Egypt Domestic News Summary

Following is a summary of current Egypt domestic news briefs on Thursday.

AL AHRAM, AL AKHBAR & AL GOMHURIA newspapers reported in its headlines the Following:

– President Sisi: All Egyptians belong to one nation, no discrimination among them

* President praises national role of Church, achievements of Copts

– Sisi: Relations with Italy back on track

* Sisi says constant coordination underway to bring Regeni’s killers to justice

– Egyptian-Bahraini summit kicks off in Manama within hours

– Cabinet approves forming higher committee for human rights

– Moody’s changes outlook on Egypt’s credit rating to positive

– Armed Forces eliminate terrorist cell, destroy 38 vehicles

– FM describes Cairo’s relations with Khartoum ‘sacred’

– Netherlands regrets over planned anti-Islam competition

– Final peace deal in S.Sudan to be signed today

– Egypt for boosting economic, trade cooperation with Italy

– New governors to be sworn in today

* Gov’t to prepare comprehensive strategy for Sinai development

– 20 terrorists killed in Sinai, terror cell destroyed on southern borders

– Health Ministry starts pumping insulin ampouls in markets, stock enough for 4 months

– Moody’s changes outlook on Egypt’s credit rating to positive

– Egyptian investors calls for canceling trade deal with Turkey

20 draft agreements discussed during Egyptian-Sudanese ministerial committee meeting

– Netherlands regrets over planned anti-Islam competition

– $ 520mn value of Chinese Jushi company’s fiberglass investments in Ain Sokhna

– Customs exchange rate stand at EGP 16

– In Iine with Sisi’s directives, Sinai development tops gov’t agenda

– Chinese company for more investment in SCZone

– US rejects Russia’s data in Syria – Lavrov