(A combo of image grab taken from a video uploaded to YouTube on July 5, 2013 during clashes between opponents and supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. One of them, a Morsi’s supporter, Mohamed Ramadan was executed on Saturday)
Main Headlines
Monday
- One dead in bomb blast near Egypt’s supreme court
- Egypt’s top prosecutor releases 120 preventively detained prisoners
- Egypt’s Sisi to meet with top Russian security officials
- Thousands rally in Gaza against Egypt’s terrorism ruling
- Egypt got $23B in aid from Gulf in 18 months: Investment Minister
- Egypt ministers head to Sudan for talks over Ethiopian dam
Tuesday
- Egypt court formally delays parliamentary election formally delays this month’s parliamentary election
- Cairo hit by two blasts overnight
- Five improvised bombs exploded in Cairo’s Matariya district in an apparent targeting Vodafone and Mobinil mobile phone stores
- Egypt’s top prosecutor orders no parking area in front of Cairo’s High Court amid blast
- The Egypt’s FM hits back at UN’s Middle East envoy in Gaza row
- Judge orders closed session in Morsi’s Qatar spying trial
- Egypt’s foreign reserves rise to $15.456 billion at end-February
- Russia & Egypt to hold joint naval drill in the Mediterranean
Wednesday
- Egypt vows to arrest Hamas members on its soil
- Egypt negotiates with Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Rafah crossing on Rafah crossing 3
- Saudi Arabia wants us to make peace with Egypt, says Turkish president
- Egyptians race to expand the Suez Canal
- Egypt’s cabinet has approved long-awaited investment law
- Court of Cassation turns down request for retrial for Khaled Said killers
Thursday
- Egypt appoints 8 new cabinet ministers, replaces Interior minister
- Egyptian presidency responds to claim it seeks weak parliament
- Egypt puts over 200 on trial on charges of joining Sinai based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis
- Russia starts deliveries of Antey-2500 missile systems to Egypt
- Hamas leader says ready to resolve disputes with Egypt
- 15 extremists killed, 15 others injured on Thursday in North Sinai
- Egypt to promote 60 projects at March’s economic summit
Friday
- Egypt airstrikes kill 25 militants in Sinai in two days
- New Egypt interior minister makes security appointments
- Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan reach preliminary agreement on Nile dam
- Four minor blasts hit Cairo and Giza on Friday, no casualties
- BP in $12 billion gas fields deal in Egypt
- Egyptian policeman injured in drive-by shooting in Fayoum
Saturday
- Egypt executes a supporter of Morsi convicted of throwing men off roof
- Egypt’s Sisi, defense minister met US congressmen
- Two die in explosion near bank in Mahala; 16 injured
- Law banning dual nationality citizens from parliament is unconstitutional
- Legislative committee to meet Sunday to redraft election laws
- Eight members of Egyptian militant group referred to military prosecution
- Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing with Gaza
- Two killed in Egypt in bus collision
Sunday
- One dead in bombing near French supermarket in Egypt
- Egyptian court adjourns trial of Al Jazeera journalists to March 19
- Egyptian military says 70 suspected militants were killed in Sinai this month
- Egypt’s Islamists outraged by Morsi’s supporter execution
- Saad Al-Hariri meets Al-Sisi
- Security upped ahead of Egypt’s economic summit
- Egyptian pupil dies reportedly from teacher beating
Good Reports
- In major Cabinet reshuffle, former NSA chief is named new interior minister Mada Masr
- Who’s who in Egypt’s cabinet reshuffle. Marina Barsoum and Zeinab el-Gundy
- Egypt dodges diplomatic flak over Sisi tapes. Naharnet
- Making Egypt’s streets safe for women
- Egypt: Small forward steps on child rights. HRW
- Russia and Egypt just got even closer Jeremy Bender and Michael Kelley
- Why being LGBT in Cairo is worse today than it was under Islamist rule. Bel Trew
Good Read
- Egypt’s elections on pause. Nathan Brown and Mai El-Sadany
- How much longer until Egypt’s parliamentary election?A. Hellyer
- Will the March investment conference launch Egypt’s economic recovery? Amr Adly
- In Egypt, seeing the Muslim Brotherhood for what it is. Stanley Weiss and Raphael Benaroya
- Armed opposition to post-30 June regime: Different ideologies, similar aims Adham Youssef
Plus:
- Tomb of Amun gate’s guard uncovered in Luxor
- New stamps in Egypt depict Faten Hamama
- Egypt’s Faten Hamama was more than a movie star. Walaa Hussein
Video
- Egyptian conspiracies link U.S. with ISIS. Ian Lee
Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt
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***** Five Stars: Dr Nervana Mahmoud’s observations and weekly summary of Egyptian affairs in the broader MENA contect
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