Top Headlines

• Egypt polling stations empty for no-contest vote. Monday
• Egypt replaces central bank governor Hisham Ramez. Wednesday
• 256 percent turnout rate in the first round of Egypt’s elections. Thursday
• Egypt police arrest senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Hassan Malek. Friday
• Militants kill Salafi Nour’s election candidate in Sinai. Saturday
• Egyptian PM accepts resignation of Alexandria’s governor after devastated floods. Sunday

 Main Headlines

 Monday

• Egyptian polling stations are empty for a no contest vote
• Egyptian government and media scurry to reverse low voter turnout
• Local planning minister: We’re ready to collect fines for non-voters if required
• “For the Love of Egypt’ is named as potential winner in parliamentary elections
• Egypt to buy Russian helicopters, hardware for new mistral warships
• Egyptian foreign reserves enough for only 3 months
• ‘Pro-Morsi’ judges’ appeal postponed is postponed
• Al-Sisi, Eni CEO discuss possibility of establishing a gas hub in the eastern Mediterranean sea

Tuesday

• Less than 5 percent of eligible voters abroad participate in elections
• Foreign media decry ‘Arab Winter’ amid accusations of “tarnishing Egypt’s image”
• Egypt’s Sisi receives the head of Libya’s Parliament in an announced visit to Cairo
• Rising dollar exchange rate sparks fears in price hike

 Wednesday

• Egypt replaces central bank governor Hisham Ramez
• 11 conscripts injured in North Sinai’s Arish bombing
• Mostakbal Watan emerges from the dark to outstanding election victory
• Salafi Nour party loses Alexandria stronghold to ‘For the Love of Egypt’
• African Union cites’transperancy’, Arab League says ‘no violations’ in Egypt’s elections
• Egyptian non-profit organisation is raided, Homeland Security arrests chairman
• Hundreds of school students protest in Minya, Gharbiya, Monufiya
• Restorers work on the famed golden burial mask of King Tutankhamun on display in Cairo after botched epoxy repair

Thursday

• 56 percent turnout rate in the Egyptian elections
• Egyptian women make gains in parliamentary ballot box
• Army: 20 “terrorists” killed in security raids in North Sinai
• BP to invest in three new exploration blocks in Egypt
• Egyptian ministry closes Al-Hussein Mosque on Ashoura holiday to prevent “Shia lies”
• Journalist missing after police arrest him in his home

Friday

• Egypt police arrest senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Hassan Malek
• Interior ministry accuses Brotherhood’s Malek of attempt to smuggle foreign currency
• Russia says wants Iran, Egypt to take part in any future talks on Syria
• Police killed in explosion in Egypt’s Sinai
• The middle class wanted more,’ World Bank says on pre-uprising Arab world

Saturday

• Militants kill Islamist election candidate in Egypt’s Sinai
• IS claims blast that wounded 4 near the Pyramids
• ‘Neda’a Masr’ withdraws from second round of parliamentary elections
• Al-Nour Party accuses ‘For the Love of Egypt’ of violation in elections
• Egypt is to launch special court for illegal immigration
• Alexandria University cancels lecture by NASA scientist Essam Heggy
• Eyewitnesses in activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh’s murder were acquitted
• Prime Minister freezes new grading policy after widespread protests

Sunday

• Egyptian PM accepts resignation of Alexandria’s governor
• President Sisi summons full cabinet for urgent meeting on Monday
• Saudi Arabia and Egypt have “similar” stance on Syria
• President Sisi to head to India, UAE, and Bahrain
• 5 dead as heavy rains pounds Alexandria
• Prime minister heads to Alexandria to asses damage from flooding
• Press Syndicate member & NGO chairman Hesham Gaafar accused of receiving foreign funds to harm Egypt’s national security
• Police thwart ‘terrorist cell’ accused of sabotaging elections in Sinai

 Good Reports

• Egypt Elections: On voter turnout and boycotting. Magid Atef
• Al-Nour in the dark, Copts shine and old parties lose ground in Egypt’s election. Viola Fahmy
• Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight for defending Islamist opponents. Michael Georgy and Yara Bayoumy
• The 24 Year old party leader who seeks to rule Egypt. Sarah El Sirgany
• The perils of being a reporter in Egypt under Sisi. BBC News
• Egypt’s Acquisition of the Mistral Amphibious Assault Ship: An operational analysis. The International Relations and Security Network
• Pressure pushed Ramez to resign a month before the end of his tenure. Hossam Mounir
• Hamas tries to make nice with Egypt to focus on the intifada. Adnan Abu Amer

Good Read

• Egypt’s escalating Islamist insurgency. Mokhtar Awad and Mostafa Hashem
• Egypt: revolution, repentance and rest. Hani Shukrallah
• Getting over Egypt: Time to rethink relations. Michael Hanna
• Why did Egyptians ignore the elections, and what next? Saada Abd Elkader
• Egypt’s problems mount, but why Sisi is not worrying? Frederick Decnatel
• When ‪Mars becomes a national security matter. Zeinobia

From Twitter

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Photo Gallery

• Egyptians resume voting in the parliamentary elections for the second day
• ‪Alexandria is drenched and paralyzed by heavy rains   by heavy rains
• Restoration work gets underway on Tutankhamen mask

 Plus

• Morgan Freeman in Cairo to tell “the story of God”

Finally, here are Jason Casper’s prayers for Egypt