(Relatives of Egyptian Coptic men killed in Libya mourn in al-Our village, south of Egypt. (Photo by Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)
Main Headlines
Monday
- Egypt strikes IS in Libya
- Egypt launches second wave of airstrikes in coordination with Libyan military
- In Minya, hundreds mourn local men slaughtered in Libya
- Egypt to facilitate nationals’ return from Libya
- Egypt urges international intervention in Libya
- Tripoli-based parliament says Egyptian strike assault on sovereignty
- UK condemns ‘barbaric’ beheading of Egyptians, pledges cooperation on fighting terrorism
- Egyptian army deploys to all governorates to bolster police efforts
Tuesday
- Egypt denies imposing overfly ban for Libyan flights
- Detained Egyptian fishermen in Libya were released early Tuesday
- Coptic pope urges Egyptians to listen to travel warning for Libya
- Morsi is not referred to military court
- Half the projects in March’s investment conference to be in energy sector
- Egyptian airstrikes kill 6 gunmen in North Sinai
- 21 Egyptian fishermen are released in Libya
Wednesday
- Egypt drops calls for military action in Libya
- El-Sisi tours border with Libya
- Egypt urges lifting arm embargo on Libya
- Egypt confiscates revolution-time graffiti book for “instigating revolt”
- Egypt to push for removing “terrorist” websites
- Egypt jails student for promoting atheism on a Facebook page
- Recession hits Salloum City following the closure of Egypt-Libya border
Thursday
- Qatar has recalled its envoy to Egypt in a row over Libya strikes
- GCC rejects Egypt’s accusations to Qatar of supporting terrorism
- Pentagon says it was not notified in advance of Egypt’s strike in Libya
- Egyptian cabinet approves draft law to pave the way for privatization of electricity sector
- Policeman killed, another injured in Suez
- 4 sentenced to death for rape
- Former intelligence chief open consultancy and investment firm
- Cairo central train station to become exclusively for luxury trains
Friday
- Report: GCC statement on Egypt was unilaterally drafted
- 183 Egyptians cross from conflict-torn Libya to Tunisia
- Hamas blasts Egyptian media over “campaign of incitement”
- 1 killed in Cairo during clashes between pro-Morsi supporters and police
- Accidental explosion kills two would-be bombers in Upper Egypt’s Minya
Saturday
- Gulf bloc has backtracked on criticism of Egypt in its row with Qatar
- 2,967 return to Egypt through Salloum crossing from Libya in the past 24 hours
- Egypt puts two presenters from pro-Brotherhood channels on airport watch list
- Bodies of six Egyptians killed in Libya bombing has arrived in Egypt
- Egypt urges Nile Basin states to understand its water concerns
- Egypt acquits ex-minister over gas deal with Israel
- Policeman in North Sinai was killed after being hit by car
- Egyptians make fun of joining ISIS on Twitter
Sunday
- Egypt’s Sisi vows to free wrongly jailed youths
- El-Sissi says need is growing for joint Arab force
- Prosecution investigates Egyptian fighters’ involvement with the Islamic State
- Egypt has charged 215 supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood with forming a militant group
- Ahmed Ezz was disqualified from running in parliamentary elections
- Morsi loyalists continue their protests at number of universities
- Egypt’s top cleric calls for reforms
- El-Sissi decrees tax hike on cigarettes in face of budget deficit
Good Reports
- Who is participating in Egypt’s parliamentary elections? Nancy Messieh and Ali Mohamed
- West rebuffs Egypt’s proposals for military intervention in Libya. Tamer El-Ghobashy and Benoit Faucon
- Egyptian tribes shift their approach to politics Reham Mokbel
- Al-Jazeera journalist awaiting retrial in Egypt partly blames his employer for ordeal Sarah El- Deeb
- ISIS beheadings in Libya devastate an Egyptian village. Leila Fadel
Good Read
- Egypt’s security challenge: ISIS, Sinai, and the Libyan Border. Steven Simon
- Egypt sees the dawn of the new colors of Saudi’s foreign policy. Dina Ezzat
- Can Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE start a pan-Arab security alliance? Wael Nawara
- Strong Egypt: A party in the middle. Jayson Casper
- S. won’t back Egypt’s attacks on ISIS. Nancy Youssef
- The menace of collective punishment and lack of due diligence in Egypt . Adal Ramadan
- A return to the Middle Eastern great game. Martin Indyk
Video
- Egyptian army releases footage of its Monday airstrikes on IS targets in Libya
- IMF vets Egyptian economy
- VIDEO – Egyptian al- #Jazeera journalist hopeful he will clear his name after prison release http://youtu.be/jftuZyeAV-0
Timeline
- Egyptians abducted, murdered in Libya since 2013
Plus
- Maps show how terrorism is spreading through Egypt
Photo Gallery
- Pope Tawadros II leads mass prayers for the Egyptians who were beheaded in Libya
Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt
Reblogged this on Mark Geoffrey Kirshner and commented:
***** Dr Nervana Mahmoud ‘s insight & analysis summarized covering the week’s events in Egypt, MENA, Magreb, Israel,Turkey& Iran; and developing diplomatic & financial concerns as they affect Egypt & it’s significant partners.
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