(Gamal Mubarak, son of ex-president, visits the Pyramids following his recent release from prison. Via Youm 7)

Main Headlines

 Monday

• More areas of Sinai’s Rafah to be evacuated
• Egypt’s Sisi says country will take 2 years “to get back on its feet”
• Promising bilateral relations “ahead”: US ambassador to Egypt
• Hamas: Riyadh to mediate reconciliation between Egypt, Qatar & Turkey
• Imprisoned Christian journalist to face blasphemy charges
• Armed tribes from South Sinai reportedly headed to Rafah to join forces against Ansar Beit-al-Maqdis (Arabic)
• Cruise line drops port stops in Ukraine and Egypt

Tuesday

• Kidnapped Egyptian director was killed in Libya
• Egypt, Greece, Cyprus to hold a joint summit
• Morsi attends Qatar espionage trial session in blue prison uniform
• Amendments to Egyptian election laws is complete
• Egypt’s cabinet adopts new rules on use of coal
• Interior Ministry shuts down 3 satellite TV channels for illegal broadcasting

Wednesday

• Egyptian president says parliamentary elections to be held in 2015
• Clashes erupt between Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis and local Bedouin tribe in North Sinai
• 71 receive life sentences for torching an Egyptian church
• MB leaders’ defense has appealed death, life prison sentences
• Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe has been sentenced to two years in Egyptian jail
• Gasoline smart cards go into effect on June 15
• Egypt’s economic growth set to accelerate over next two years: Reuters poll

 Thursday

• ‪Egyptian president’s Spain trip angers human rights groups
• Egypt signs security cooperation agreement with Spain
• Spain, Egypt to study bullet-train link between Cairo and Luxor
• Court sentences 5 Morsi supporters to 18 years in jail for violent acts
• Egyptian government to issue Islamic bond
• Egypt closes kindergarten in the Nile Delta for allegedly for promoting “Shite ideology”
• ‪Foreign ministry renews travel warning on Libya

 Friday

• Security forces disperse a Muslim Brotherhood march in Matariya
• Six injured as gunmen attack Ahram’s staff bus in Cairo
• Egypt to open investigations into porn star’s pictures at Giza’s pyramids
• Egypt set to increase internet speed and reduce prices
• 883 university students were suspended, expelled in the last 2 years
• Egypt’s currency slump looms after black market for dollars is reappearing in Cairo

Saturday

• ‪Egypt’s Sisi makes short visit to Saudi Arabia
• Egyptian army has killed 29 alleged militants and arrested 133 others in raids on North Sinai’s cities
• ‪Egypt‪’s #Sinai tribes put bounty on Daesh militant http://news.videonews.us/egypts-sinai-tribes-put-bounty-daesh-militant-028704.html …
• Amnesty says Egypt using courts and jail to intimidate journalists
• UN Middle East peace envoy arrives in Cairo on his first visit to Egypt
• Egypt, China sign deals for weapons and military equipment
• Labor groups condemn arbitrary actions against workers
• Ethiopian foreign minister arrives in Cairo for more talks regarding the Ethiopian Dam

 Sunday

• Egypt extends deployment of army units in the Gulf and Red Sea for 3 months
• 40 referred to criminal ‪court for communication with Islamic State
• Egypt plans a nationwide camera surveillance system
• German foreign minister has arrived in Cairo for political talks (Arabic)
• Court upholds sentences against 14 policemen for torture
• Mubarak-era business tycoon offers LE4.6 billion for reconciliation with the government
• Phosphate barge crisis is over: Irrigation minister

 Good Reports

• Conflicting reports over Tarabin “war” on militants in Sinai. Mada Masr
• Hamas reaches out to Egypt. Adnan abu-Amer, translated by Al-Monitor
• Thousands from Yemenis remain stuck in Egypt. Alex Potter
• Veil or no veil, Egyptian women are often stigmatized, or worth. Sherif Tarek
• Egypt’s parliament is revamped to accommodate more MPs
• In unusual break with tradition, no Labor Day celebrations in Egypt this year Mada Masr
• Egypt’s oldest political party Al-Wafd faces division Passant Darwish

Good read

• Egypt’s Salafists are at a crossroad. Ashraf El-Sherif
• The limits of the New Nile agreement. Mwangi S. Kimenyi and John Mukum Mbaku
• Repression in Egypt: Worse than Mubarak. The Economist
• Cairo’s wild ride. Miriam Berger

Plus

• In rare outburst, Egyptian TV anchor criticizes criticizes president Sisi on air
• 2015 Press Freedom Index: Egypt is ranked 158

Photo Gallery

• Through Your Lens: Egypt’s exquisite scenery

Video

• Donkey roams around Cairo airport

Poll

• Baseera:  32% of Egyptians believe media is free

Finally, a visit to Cairo’s flower show