Top Headlines

• Egypt’s net international reserves dropped for the third month in a row in September to $16.3 billion. (Wednesday)
• Electoral Commission to ban will ban women from wearing face veil while casting their ballots. (Thursday)
• Egypt signs deal for two French warships. (Saturday)
• Sharp decline in reported terrorist attacks in August. (Sunday)
• Egyptian court upholds 5-year prison sentence against Islam Behery for contempt of religion

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Jordanian brothers who attacked Egyptian worker have been arrested
• Egypt’s Sisi says cabinet to remain in place if agenda is approved by parliament
• Egypt’s Sisi, Tunisia’s Essebsi attend the 42 anniversary of the 1973 war
• Leader of April 6 ‪youth group is detained in Tora prison
• Egypt saw 6.6 million tourists in first 8 months of 2015, a five percent increase from the same period last year
• Salafis request minister’s apology on “secular Egypt” remarks

 Tuesday

• Egyptian death toll in Mecca hajj stampede has risen to 146
• Two conscripts were wounded in roadside bomb blast at a main highway in Arish
• Turkey-based Muslim Brotherhood entity calls on army personnel to dissent
• Sisi: Strong relationship between army, people led to Egypt’s 1973 victory
• IMF: Egypt has not requested our financing
• Amal Clooney: Al-Jazeera’s Fahmy release “gives hope that things can change in Egypt”
• MB spokesperson Gehad Haddad’s family: We don’t know if he is alive or dead
• Egypt plans new Mediterranean gas exploration round in the first half of 2016
• World Bank: Egypt, Morocco economic growth stronger than other MENA countries in 2015
• Dredging company workers protest delayed salaries

Wednesday

• President Sisi criminalizes failure to report information on possession of explosives
• Egypt’s interior ministry denies arresting missing activist Massouny
• Egypt’s Pope Tawadros II makes his first trip to the U.S.
• Egypt has awarded four new licences to explore for oil and gas off its Mediterranean coast
• NCHR suspends 2 members running as parliamentary candidates
• Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for returning pilgrims
• Egypt’s net international reserves dropped for the third month in a row in September to $16.3 billion

Thursday

• Electoral Commission to ban will ban women from wearing the ‘Niqab’ (face covering) while casting their ballots
• Interior Ministry claims jailed former Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad is in cell
• Egyptian court accepts prosecution appeal against Islamist figures’ release
• Skyrocketing vegetable prices push inflation in Egypt to 9.2 percent in September
• Mubarak’s man Ahmed Ezz and Belly dancer Sama al-Masry have been officially disqualified from Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections

Friday

• Egypt condemns Israel’s ‘excessive use of force’ against the Palestinians
• Egyptian policeman injured in blast near Cairo
• President Sisi passes new decree imposing jail terms on exam leakers
• IMF: Improvements in Europe’s economy provide tailwinds for growth in Egypt
• Egypt raises taxes on flight tickets

 Saturday

• Egypt signs deal for two French warships
• French delegation arrives in Egypt ahead of French PM visit
• Egypt’s condemn Saturday’s bombing in Turkey
• Over 27 million registered voters in elections first round: HEC
• Egypt: New York Times ‘obfuscates reality’ in Sinai coverage
• Egypt starts repairing Tutankhamun’s botched head
• IMF official: Egypt’s financing gap will reach $20 billion the coming 2 years.
• HEC: TV channels to face penalties for violating campaign regulations

Sunday

• TIMEP: Sharp decline in reported terrorist attacks in August
• Egyptian court upholds 5-year prison sentence against Islam Behery for contempt of religion
• Egypt’s defense purchases bill at LE81 billion in 2015
• Alleged Brotherhood member is killed in Alexandria
• Czech diplomats to observe elections: Czech ambassador in Cairo
• 11 drown off Egypt’s coast in failed illegal immigration attempt
• Sudan and Tunisia release 24 detained Egyptian fishermen
• Egyptian pound steady at dollar sale

Good Reports

• Egypt’s Mina Danial: The untold story of a revolution. Yasmine Fathi
• As Egypt floods Gaza tunnels, smugglers fear an end to their trade. Diaa Hadid and Wissam Nassar
• Egypt’s secular culture minister raffles Salafi feathers. Rami Galal
• Egypt’s women-only taxi service promises protection from male drivers. Nour Youssef
• Confusion reigns over the status of Internet calling apps. Mada Masr
• Egypt’s stalled $35 billion housing scheme: Big dreams to harsh reality. Reuters
• Jordan and Egypt wrangle after lawmaker attacks waiter. Ismaeel Naar
• Egypt at the Security Council: A lot of effort for an uncontested seat. Ibrahim Bassem

Good Read

• What happens in Mecca every year has nothing to do with God. Tarek El-Ghazali Harb
• The sad state of Egypt’s liberals. The Economist
• What does the Brotherhood really want? Dina Samak
• Al-Sisi’s Mohammed Nosseir
• Why hasn’t Sisi visited visited Washington yet? Mohamed Saied

On Parliamentary Elections

• The curious case of Ahmed Shafiq. Passanet Rabie
• On that upcoming upcoming parliament. Ziad Akl
• Egypt’s left wing groups downcast ahead of parliamentary ahead of parliamentary elections. Menna Alaa El-Din
• Naguib Sawiris expects high electoral gains for FEP. Mina Ibrahim
• Media, analysts turn against the Salafi Nour Party. Mada Masr
• Salafist Nour Party is mobilised to win West Delta 15-seat constituency. Gamal essam El-Din
• Al-Nour Party focuses on making promises for electoral campaign. Mahmoud El-Sayed
• Petition collects 25 million signatures against Islamist parties: ‘No to Religious Parties’
• Sisi supporters smell victory ahead of election. Tony Gamal-Gabriel
• Elections Snapshot: It’s campaign season as usual in Giza. Aswat Masriya
• Women rake groundbreaking 44% seats on Egyptian Democratic Party’s top positions.
• Egypt’s women candidates get creative in campaigning season. Aswat Masriya

 Interview

• Fear and Islamism in Egypt. Dina Ezzat interviews Wahid Abdel-Meguid
• Former NDP members will definitely be in the 2015 parliament. Researcher Sobhi Eseila tells Marina Barsoum

From Twitter

Video

• The Assassination of Egypt’s President Sadat

Photo Gallery

• Ex-Egypt president Sadats wife Jihan mourns her husband at his grave
• Cairo bridge coloured with pink balloons in campaign against breast cancer

Plus

• 1,358 died in hajj disaster: ‪Iran tops the list, ‪Egypt comes second
• Egypt’s Ramez named best central bank governor in MENA
• Development works of 47 slums to be completed soon

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt