Main Headlines

 Monday

• Obama sends Eid greetings to Egypt Interim President Adly Mansour
• Latest mediation between Islamists and Egypt government reaches stalemate
• Police fire teargas at Alexandria  pro-Morsi protesters
• Public prosecution to investigate death of U.S. citizen in prison
• Authorities arrested Senior Brotherhood figure Walid Haddad
• Suggestions to trim state council’s jurisdiction stir controversy
• Sawiris tells Canada he is no spy.

Tuesday

• Egypt’s Muslims mark Eid, but stay away from key squares
• Thousands perform Eid prayer at Al-Azhar
• Egypt frees Briton arrested over police-like clothes
• Amnesty International condemns violence on October 6 anniversary
• Tamarod backs Sisi’s decision not to run for presidency

 Wednesday

• Egypt fans mourn World Cup dreams
• Egypt-US relations in turmoil: Egyptian foreign minister
• Brotherhood’s terms for reconciliation preposterous, says minister
• Muslim Brotherhood calls again for demonstrations on Friday
• Troubled Constitution party hit with 54 resignations in Egypt’s Alexandria
• Cabinet submits draft protest law for interim president to endorse
• Egypt detains 19 Ultras members for cutting road

Thursday

• Egypt denies mistreatment of Syrian refugees
• Six gunmen killed during attempt to attack Arish security
• Tamarod: Draft law on protests “oppressive”
• Al-Azhar University to begin term amid politics ban
• Anti-harassment group reports 23 harassment cases during Eid
• Law on protests reveals suppressive power in Egypt, Aboul Fetouh says

Friday

• Morsi’s supporters hold limited Friday protests
• Morsi loyalists return to Rabaa, fended off by security
• Policeman shot dead in Sinai’s al-Arish
• Owner of Merritt Publishing House to leave Egypt
• Jama’a al-Islmiya says media misquoted its leader
• UN envoy heads to Egypt to prepare Syria talks

Saturday

• Car bomb explodes near Egypt army intelligence building in Ismailia
• Egypt ex-spy chief Mowafi to testify in Mubarak’s trial
• Ultras Ahlawy march demanding release of members
• Court adjourns ex-minister Shafiq corruption trial
• Egypt in talks with Libya to free seized drivers: ministry

Sunday

• Academic year at al-Azhar University crippled by anti-army protests
• Trains to be resumed after first session of Morsi’s trial, says source
• Armed attack wounds three in Sinai
• 254 Syrians, and Egyptians migrants land in Italy

Good Reports

• A Conversation with Egypt’s Aboul Fetouh  Middle East Institute
• Egypt’s loss spurs blame and conspiracy theories Mada Masr

Good read

• Egypt: Reductio Ad Absurdum. Steven Cook
• Forecasting Egypt’s presidential race. H. A. Hellyer
• “My religion is better than yours.”  Bassem Youssef
• The struggle for the public sphere Mohamed ElGohari

Finally here are Jason Casper’s prayers for Egypt