Top Headlines 

• Gag order is imposed on NGO foreign funding case. Monday
• 10 new ministers appointed in a new Cabinet reshuffle. Wednesday
• Founder of leading feminist organization officially summoned in NGO foreign funding case. Wednesday
• Human rights on trial in Egypt as NGO funding case is revived. Thursday
• Italy doubts Egypt’s claim that a criminal gang were linked to the murder of the Italian student. Friday

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Gag order is imposed on NGO foreign funding case
• Egypt intensifies anti-terror operations after the latest car bomb in North Sinai
• Egypt retires 14 judges for allegedly supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood
• Courting Egypt, Hamas removes all signs of Muslim Brotherhood from Gaza
• Egyptian cabinet reshuffle is not yet complete

 Tuesday

• Cairo court orders the release of ‘nation without torture’ teen on bail
• Current and former ministers exchange accusations over the omission of former Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei from textbooks
• Egypt condemns Brussels’ terrorist attacks
• TV host who criticized Egypt’s president is referred to prosecution

Wednesday

• 10 new ministers appointed in a new cabinet reshuffle
• Amnesty International criticizes ‘unprecedented crackdown’ on NGOs in Egypt
• Egyptian MP proposes parliamentary delegation to visit Israel’s Knesset
• After nearly 2 years in detention, Aya Hegazy’s trial postponed till May
• Founder of leading feminist organization officially summoned in an NGO foreign funding case
• Egyptian NASA scientist is surprised with removal from textbooks

Thursday

• Egypt police “kill gang members linked to Italian student murder”
• Human rights on trial in Egypt as NGO funding case is revived
• Court reviews recommendation to freeze Bahgat, Eid’s assets, case adjourned to April 20
• Egypt insists no ‘stifling’ of NGOs after new criticism
• Foreign Ministry fires back at international condemnation of reopened NGO case
• Armed forces capture terrorist explosives cache in North Sinai
• Egypt Nobel Prize winner ElBardei to return to schools textbooks
• Africa, Arab defense ministers explore military and counter-terrorism cooperation in a meeting in Egypt

Friday

• Italy doubts Egypt’s claim that a criminal gang were linked to the murder of the Italian student
• Italian investigators: Regeni case ‘far from closed’ after Egypt’s MOI links to dead gang members
• Egyptian military kills 60 militants in North Sinai
• 6 police referred to court for death of detainee in 2012 torture case
• Egyptian official rejects presence of Russian security experts at Egyptian airports
• Egypt offers 1,000 military scholarships to African nations

Saturday 

• Egypt’s prosecution orders detention of 3 related to gang member linked to Regeni’s murder
• After over 950 days in prison, trial of Shawkan, 738 others is postponed to April
• A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian man to prison for joining the Islamic State
• Egyptian court upholds 8-year sentence for Islamist Magdi Hussein
• Israeli embassy in Egypt launches its new website

Sunday

• Regeni case is ‘very difficult’ due to ‘hostile’ media campaigns: ‪Egypt’s interior minister
• Italian minister says Egypt extended Regeni investigation after “pressure” from Rome
• ISIS branch in Egypt’s Sinai planning big operation in southern Israel
• Egyptian MP Haitham El-Hariri is acquitted on charges of illegal protesting
• Hamas delegation returns to Cairo for more talks with Egypt
• PM Sherif Ismail paints bleak picture of economy
• Egypt’s Sawiris says CI Capital acquisition stalled by security
• Bomb is dismantled in Sinai’s Al-Arish

 Good Reports

• Alleged busting of Regeni abduction gang prompts praise, scorn Al-Masry Al-Youm
• The curious case against Aya Hegazy and the Belady Foundation. Mada Masr
• Textbook manipulation: a history of politicization dating back to Monarchy. Al-Masry Al-Youm
• Rebirth of Public Business Ministry: development or privatization? Al-Masry al-Youm

Good Read

• Egypt renews its crackdown on NGOs. Eric Trager
• A presidential apology to Mohamed ElBaradei. Mohamed El-Sayed Saleh
• The Egyptian Media, the conflict of agencies, and the president. Maged Atef (From March 18)

From Twitter

https://twitter.com/mokhtar_awad/status/713824788029038592

https://twitter.com/ahmed/status/714188942355075077

Plus

• In historic first, Egyptians dominate British Open Squash Championships
• Egyptian statues from lost city are a tall order for the British Museum
• Museum of Islamic Art regains its allure after two -year restoration
• A visit to ‪Syria in Egypt’s 6th of October City

Finally here are Jason Casper’s prayers for Egypt