Monday's papers in Egypt address a range of issues, such as Labor Day, former President Hosni Mubarak's hospitalization and issues related to the crisis in Libya.
On its front page, Al-Wafd writes that Egypts’ workers chanted against Mubarak during the Labor Day celebrations on 1 May. Prime Minister Essam Sharaf did not attend the celebrations even though he was invited.
The independent daily Al-Shorouk also addressed the celebrations, writing about their dramatic end. A group of thugs overran the stage and put an end to the party around 7 pm.
Al-Wafd also reports that the prosecution received a report from a fact-finding commission charged with investigating the events of the 25 January revolution, stating that prison breaks were planned and that police used ammunition and tear gas to create chaos.
On page 5, Al-Wafd predicts that thousands more workers will return from Libya and that 1 million are already on their way. Human resources specialist Fathy al-Nadi says small enterprises are the best solution, in addition to providing loans to young people.
Al-Wafd also writes that Essam Sharaf will meet Qena residents tomorrow to discuss the demands that their newly appointed governor step down. The meeting is considered a final opportunity for negotiation between the people of Qena and the government. The newspaper states that many are optimistic about Sharaf’s visit.
On its back page, it reports that Mubarak wishes to visit his grandson’s grave. He is psychologically unstable and threatening to go on a hunger strike if his demands are not met, it says.
The independent newspaper Al-Dostour writes that Gamal Mubarak and Ibrahim Kamel gambled with Egypt’s debts. It also reports on doctors who plan to strike, demanding proper security in hospitals, better services and an increase in the Ministry of Health budget.
Prominent lawyer Mortada Mansour states that he is to run for presidency due to the great national support he received while in prison. The infamous lawyer states that he had nothing to do with "camel battle" attack on pro-democracy protesters in Tahrir Square.
A Coptic Church source stated that Kamilia Shehata, the Coptic woman who allegedly converted to Islam but was then incarcerated by the Church, will make an appearance on a satellite TV channel soon. The source states that Shehata’s lawyers will take a mandate from Shehata denying her conversion to Islam to Al-Azhar.
On its front page, state-owned Al-Ahram writes that Egypt refuses conditional US aid.
It also says that Muammar Qadhafi and his wife escaped death when his youngest son and three grandchildren were killed yesterday at dawn, and that Britain expelled the Libyan ambassador to the UK after several embassies in Tripoli were attacked.
Egypt's papers:
Al-Ahram: Daily, state-run, largest distribution in Egypt
Al-Akhbar: Daily, state-run, second to Al-Ahram in institutional size
Al-Gomhorriya: Daily, state-run
Rose al-Youssef: Daily, state-run
Al-Dostour: Daily, privately owned
Al-Shorouk: Daily, privately owned
Al-Wafd: Daily, published by the liberal Wafd Party
Al-Arabi: Weekly, published by the Arab Nasserist party
Youm7: Weekly, privately owned
Sawt al-Umma: Weekly, privately owned
