Top Arab newspaper headlines – May 31

CAIRO – 31 May 2017: Arab newspapers’ headlines Wednesday focused on domestic and foreign affairs in Egypt, Iran, the Arab Gulf, France and Syria. Here are some of the main headlines.

Al-Ahram

Arab Gulf states revolt against Doha-based Al Jazeera channel after it broadcasts offensive caricature of Saudi Arabia and King Salman.
Egypt fixes customs exchange rate at LE 16.5 for June.
French President Emmanuel Macron extends condolences to Egypt’s Sisi after Minya attack.

20% of Egyptians over 15 are smokers, CAPMAS reports ahead of No-Smoking Day.

Al-Hayat

Iranian financial institutions suffer potential bankruptcy
Egypt to widen fronts on fighting terrorism
France’s Macron meets with Syrian opposition leader Riyad Hijab and asserts French support to the opposition against the Syrian regime
Russia’s Putin says Bashar Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons neither proven nor documented
U.S.’ Trump to back out of 2015 Climate Change Agreement signed in Paris by more than 200 countries

Asharq Awsaat
Learning Arabic has spread widely in Turkey since 2011, when hundreds of Syrian refugees fled to Turkey from the Syrian civil war

Shorouk
Amr Mousa signed a contract with Dar al-Shorouk to publish his memoirs in three parts; the first part will be published in July
Security investigations revealed terrorists received training on Egypt’s western borders