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Main Headlines

 Monday

• Al-Jazeera journalists were sentence between 7 to 10 years in jail
• PM Tony Abbott tells Egypt that jailed Australian journalist is innocent
• US urges Egypt to pardon jailed Al-Jazeera journalists
• UN human rights chief condemns Egypt’s jailing journalists, mass death sentences
• Britain summons Egyptian ambassador over Jazeera verdicts
• Dutch to raise Egypt journalist jailings with EU: Ministry Dutch to raise
• Relations with US depend on mutual respect: Egypt’s FM
• Journalist Bishoy Armia given 5 years in jail for inciting sectarianism
• Senior police officer is shot dead in #Egypt’s Sohag
• Egypt’s stock market sees lowest turnover in a year ‪http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/104569.aspx …

Tuesday

• Hundreds of journalists have gathered in London to protest against over A-Jazeera trio
• Egypt’s President refuses pardon for journalists
• Egyptian foreign ministry rejects foreign condemnation of Al Jazeera verdicts
• Preparing Egyptians for austerity, Sisi cuts his own pay
• UK appoints new ambassador to Egypt
• Egypt blocks three Iraqi TV stations from broadcasting
• Egypt’s Alaa el-Aswany to discontinue writing weekly column
• Sting operation reveals flawed science behind the “Complete Cure Device”
• Islamist hardliner el-Zomor backs transition of power following Morsi’s ouster

 Wednesday

• El-Sisi says he wants Egypt to invest in Algeria
• Six small bombs explode in various locations in Cairo
• Egypt’s El-Sisi reintroduce appointment of university heads and deans
• Convicted Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy to give LE15,000 to El-Sisi’s initiative
• Another Al Jazeera reporter was sentenced to 3 years in prison
• Egypt’s Tahrir Square sexual assault trialbegins
• 23 anti-protest law activists were referred to court
• Ramadan TV series ‘Ahl Eskendereya’ will not be shown after state pressure

 Thursday

• Al-Sisi meets African leaders ahead of AU summit
• El-Sisi at African Union summit: June 30 saved Egypt from civil war
• Egypt’s prime minister to donate half his salary and part of his wealth to El-Sisi initiative
• Egyptian army gives 1 billion pounds to El-Sisi’s initiative
• Egypt’s oil minister says $10 billion gas project with BP has restarted
• Jailed activist Maheinour El-Massry wins international right award
• Egypt’s Minya judge reads newspaper, discovers he sentenced a child to death
• Clashes flare up again in Aswan

Friday

• Ethiopia and Egypt aim to improve relations
• El-Sisi met with Sudanese counterpart Al-Bashirin Khartoum
• Police clash with pro-Morsi protesters ahead of July 3 anniversary
• Sabahi rejects boycott of Egypt’s parliamentary elections
• Egyptian court orders release of Alaa and Gamal Mubarak on bail
• Egyptians divided over watching World Cup on Israeli channel
• Senate confirms new US ambassadors to Iraq and Egypt

 Saturday

• Four police personnel were killedin Egypt’s North Sinai
• Explosion in 6 October City kills one girl
• Egyptian military backtracks on Aids cure claims
• Verdict in Mahienour el-Masry’s appeal‪ to be announced on 20 July
• Egypt’s Morsi trial on charges of 2011 prison break is postponed
• Former prosecutor general retired for alleged spying
• Muslims’ holy month of Ramadan starts Sunday

Sunday

• Egypt’s embassies celebrate June 30 revolution’s first anniversary
• Sisi approves revised budget with deficit at 10 percent of GDP: statement
• Egyptian government to raise electricity and petrol price next month
• Egypt moves to restrict Ramadan sermons
• Egyptian man, two Israelis are charged with spying for Israel
• BG’s plant in Egypt in talks with Israel to import natural gas
• Violence in Iraq costs Egypt 10 billion increase in fuel subsidies
• UN representative visits African refugees on Egypt-Israeli border
• Egypt hosts launch of new Qatari opposition group

 Good Reports

• Egyptian view differs on jailing of al-Jazeera journalists. Bethany Bell
• Will ISIS find fertile ground in Egypt’s Sinai? Al-Monitor
• Al-Sisi’s Egypt is worse for gays than the Muslim Brotherhood. Bel Trew
• Merit to move. Amany Ali Shawky
• Deal with the roots of the problem, say experts after Aswan clashes

Plus:

• Lawmakers propose aid overhaul as Egypt sentences journalists
• Jon Stewart is disgusted by Egypt’s conviction of Al-Jazeera journalists
• Egyptians divided over watching World Cup on Israeli channel
• In praise of Ramadan lanterns. Amira Noshokaty

 Good read

• Egypt’s new government: Marching forward, to the past. The Economist
• The military crowds out civilian business in Egypt. Ahmed Morsy
• Yara Sallam: A prisoner of passion and human rights. Hanan Elbadawy
• Egypt’s new law for parliamentary elections sets-up a weak legislature. Nathan Brown and Scot Williamson
• Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections Law: A setback for democracy.Khaled Dawoud
• Kerry’s blind spot on Egypt. David Kramer

Video

• Theatre takes the anti-FGM message around Egypt

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt