Top Headlines
- Italy recalls its ambassador from Egypt for consultations over Italian student murdered in Cairo. Friday
- Saudi King Salman starts Egypt Thursday
- Saudi Arabia and Egypt agree to build a bridge over the Red Sea. Saturday
- Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on maritime border demarcation. Sunday
- Egyptians blast Sisi for ‘selling Egypt’ in exchange for Saudi money. Sunday
King Salman in Cairo- via Ahram
Main Headlines
Monday
- Giulio Regeni murder: Egypt postpones Italy meeting as criticism mounts
- Egypt’s prosecution issues arrest order for press syndicate official Khaled El-Balshy
- Egyptian MP Sameh Seif El-Yazel dies after cancer battle
- Egypt’s tourist numbers drop in February for the fourth consecutive month
- Uber announces Cairo launch of “select” service, with newer cars, higher-rated drivers and steeper fares
Tuesday
- Italy to take measures against Egypt unless truth emerges on dead student
- Regeni murder will not affect Egypt-Italy relations: Sisi
- Egypt says Italy statements on Giulio Regeni “further complicate matters”
- Egyptian health ministry tries to shut down anti-torture NGO El-Nadeem, staff refused to leave
- Arrest warrant against journalist Elbalshy is dropped
- Foreign reserves hold steady in March
Wednesday
- Italian judicial sources refute anonymous tip on Regeni’s death to La Repubblica
- Egypt to sign final financial agreements with Saudi Arabia worth 22 billion
- Cyprus top lawyer: hijack suspect to be extradited to Egypt
- Court fines former auditing head Hesham Geneina LE20,000 for insulting former justice minister
- Protests against utility prices go online
Thursday
- Saudi King Salman starts Egypt visit a 5-days visit to Egypt
- Italy and Egypt begin talks over the death of Italian student Regeni
- Hundreds of migrants arrive in Italy on boat from Egypt
- France concerned by attempted closure of anti-torture NGO: French Foreign Ministry
- The retrial of Hosni Mubarak for conspiring to kill January 25 protesters was adjourned
- Egypt satellite operator drops Hezbollah-affiliated TV channel
Friday
- Italy recalls its ambassador from Egypt for consultation over the death of Italian student
- Egypt says not ‘officially notified’ about Italy’s recall of its ambassador
- http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/199096.aspx
- Saudi, Egypt agree to build a bridge over the Red Sea
- Egypt’s Coptic Pope Tawadros meets Saudi King Salman in Cairo
- ISIS kills seven in a roadside bomb blast in Sinai
Saturday
- Egypt has rejected a request by Italy for phone records relating to the death of Italian student Regeni
- Egypt says Italian request for phone records in Regeni probe is “unconstitutional”
- Egypt and Saudi Arabia agree $16 billion investment fund
- Al-Azhar Grand Imam and Saudi King Salman discuss promoting “centrist Islam”
- Egypt to cut fuel subsidies as government seeks to reduce deficit
Sunday
- Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on maritime border demarcation,Tiran and Sanafir islands fall within Saudi regional waters
- 11 arrested for protesting against Egypt’s declaration of ‘Sanafir and Tiran’ as Saudi Arabian territory
- Egyptians blast Sisi for ‘selling Egypt’ in exchange for Saudi money
- Egypt says Italy spat centers on refusal to share phone records in Regeni probe
- Egyptian air force units in Kuwait for joint military training
- Egypt’s March urban consumer price inflation eases to 9 percent
- ‘Ban the Burka’ lobby group reports progress with memorandum
- The demolition of the partially collapsed downtown Cairo building housing art space Townhouse is postponed
Good Reports
- Tahya Masr: How Sisi bypassed auditing a multi-billion pound fund. Beesan Kassab
- Congress ponders “Marshall Plan” for Egypt. Julian Pecquet
- Behind the Panama Papers: The full story of the Mubarak sons’ tax-sheltered company. Hossam Bahgat
- Egypt defies Italy over Regeni’s murder probe. Sherine Tadros
- Egypt Approves Massive Bridge to Saudi Arabia. Volkhard Windfuhr
- Egypt hijacking shows airport security can’t end with luggage. Owen Matthews and Jack Moore
- Egypt’s Luxor utters relief at seeing flocks of Chinese tourists. Ahmed Shafiq, Ahmed al-Afyouni
Good Read
- Sisi is too scared of his own police to care that Italy recalled its ambassador. Siobahan O’Grady
- Egyptian Social Democratic Party elections highlight a deep rift. Khaled Dawoud
- False news from the Sisi state. Mona Eltahawy
- Egypt’s 1977 demonstrations: A lesson and warning. Omar El-Shenety
- Is Egypt the key to a Hamas, Fatah reconciliation? Adnan Abu Amer
- April 6: From saviors to outlaws. Heba Afify
- Giulio and the Italians of Egypt. Amro Ali
From Twitter
Photo Gallery
- Highlights from Saudi King Salman’s visit to Egypt
Plus
- Breakdown of Egypt-Saudi financial deals and future investments
Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt
Reblogged this on Mark Geoffrey Kirshner.
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