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
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• 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

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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