( President Sisi attends the funerals of Egyptians soldiers killed yesterday near Libya.

Via Shorouk)

Main Headlines

 Monday

• 8 killed in mortar attacks in North Sinai
• Kerry to visit Egypt on Tuesday to discuss Gaza
• Egypt proposes Tuesday ceasefire in Israel-Gaza fighting
• Egyptians protest in solidarity with Gaza in solidarity with Gaza
• US offers Egypt late invite to Africa summit in Washington –
• Amr Moussa announces Egyptian Nation Alliance document
• Appeal court rules Mubarak party figures can run for parliament
• El-Sisi appropriates 10% of “special funds” annual revenues to 2014/15 budget
• Wanted Gamaa Islamiya leader was detained at Egypt’s southern border
• Red Sea hotel occupancy hits 70% after lifting of European travel bans

Tuesday

• US Secretary of State John Kerry will not visit Egypt
• Egypt’s El-Sisi asks SEC to begin preparations for parliamentary polls
• Former Brotherhood MP Farid Ismail has given seven years in jail
• Egypt closes deal with Gilead Sciences for Hepatitis C drugat 99% discount
• Economists forecastinflation jump in July following fuel price hikes
• Libyan-Egyptian truck traffic to be halted
• El Sisi decides to merge ‘Long Live Egypt’ and the 306306 Fund

 Wednesday

• Egypt FM: No secret terms in Gaza ceasefire initiative
• El-Sisi, Abbas agree on necessity of “immediate” Gaza ceasefire
• Military says it killed 7 terrorists in North Sinai
• South Cairo Court hands down 7 life verdicts for sexual assailants
• Judiciary responds to international criticism of Al-Jazeera verdict
• Al-Sisi discusses situation in Libya with UN Secretary General’s special envoy to Sahel –
• ‪Tom Hanks film to shoot scenes in Egypt’s Hurghada
• BP invests $10 billion in Egypt

 Thursday

• Kerry assures US support for Egyptian ceasefire initiative
• Egypt says Qatar, Turkey, and Hamas hurt Gaza ceasefire bid
• Egypt to pardon prisoners on anniversary of 1952 revolution
• UK PM receives the results of the Brotherhood’s report
• EU parliament calls for ban on export of military, and surveillance equipment to Egypt
• Conservative U.S. congressmen to form ‘Egypt Caucus’ to push for continued aid
• ‪Egypt raises interest rates to curb inflation
• Kuwaiti emir thanks El-Sisi for making Gulf security an Egyptian concern
• Egyptian TV presenter apologizes for insulting Moroccans on air

Friday

• Turkey PM slams Egypt’s El-Sisi as “illegitimate tyrant”
• Amr Moussa warns of ‘explosive situation’ in Gaza if bloodshed continues
• Egypt-US relations better since 30 June: FM Shoukry
• Denmark lifts travel ban on Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh, Cairo and Alexandria
• Security sources: Morsi’s sonwas planning to flee to Libya or Sudan
• Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudanto hold tripartite meeting in August
• Egypt’s foreign minister angered by anchor’s insults to Moroccan people
• Egyptian government to seize 66 “Muslim Brotherhood’s companies”

Saturday

• Gunmen kill 21 Egyptian troops near Libya
• Egypt accuses Turkey, Hamas of hurting ceasefire bid in Gaza
• Saudi King tells Sisi his country supports Egypt’s Gaza truce proposal
• Egypt’s ceasefire initiative for Gaza is the ‘only one on the table’: FM
• Egyptian convoy halted by Egypt authorities on way to Gaza
• Court adjourns hearing in dissolving Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom & Justice Party to July 22
• Son of Muslim Brotherhood leader‪ Mahmoud Ghozlan was arrested
• Two Egyptians killed in rocket attack in Libya
• Egypt to launch global tender for nuclear power plant by end of 2014

 Sunday

• ‪Egypt mourns the death of 21 soldiers
• Egypt vows to punish attackers in border checkpoint assault
• Rights groups call for inquiry into previous incidents of sexual violence
• Egyptian court reduces Mahienour El-Masry’s jail sentence to 6 months
• Egypt summons Turkish diplomat over Erdogan’s criticism of president Sisi

 Good report

• Why John Kerry was out of the loop with Egypt’s ceasefire plan. Ali Weinberg
• Egypt and Qatar spar over Gaza ceasefire. Youssef Hamza
• What is Egypt ultimately facing with the Israeli war on Gaza? Dina Ezzat
• Egypt deteriorates to 31st on Fragile State Index. Adam Koppeser

 Good read

• The three-track Middle East. Mohamed El-Erian
• Egypt cracks down on civil society. Brian Whitaker
• Why the Islamic State’s caliphate is trouble for Egypt. Mahmoud Salim
• Sisi’s Egypt and the Gaza conflict. Eric Trager
• Cairo: a history of people’s right to the city. Rana Nessim
• Egypt’s sexual harassment law: An Insufficient Measure to End Sexual Violence. Yasmin El-Rifai

Plus:

• Why Hamas rejected the ceasefire?Marc Schulman
• The heartbreak of arranged marriage in Egypt. Sara Khorshid (from July 13)

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