Top Headlines

• Egyptian journalist Alexandrani is arrested and charged with spreading false information. Tuesday
• Egypt orders retrial for Muslim Brotherhood leaders including general guide Mohamed Badie. Thursday 
• 28.3% turnout in both of both stages of Egypt’s parliamentary elections. Friday
• Egypt arrests 9 policemen over beating to death of a detainee. Saturday
• Arbitrator orders Egypt to pay Israeli company $1.76 billion for halting gas supplies. Sunday

Egyptian researcher Ismail Alexandrani, detained in Egypt

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Interior minister ordered the transfer of four policemen accused of torturing a man to death
• Egyptian court cancels election results in the constituency of Mansoura city
• New police abuse cases in Fayoum and Ain Shams
• Egyptian State TV anchor returns to work after suspension for criticizing Sisi
• Egyptians are outraged by news that TV host who publically shamed sexual assault victim will return to airwaves
• ‘Gods of Egypt’ director is really sorry for casting white actors as Egyptian gods

 Tuesday

• Egyptian journalist Alexandrani is arrested, charged with “spreading false news”
• Endowments ministry revokes licenses ‪of non-governmental religious institutions
• Egypt holds final 2 days of voting in parliamentary elections
• Low turnout in runoffs: International observers
• Smooth voting process in North Sinai
• UK to resume flights to Sharm El-Sheikh soon: British Ambassador
• Egypt’s FM in Algeria to discuss Libya after Isis’s Sirte takeover
• Sisi meets with Arab, world leaders on sidelines of climate summit

Wednesday

• Egyptian Prime Minister in Riyadh to attend the first Saudi-Egyptian council meeting
• Egyptian court orders retrial for Mubarak-era PM
• Armed Forces seeking Russian translators
• Islam Beheiry is released on bail pending blasphemy trial
• Court upholds sentences against Al-Beltagy, Hegazy for torture

 Thursday

• Egyptian president: Police who commit mistakes will be punished
• Brotherhood supreme is granted retrial, death sentence is cancelled
• Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for the first time in months
• Free Egyptians party claims majority of party seats won majority of parliamentary seats
• Central Bank will inject more dollar liquidity
• Organization lobbies for release of Egyptian researcher Iskandarani
• With victory approaching, Tawfiq Okasha reveals parliament speaker bid

 Friday

• 28.3% turnout in both of both stages of Egypt’s parliamentary elections
• Firebomb attack kills 16 and wounds 3 in an Egyptian nightclub
• Egypt wants resumption of flights to Russia
• Sisi to visit Athens next week

 Saturday

• Egypt arrests 9 policemen over beating to death of a detainee
• Three perpetrators of the Cairo night club attack are detained
• Egypt was unanimously chosen to head the counterterrorism committee on the United Nations
• Russia’s Lavrov discusses Syria with with Egypt’s foreign ministry
• Administrative judge to be appointed secretary-general of Egypt’ parliament
• Egypt closes Gaza border after two-day opening after two-day opening

 Sunday

• Police conscript killed by explosive device in North Sinai
• Arbitrator orders Egypt to pay Israeli company $1.76 billion for halting gas supplies
• Egypt halts gas import talks with Israel companies to appeal almost $2 billion in fines
• Egypt is interested in purchasing Pakistan’s JF-17 thunder fighters
• Suspects in Agouza’s night club attack are detained for four days
• El-Sisi renews call for creating joint Arab military force
• Egypt’s economy grew by 4.2 percent in the fiscal year 2014/ 2015
• Egypt’s only cigarette producer says 79 billion cigarettes sold over the past year
• Sinai militant Habara receives third death sentence

 Good Reports

• After deaths, Egyptians grow bolder in challenging police abuse. Lyn Noueihed
• Egypt looks to replace Turkish goods once headed for Russia. Reuters, via Al-Arabiya
• Future of a Homeland Party: The unexpected success story of Egypt’s elections. Omar Halawa
• Meet the next parliament’s most controversial MPs. Al-Masry Al-Youm
• Al-Masry Al-Youm visits Luxor victim’s family. Al-Masry Al-Youm

 Good Read

• The Brotherhood after the transition. Ibrahim El Houdaiby
• Egypt: The appointment of El-Okdah and El-Erian. Ziad Bahaa Eldin
• A new direction for the Central Bank of Egypt. Brendan Meighan

From Twitter

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Interview

• The last Jews of Egypt: Interview with Magda Haroun, head of the Cairo Jewish Community

Statement

• Wilson Center’s statement on the detention of former visiting scholar, Ismail Alexandrani

Plus

• Egypt’s total population to reach 98 million
• Egypt’s Waleed Hassanein chosen in Foreign Policy’s 100 leading global thinkers list
• Hijab not obligatory in Quran: Sheikh Mizo

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt