Following are the major headlines in Thursday's local press:

-- AL-AHRAM

- President: Egypt will not backtrack on its stance against funders of terrorism
* Egypt does not interfere in other countries' domestic affairs
* Sisi stresses key role of media in facing challenges
- Finance min.: Special allowance for employees not addressed by state civil service law to be paid in July
- Arab-US meeting in Jeddah to discuss Qatari crisis (MORE)

Source: Mena