(Photo of Palestinians stranded at the Rafah Border. Via Twitter)

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Sisi defends fuel subsidy cuts in Ramadan speech to mark October 6
• Egypt’s Sisi: Extremists are destroying the region
• El-Sisi gives LE500,000 to “Long Live Egypt” fund
• Army officer was shot dead in Damietta
• Military looks to ‘ease burden’ of rising prices
• Egypt’s central bank pays off $700 million in debt to Paris Club
• Germany to lift Sharm El-Sheikh travel warning
• Suspension of Gulf aid behind $600m drop in foreign reserves in June
• Egypt arrests 4 over Alexandria bombing

Tuesday

• Egypt’s El-Sisi offers full support to Iraq’s Maliki
• Egypt’s Army Chief of Staff meets Libyan counterpart to discuss border security
• RPT-Fitch: Egypt’s fuel price hikes are positive for credit profile
• Government moves to contain anger toward price increases
• ‎Activist fined 1,000 EGP for poster‎ ‎‪that offend Sisi
• Egyptian authorities has arrested the son of the Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghozlan

Wednesday

• Egypt’s Sisi pledges to seek Gaza’s ceasefire
• Egyptian soldier killed in Sinai bombing
• ‘Long Live Egypt Fund’ receives over EGP 400m in donations
• MOI rejects claims of violence at Wadi El-Natrun Prison
• Strengthening Saudi-Egypt ties reflected in increased exports
• Hunger-striking detainee suffers pulmonary embolism
• 2.5m smartcards for petroleum products has been distributed so far
• 50 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to 5 years imprisonment

Thursday

• Egypt opens Rafah border crossing to receive wounded Palestinians
• UN Secretary General urges Al-Sisi’s help for Palestine ceasefire
• Egyptian activists to send aid convoy to Gaza
• 29 NGOs protest new civil society draft law
• Court to rule on Tahrir sexual assault detainees on July 16
• Committee seeks prosecution of Brotherhood’s leaders for “funding terrorism”

 Friday

• Egypt says efforts to halt Gaza’s conflict have met with “stubbornness”
• Armed Forces send 500 tons of food and medical supplies to Gaza
• Egyptian forces seize rockets being smuggled from Gaza to Sinai
• Gaza Interior Ministry: Rafah border crossing is closed
• Two protesters were killed in clashes in Cairo with police
• Al-Sisi raises military pension by 10%
• Egypt sees 21% fewer tourists in May
• Maximum wage to be applied by the end of July
• Egypt’s public sector grocery stores see first profits in decades
• German tour operators resume trips to Sharm el-Sheikh

Saturday

• El-Sisi warns against escalation in Gaza
• Egypt opens Rafah border
• Armed forces aid convoy has arrived at Rafah crossing
• Coptic Orthodox Church ‪ condemns attack on Gaza
• Egypt FM calls for Arab unity in Iraq
• Russian tourist was raped in Sharm El-Sheikh
• Egypt’s chronic power cuts will continue for 2 or 3 years

 Sunday

• Egyptian appeals court acquits Morsi’s former PM
• Political parties urge El-Sisi to open Rafah crossing permanently
• World Bank approves $300 million loan for Egypt
• More than one quarter of Egypt’s population lives in poverty
• Human rights organization condemns violence violence against female activists
• Committee to curb international arbitration against Egypt ‪
• Luxor considers establishing EGP 22m plant to generate solar electricity

 Good Reports

• Egypt’s support of Gaza will be decided on national security priorities. Dina Ezzat
• Crunch time for Egypt’s energy mess? Keith Johnson
• The politics of subsidy reform in Egypt. Egypt Source
• Sexual assault and the state: A history of violence. Sarah Carr
• In Rafah, opening the crossing is not enough. By Heba Afify ‪
• Hamas rules Egypt out as negotiator for a ceasefire. David Hearst

Good Read

• Investigating the Muslim Brotherhood’s economy. Amr Adly
• U.S. Support to counter Egypt’s insurgency is (still) on hold. David Schenker
• Hieroglyphics that won’t be silenced. Barbara Pollack
• Palestinians die in the most cynical of all military games. Hussein Ibish
• The continued exploitation of religion in Egypt’s politics. Amr Hamzawy
• The perils of protests. Khaled Dawoud

Plus:

• One-year anniversary: Republican Guard violence. Daily News Egypt
• Proposed government law makes NGOs subordinate to security and ministry control. Egyptian Initiative for Personal rights

Finally, here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt.