CAIRO, Mar 15 (Aswat Masriya) - Our daily roundup of headlines in Egypt's main state-owned and private newspapers on Mar. 15, 2016:
Al-Ahram:
- Central Bank of Egypt lowers Egyptian pound’s exchange rate against dollar by 112 piastres
- Bill for facilitating licensing of industrial facilities to be introduced in parliament
- Egypt asks for guarantees against violations committed by peacekeeping forces
- Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Moscow to discuss Dabaa nuclear power plant, return of tourism
Al-Akhbar:
- Officially: 1 dollar = 895 piastres; experts say measure was necessary
- Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal says decision to dismiss Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend was constitutional
- Former Saudi intelligence chief to Obama: You criticised Riyadh for standing by Egyptian people
Al-Masry Al-Youm:
- Dollar triumphs over Egypt’s central bank
- Cabinet reshuffle to take place within a week; Prime Minister Ismail meets candidates
- European Union: We are ready to intervene in Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam crisis
Al-Watan:
- ‘Egyptian pound blow’ paralises black market, confuses government
- Zend’s dismissal prompts ‘early cabinet reshuffle’
- Egypt’s parliamentarians ask for response to EU parliament with ‘extraordinary session’
Al-Shorouk:
- Egyptian pound loses 14 pct of its value, government ‘comfortable’
- European official: Renaissance Dam is a challenge that must be met
- Education Minster al-Hilali al-Sherbini to drafters of General Secondary Certificate exams: stay away from politics
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