Cairo, Jun 13 (Aswat Masriya) - The ministry of justice has rejected calls for cancelling prison punishments for blasphemy or ‘contempt of religion’ charges, Khaled al-Nashar, a media official and assistant for the ministry of justice said on Monday.

CAIRO, Jun 14 (Reuters) - The flight data recorders from an EgyptAir jet that crashed in the Mediterranean last month are expected to stop emitting signals on June 24, and search boats are working against the clock to retrieve them, Egyptian investigators said on Monday.

Egyptian investigators say time is running out in the search for the black boxes from an Egypt Air plane that crashed into the Mediterranean last month, killing all 66 people on board.

Roundup of daily local news in Egypt:

Egypt strongly condemned on Sunday the “terrorist attack” in the state of Florida in the US which claimed the lives of 50 people and injured dozens.

The al-Faraeen TV channel, owned by ex-lawmaker and controversial media figure Tawfik Okasha, will resume broadcasting after three months of suspension within days.

Today's newspaper says:

Four people were killed and 16 injured in a crash on Friday suspected to have been caused by drug abuse, involving the deputy governor of Cairo's secretary.

Fire fighters extinguished on Sunday morning a fire that broke out at Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Commerce, located in Abbassiya district, Al-Youm7 independent news outlet reported.

Head of Agouza district denied reports that police raids on cafes aimed to crackdown on people who do not abide by fasting in Ramadan, Youm7 reported Friday.

Egypt’s Minister of Health Ahmed Emad al-Din Radi ordered Saturday to close a hospital in Alexandria over committing “serious irregularities,” according to a statement from the ministry.

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Daily roundup of headlines in Egypt's main state-owned and private newspapers on June 12, 2016:

A massive fire that broke out on Wednesday at the Al-Sayeda Aisha Market in southern Cairo caused property damage estimated at some EGP 2 million, according to a committee formed by the Sayeda Aisha district authority.

Roundup of Egypt's press headlines on Jun. 9, 2016

CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi issued a presidential degree that authorizes the armed forces to eliminate illegal buildings and all kinds of violations against public roads nationwide, Al Ahram reported Thursday.

World Oceans Day might seem like an unusual time to talk about food. But in fact, our oceans are unique: they are the one place where two competing imperatives — protecting our environment and feeding people — can coexist. The same things we do to help restore healthy, vibrant oceans also help wild fish populations thrive, providing food to hundreds of millions of people.

A French waitress was allegedly assaulted by two Muslim men for serving alcohol during Ramadan.

The United Cyber Caliphate (UCC) has released its latest "kill list". The list, which targets thousands of individuals and includes crucial personal information such as names and addresses, is believed to be the longest ever published by an Isis-affiliated group.