Monday

• Egypt summons Iran’s charge d’affaires to protest regime’s statements
• Egypt’s military chief Sisi is edging closer to presidential bid
• Egyptian protest permits to be issued online “soon.”
• Police disperse pro-Morsi sit-in at Paris consulate
• Egypt’s foreign dropped by $700 millions in December
• Retrial of Khaled Saeedcase resumed

Tuesday

• 5,000 policemen to secure the trial of toppled president Morsi
• Bomb thrown in drive-by attack on an Egyptian traffic police checkpoint
• Brotherhood-led alliance plans referendum day sit-ins
• 40 Brotherhood members arrested for allegedly attacking police stations
• Egypt’s ambassador to Qatar summoned for consultation
• Dozens protest outside Qatari embassy in Cairo
• Nour Party:  ‘Yes’ to constitution does not equate heaven or hell
• Egypt bars Canadian Shiitesfrom entering the country.

Wednesday

• Egyptian authorities could not fly Morsi to murder trial due to bad weather
• Four trade union leaders were abducted Tuesday in southern Sinai
• Three Strong Egypt Party members were arrested after putting up posters calling for a “no” vote on the constitution
• Egypt and Ethiopia remain deadlocked over construction of a major dam on the Blue Nile
• Carter Center urges inclusive constitutional reform process ahead of Egypt’s referendum
• Egyptian doctorshold second partial strike for better conditions
• Brotherhood-linked cleric forbids voting in Egypt’s referendum 

Thursday

• Egyptian expats head to the polls
• Egypt court jails 63 Brotherhood supporters for three years
• Egypt renews detention of Al-Jazeera journalists
• Pro-Morsi alliance calls for week –long rally
• Washington is committed to long-standing ties with Egypt despite concerns
• Major Gulf investments in Egyptian real state market

Friday

• Harsher penalties for duplicate voting in Egypt’s referendum
• 3 killed in clashes with security forces as Islamists rally across Egypt
• Activists’ appeal postponed
• Democracy International prepares to observe referendum
• Army spokesman: 4 terrorists carrying explosive belt  arrested in Ismailia
• Brotherhood party demands U.N. intervention to end violence against detainees

Saturday

• Egypt army chief hinges presidential bid on ‘popular demand’ “popular demand”
• Over 160.000 army personnel to secure referendum process
• Egypt More than 13,000 judges to supervise the referendum in 30,000 polling stations
• 4 dead, and 15 injured in Friday confrontations
• UAE assistance, and budget savings to finance second stimulus package
• Sabbahi: I am a potential presidential candidate.

Sunday

• Students fight security forces in Egypt ahead of vote
• Indecision stalls presidential bids
• Low turnout of Egyptian expatsin referendum due to cancellation of ‘vote by mail’
• TV host Ibrahim Eissa gives a vague testimony in Mubarak case
• EU’s Ashton: Constitutional process could offer new chance for dialogue: Ashton
• Greek ambassador outlines how Greece presidency could benefit Egypt.
• Egypt’s non-petroleum exports surge 11 % in 2013
• Egyptian security forces managed to locate and destroy 10 smuggling tunnelsalong Gaza border in North Sinai. Arabic

 Good reports

• In Egypt, many shrug as freedoms disappear. Abigail Hauslohner
• ‪Egypt‘s constitution: Who is backing it and why? Salma Shukrallah
• Demoralized Cairo Slum longs for army chief as president

Poll:

• Baseera Pollreveals over 70 percent will vote yes, but yet to read constitution

 A closer look at Egypt’s draft constitution

Freedoms

• Sharia
• Governement
• Social justice
• Military
• 2013 vs. 2012: A comparison

 Good read:

• The turning point. Mohamed Fouad
• In Cairo, a political choice becomes a test of character for Egypt’s new military leader. Samuel Tadros
• In Egypt, religion must be used as a positive force. H A Hellyer
• Egypt’s referendum: A defining moment once again. Nader Bakkar

Coptic Christmas

• The holy Family’s stops in Cairo: Images down memory lane
• Why Copts celebrate Christmas on January 7
• Photo Gallery:Coptic Christmas eve mass at Egypt cathedral

Finally, here Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt