Top Headlines

• Egypt extends state of emergency in North Sinai by three months. Wednesday
• Egypt’s parliamentary elections produce 21.7% turnout in first round run-off. Friday 
• Russian plane crashed over Sinai. Saturday

(Russian Plane crash in Sinai, Photo via BBC)

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Armed forces absorbs Alexandria flood, drainage system still rundown
• Crisis management strategy must change, Sisi says after Alexandria flood
• Police officer shot in Sharqyia
• Borhami warns of consequences of Al-Nour Party’s withdrawal from political scene
• Extremist militants behind the assassination of Nour Party candidate
• Open-ended strike in Mahalla
• Egyptian court upholds expulsion of Al-Azhar students
• Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour wants the government to cancel its invitation to Egypt’s Sisi

Tuesday

• Egyptian President El-Sisi arrives in UAE for strategic talks
• Egypt and US celebrate military joint tank production
• Egypt’s trade deficit rises 39% to $4.4 billion in July
• Egypt’s Alexandria braces for fierce battles in parliament election’s runoffs
• Administrative court: “Insulting the army’ is considered act of incitement in universities
• FJP secretary general was arrested
• Leon meets Shoukry, El-Araby to discuss the Libyan crisis
• Security challenges lie ahead of parliamentary elections in Sinai
• Giza court renews detention for six “IS volunteers”
• Twitter backlash against Jailed activist Alaa Abd El Fattah ensues
• Top Egypt court lifts travel ban on preacher Mohamed Jibril
• Nour Party candidate was hospitalized after attack by unknown assailants

Wednesday

• Egypt extends state of emergency in North Sinai by three months
• FM Shoukry to participate in Friday post on Syria in Vienna
• Low to medium turnout in parliamentary elections runoff
• Brawl between Al-Ahram chief, Saudi ambassador has been confirmed
• Governor Hany Elmessiry is cleared of responsibility in Alexandria flooding
• Fight ensues for position of Libyan ambassador in Cairo
• Three policemen were injured in IED explosion in Al-Arish
• Woman in niqab was caught forging votes

Thursday

• Six security members injured in Al-Arish
• Egypt receives new F-16 Fighter Jets
• Sisi arrives in New Delhi for the India-Africa Forum
• Non-Islamist forces dominate first stage of Egypt’s parliamentary elections
• Islamist Nour Party performs poorly performs poorly in elections
• CPJ calls for release of three Egypt journalists arrested in one week
• Egypt’s central bank keeps keep interest rates on hold

Friday

• In the IISS Manama dialogue, Sisi calls for political solution for regional crises
• Egypt’s parliamentary elections produce21.7 % turnout  Egyptian Aain first round run-offs
• Mahalla textile workers say will continue to strike
• Three Egyptian security personnel were injured during an Islamist protest in Sharqyia
• Egyptian TV show is suspended after anchor’s sexual harassment comments
• Fresh wave of rainfall to hit Alexandria

 Saturday

• A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai killing all 224 people on board
• Islamic State claims responsibility for the Russian plane crash in Egypt
• Initial examination shows plane crashed due to technical fault
• Egypt recovers the black box of crushed Russian plane
• Lufthansa and AirFrance suspend flying suspend flying over Sinai
• Israel assisted locating crashed Russian plane in Egypt’s Sinai: Israeli military spokesman
• Loss of Egyptian satellite is ‘natural’: Russian expert
• Inmate dies in Tora prison
• Bomb explosion kill four police officers and three civilians in Al-Arish
• Egypt justifies support for Israel’s UN space committee bid

 Sunday

• The Russian plane broke up “in the air”
• Rescuers widen search for more victims of the Russian plane crash
• Russia observes a nationwide day of mourning for victims of plane crash in Egypt
• Egyptian president says investigation into Russian plane crash could take months
• UAE carriers re-route flights over Egypt’s Sinai after Russian crash
• Crew of crashed Russian jet had medical tests, no problems were detected
• State TV to sue MBC’s satirical show
• Swedish embassy hosts entrepreneurship forum Sunday

Good Reports

• How flight 9268 crashed in Egypt: Here’s what we do and do not know Here’s what we do and do not know. Chris Stevenson
• Wave of anger against TV anchor Reham Saeed for airing photos of assault victim. Mada Masr
• Alexandria flooding may be new norm because of climate change. Renee Lewis
• Why are Egyptians suddenly remembering an “iconic” protestor? BBC trending
• North Sinai parliamentary election candidates in the line of fire. Menan Khater
• The changing face of downtown. Passant Rabie

 Good Read

• Egypt: What significance for changes at the Central Bank? Ziad Bahaa-Eldein
• The president’s party. Hussein Abd Rabo
• Egypt’s forces battle security threats during parliamentary elections. Khaled Okasha
• Politicizing religion: Egypt’s Shia. Tom Rollins

From Twitter

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 Plus

• Story of Alexandria’s bullied overweight officer silences critics.
• This is Egypt! Visiting celebrities coopted for tourism campaign

 Interview

• First Egyptian candidate ever as astronaut for a NASA sponsored space mission

Photo Gallery

• The last day of Egypt’s first stage parliamentary elections run-offs
• Alexandria hit by winter rains

 Video

• Day of mourning in Russia following plane crash in Egypt

Finally, here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt