15,000 bail, Cairo24 (online)

⦿ Reducing the sentence of Sama Al-Masry's imprisonment to 2 years, fine of LE300,000 for incitement to immorality, public indecency, Cairo24 (online)

Politics and governance

⦿ Nation’s Future Party calls on citizens to participate in run-off elections for Senate, Al-Shorouk (online)

⦿ Sisi approves law on House of Representative electoral districts division, Al-Masry Al-Youm (online)

⦿ Supreme Council adopts second part of judicial movements, door for grievances to open tomorrow, Al-Masry Al-Youm (online)

⦿ Parliamentary affairs minister: Government is keen to cooperate with [new] Senate and its secretariat, Cairo24 (online)

 

Land & urban policy

⦿ PM follows up on projects to revitalize, develop historic Cairo, Al-Shorouk (online)

⦿ Sisi gives instructions to begin creation of intelligent transportation system to highest international standard, Youm7 (online)

⦿ Aswan governorate receives 3,523 reconciliation requests for building violations, Al-Masry Al-Youm (online)

⦿ Beheira governorate: 108,000 requests for reconciliation in building violations in the governorate, Al-Borsa (online)

⦿ To stop building violations, new directive from Authority of Real Estate Proclamation and Notarization regarding registration (document), Masrawy (online)

⦿ 10,000 housing units for [government] employees in new administrative capital, Youm7 (online)

⦿ Cabinet: Removal of all kinds of commercial ads that violate, infringe roadblocks, Youm7 (online)

⦿ Madbuly: We are working on restoring Cairo to its [original] beauty, we will start implementing development projects respectively, Cairo24 (online)

⦿ Housing Ministry calls on [heads of] new city agencies to search for financial resources to boost revenues, Al-Mal (online)

 

Economy

⦿ Egypt in talks over plan to sell power to Europe and Africa, Bloomberg (online)

⦿ Forex reserves rose slightly to US$38.37 bn at end of August, Al-Mal (online)

⦿ Reuters: First Abu Dhabi [bank] plans to resume talks to buy Audi Bank Egypt, Al-Mal (online)

⦿ September 30, General Assembly of Delta Insurance Company [invited] to look into [distributing] dividends, Al-Borsa (online)

⦿ Al-Mashat: Periodic review of borrowing agreements to ensure debt rates are stable, within safe limits, Al-Shorouk (online)

⦿ Finance minister: New facilities under ‘Mayeghlash Aleyk’ (It’s not too expensive for you) initiative aim to reduce burden on citizens, Al-Borsa (online)

 

Trade and industry

⦿ Head of cigarettes division [at Federation of Egyptian Industries]: Price of cigars increased due to high price of raw materials, Al-Borsa (online)

⦿ Al-Batouti predicts tourism sector will suffer until February 2021, Al-Masry Al-Youm (online)

⦿ Total Egypt, OLA Energy sign agreement to establish warehouse for petroleum products in Alexandria, Al-Borsa (online)

⦿  Chairman of Spinning and Weaving Holding Company: [We are] developing cotton systems with the participation of the private sector during this year, Al-Borsa (online)

⦿ New government action on Orascom tourism project on Amun Island, Aswan, Cairo24 (online)

 

Energy, environment and natural sciences

⦿ New Misr Travel CEO: I will not lay off workers, will work on development, Al-Watan (online)

 

Judiciary

⦿ Communiqué accuses businessman Salah Diab of seizing the land of a mosque in Al Basateen (documents), Cairo24 (online)

 

Social and welfare

⦿ Solidarity minister: Unifying support system, so no citizen is taken from government and community, Al-Shorouk (online)

 

Agriculture and supply

⦿ Assistant supply minister: 4,000 traders take part in the ‘Mayeghlash ‘Aleyk’ initiative, Al-Borsa (online)

⦿ Supply Ministry signs a contract to develop sugar company with international, local companies in mid-October, Al-Borsa (online)

 

Media and entertainment

⦿ Information Ministry: 1st meeting of jury committee of New Media Ambassadors initiative tomorrow, Al-Ahram (online)

⦿ Esaad Younis announces return of her program [Sahibit El Sa’ada], Masrawy (online)

 

Technology and communications

⦿ ‘First stages includes 20 axes,’ Sisi directs immediate start of establishing smart transportation systems, Al-Mal (online)

⦿ Partnership between banks and fintech companies to confront banking fraud, Al-Borsa (online)

 

Other

⦿ Disappearance of African Cup ignites dispute between Olympic Council and Al-Gabaleya [Football Association], Al-Masry Al-Youm (online)

⦿ Large Arab presence at the 2021 World Handball World Cup [in Egypt], Al-Masry Al-Youm (online)

⦿ Supreme Council of Antiquities: Archaeological discoveries did not stop during coronavirus outbreak, Al-Borsa (online)

 

International

⦿ Final verdict, [combined total of] 124 years imprisonment for 8 convicted of killing Jamal Khashoggi [Saudi Arabian journalist], Al-Masry Al-Youm (online)

⦿ To promote normalization, 1st official Emirati delegation to visit Israel on September 22, Al-Mal (online)

⦿ After attack on normalization, Gulf Cooperation Council demands apology from Palestinian president, Al-Mal (online)

⦿ Russian energy minister confirms Moscow's commitment to agreement to reduce oil production by 100% in August, Youm7 (online)

⦿ Report: Ethiopia bans journalists from traveling to Tigray region to cover elections, Al-Shorouk (online)