Top Headlines

• Egypt extends state of emergency in North Sinai until April. Tuesday
• Egypt’s Cabinet has approved a draft law criminalizing the use of “terrorist” symbols. Wednesday ‪
• Egypt extends participation in Yemen conflict for up to one year. Thursday
• As Jan 25 looms, more activists arrested today, police also raid news site Masr al-Arabiya. Friday
• Admin court turns down denaturalization suit against Wael Ghoneim. Sunday

I participated in January revolution’ tops Twitter trends in Egypt. Via Ahram

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Egypt’s Sisi discusses Ethiopian dam with defense and irrigation ministers
• Security Prosecution renewed the detention of journalist Ismail Alexandrani for another 15 days
• Defendants in Hurghada attack visited the city prior to the attack
• Turkey arrests 12 Egyptians for trying to join ISIS
• Court rules torture compensation to be paid from convicted policeman’s private funds
• Tamarod co-founder is detained for 15 days for joining “outlawed group”
• Egypt’s tourist numbers drop 38 percent in November year-on-year following Russian plane crash
• Egypt tightens security on Libyan border following “mysterious airstrikes”

Tuesday

• Egypt extends state of emergency in North Sinai until April
• Committee finds head of auditing body Hesham Geneina guilty of manipulating facts on state corruption
• Naguib Sawiris: Egypt’s current conditions remind me of days before the 25 January revolution
• Egyptian parliament temporarily bans airing of sessions “to prevent grandstanding” by some MPs
• Parliament selects Mortada Mansour as head of human rights committee
• International and local rights groups demand reforms from Egypt’s parliament
• Egypt adopts new measures to reduce consumer loans and diversify banks’ client base
• Egypt condemns blast in Turkey’s Istanbul
• Turkish court releases 12 Egyptians arrested on charges of joining ISIS

 Wednesday

• Cabinet approves draft bill criminalizing possession of “terrorist symbols”
• Egypt parliament to open investigation into state auditor Geneina’s corruption claims
• ‪President Sisi pardons prisoners in commemoration of January 25 uprising
• Parliament selects temporary committee heads to hasten law reviewing process
• Police arrest 3 administrators of Facebook pages allegedly promoting protests January 25
• War of words rages between head of state anti-corruption body, fact-finding committee

 Thursday

• Egypt extends participation in Yemen conflict for up to one year
• Security forces killed 30 militants and injured 10 in North Sinai
• Leading Dubai retailer MAF to build $500 million shopping mall in Cairo
• Egypt to receive $200 million grant from Saudi Arabia
• MP statement on female MPs immodest clothing stirs anger
• Russia insists on monitoring all security stages in Egyptian airports
• No return to showbiz unless through Cairo: Bassem Youssef

 Friday

• Egyptian authorities release managing editor of Masr al-Arabia, charge activists with calling of overthrow of regime
• Studio Emad Eddin inspected by authorities, operations continue as normal
• Egypt’s parliament sessions to be aired on TV “after review of laws is complete”
• Egyptian news website editor charged with spreading false news was released from custody
• Chinese president, Egypt to discuss infrastructure investments
• Al-Azhar facing ‘smear campaign’ from critics: Grand Imam

 Saturday

• Mubarak funds will be returned to Egypt only if proven to be illicit: Swiss attorney general
• Egypt’s tourism sector losing LE2.2 billion per month
• Four charged with murder in arson attack on Giza nightclub
• British delegation discuss Muslim Brotherhood report with Egyptian MPs

 Sunday

• Parliament ratifies two controversial laws issued by president Sisi
• Egypt’s Sisi and head of CIA discuss regional and domestic affairs
• Detention of doctor Taher Mokhtar renewed for 15 days for possession of material calling ‪for the overthrow of the regime
• Egypt and regional stocks continue slide as Iran re-entry drives oil prices down
• Egyptians take to social media to declare they participated in the January 25 revolution ‪
• Interior Ministry informs rights council of 19 more disappearance cases
• Admin court turns down denaturalization suit against Wael Ghoneim
• British parliament members would recommend resumption to Sharm El-Sheikh
• Egypt invites Sudan’s Bashir to Africa Investment Forum

 Good Reports

• What happened during Egypt’s inaugural parliamentary session? Nancy Messieh and Elissa Miller
• Can Egypt’s new parliament review 330 laws in 15 days? Safiaa Mounir
• Egypt to spend £26m on X-ray machines and CCTV cameras at tourist resorts. Lizzie Porter
• Sharing the Nile. The Economist
• Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny: The tireless street footballer who slept with a ball. David Hytner

Good Read

• The Brotherhood in the shadow of the January 25 anniversary. Khaled Dawoud
• Did data miss the Arab uprisings? Mohamed Younis
• Egypt’s first parliament in 3 years off to a chaotic start. Hamza Hendawi
• The differences between ‪the Spanish Congress of Deputies and the Egyptian House of Representatives. Zeinobia
• Visualizing Egypt: More voices, less freedom. Mada Masr

From Twitter

Travel

• Quick budget getaways: 36 hours in Luxor

 Plus:

• Spanish congress’ first-ever member of Egyptian origin
• Robot: Big win at Golden Globes for Egyptian-American creator Sam Ismail
• New flowers species found on Egypt-Israel border

Photo Gallery

• Egypt 100 years ago.
• Renovations of Baron Palace in Cairo to follow original design

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt