Roundup of Egypt's press headlines on Mar. 15, 2016

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Roundup of Egypt's press headlines on Mar. 15, 2016

Egypt's press headlines, Mar. 15, 2016

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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