Top Headlines

• Car bomb kill Egypt’s public prosecutor (Monday)
• Egyptian army counter a major attack by militants in Sinai (Wednesday)
• Israel’s IDF has reportedly decided to grant all Egyptian requests to reinforce troops in Sinai
• Egypt’s Sisi inspect security forces in Sinai in his military uniform. (Saturday)
• New terrorism law could target journalists in Egypt. (Saturday)

(Egypt’s Sisi in military uniform in North Sinai visit, via Ahram)

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Egypt’s public prosecutor Hisham Barakat was killed in a bomb attack on his car in Cairo
• Egypt appoints new acting top prosecutor
• Egypt court sets the verdict date for the retrial of Al-Jazeera journalists
• Egypt’s PM designates Tuesday a public holiday
• 3 killed, 13 injured following a bomb attack in North Sinai
• Militants release video of judges’ assassination in Al-Arish
• Cairo court continues to examine evidence in Morsi’s Qatar espionage trial
• White House condemns Cairo attack that killed Egyptian prosecutor

Tuesday

• Egypt’s Sisi attends funeral prayers for top prosecutor Barakat
• President Sisi demands swift, harsh laws following assassination of prosecutor general
• Car bomb kills 3 near police station in 6th October city
• Egyptian cabinet to review laws on terrorism and parliamentary elections
• Egyptian security forces arrest suspect over chief prosecutor assassination
• El Pais correspondent flees Egypt under threat of arrest
• Egypt slams Amnesty over claims of “all out repression”
• Cairo’s Tahrir metro station to be closed for security reasons
• Turkey issues one-sentence condemnation of terror attack against Egyptian prosecutor

Wednesday

• Egyptian army counters major attack by IS militants in North Sinai
• Egypt F-16s strike IS militants as fighting in Sinai rages
• Islamic State-affiliated Sinai province claims responsibility for the ongoing attacks on military sites in North Sinai
• Egyptian army says it killed 100 militants, lost 17 personnel in fight against IS
• Two bombs explode in Egypt’s Fayoum; no deaths
• The Muslim Brotherhood calls for a rebellion against President Sisi, after 9 of its members were killed
• Egyptian cabinet approves strict anti-terrorism law
• Car bomb used in the bombing of the prosecutor general’s convoy was parked four hours before the blast
• IDF has reportedly decided to grant all Egyptian requests to reinforce troops in Sinai
• Egypt’s Justice Minister denies cancellation of annual judicial leave

Thursday

• Thousands across Egypt attended the funerals of the victims of militant attacks on military targets in North Sinai
• Egyptian air strikes kill 23 militants in North Sinai.
• Egypt media says sophisticated weapons were used by ISIS-linked militants in Sinai
• Terrorists’ were naive to think they could occupy Egypt , says army spokesman
• Egypt denies Spanish reporter claim that he fled to avoid arrest
• Gag order is issued over Egypt top prosecutor’s assassination
• Egypt’s president ratifies budget for fiscal year 2015/2016
• Egypt’s economy grew at 3% in 3rd quarter of 2014/ 2015
• Egypt’s central bank lets the Egyptian pound depreciate for the first time in five months

 Friday

• Israel accuses Hamas of aiding the Islamic State in Egypt
• Rockets land in Israel, Egypt’s IS affiliate claims responsibility
• Hamas says Israeli claim it supported Sinai attacks is propaganda
• Security forces kill 70 militants in North Sinai over the past 48 hours
• One dead as security forces dispersed minor protests held by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood
• Egypt’s border guards stop 121 from passing to Libya

 Saturday

• Egypt’s Sisi inspects security forces in his military uniform
• 6 civilians killed in three attacks in North Sinai
• Egyptian government instructs foreign reporters to remove Islamic references from terrorist description
• New terrorism law could target journalists in Egypt
• Journalists’ syndicate says new anti-terror law will curtail press freedoms
• Human rights report: 39 registered violations against journalists in June
• Football player Ahmed al-Merghany was sacked for calling the president ‪ a “failure”

Sunday

• 22 referred to Egyptian criminal court for “terrorist acts”
• 23 Brotherhood members sentenced to 10 years maximum security prison
• Egypt’s Central Bank allowed the pound to weaken in a continuance of a policy of controlled devaluation
• Egyptian NGO accuses authorities of persecution after members were arrested

Good Reports

• Assault in Sheikh Zuweid: A turning point in Egypt’s fight against terrorism. The Tahrir Institute.
• Militants launch major assault in Sinai. Erin Cunningham and Loveday Morris
• On the mirroring of state and jihadi Laura Gribbon.
• Who was Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat? Mada Masr

Good Read

• Egypt’s coming chaos. Steven Cook
• Despite attacks, Egypt’s Sisi is still on top. Marco Vicenzino
• Egyptian assassinations and Islamic escalation. Mohamed Soliman
• Egypt’s next phase: Sustainable instability. Michael Wahid Hanna
• Reinventing reinventing Egypt’s Jews. Steven Cook
• Why I felt forced to leave Egypt? Ricard Gonzalez
• July 3 in Egypt ^___ 2 years later. Magid Atiya

From Twitter

Plus

• Egypt’s Sheikh Zuweid

Video

• Egypt army releases video with testimonies about Sheikh Zuweid attack

Photo Gallery

• Car bomb kills Egypt’s public prosecutor

Venus and Jupiter are coming closer in Cairo skies

Via Egypt Independent  

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt