Photo of anti-Sisi protests in Egypt – via Tahrir Institute

Top Headlines

• Protests against President Fattah el-Sisi broken up with tear gas. Monday
• Egypt puts on trial 237 activists for protests against Sis. Saturday
• Egypt’s Nour Al-Sherbini becomes youngest ever-female squash world champion. Saturday
• Egypt’s police arrest two journalists wanted “for incitement.” Sunday

 Main Headlines

 Monday

• Egypt: protests against President Fattah el-Sisi broken up with tear gas
• Security forces arrest journalist, ban others from reaching the press syndicate
• Egypt’s Freedom for the Brave campaign reports 168 were arrested during Monday’s demonstrations against the government
• Reuters defends report alleging Giulio Regeni was detained prior to death
• Egypt tourism revenue down 66 percent in the first quarter of 2016

 Tuesday

• Journalists protest police harassment outside syndicate’s headquarters
• German tour operator suspends flights to Egypt upon disputes with minister
• Saudi Shura Council approves demarcation of maritime borders with Egypt
• Bahraini King on two-day visit in Cairo
• Egypt- Iran relations still cut off: Egypt FM Shukri
• New website makes for easy trip bookings to Egypt

Wednesday

• 16 Egyptians shot dead, and another seven were detained in Libya
• Egypt arrested nearly 400 people in the latest round of protests
• Three Egypt policemen were killed in bombing in Sinai’s Al-Arish
• ‘The only public demonstrations El-Sisi will allow are the ones that support him’: HRW
• Egypt’s president calls on Britain to ‘intensify’ into the “mysterious” death of an Egyptian man in London

 Thursday

• S. special ops kill 40 ISIS operatives responsible for attacks from Paris to Egypt
• Egypt’s defense minister says army “supports the political leadership in all its decisions”
• The recent death of an Egyptian citizen in London dominated local newspapers
• Egyptian FM slams Turkish counterpart for saying Egypt “fragile” under Sisi
• Ziad Rahbani is reportedly banned from Egypt for ‘security reasons’

Friday

• Normalising Rome-Cairo relations depends on ‘serious Egypt collaboration’ on Regeni: Italian FM
• The “Front to Defend Egyptian Protesters” states there have been more than 1,000 detentions between April 15-27
• Egypt expresses ‘deep concern’ over civilian casualties in Syria
• Lawyers Syndicate to represent protesters detained during recent protests
• Egypt Air asks customers to arrive early at ports due to the postponement of daylight savings time in Egypt
• Suez Canal industrial zone attracts 15 Russian companies
• Egyptian central bank keeps key interest rates unchanged

 Egypt’s Nour El-Sherbini wins the 2016 World Squash Championship for Women 

Photo via Ahram

 Saturday

• Egypt’s Nour Al-Sherbini becomes youngest ever female squash world championship
• Egypt puts on trial 237 activists for protests against Sisi
• Port said Criminal Court sentences 20 to life in prison for attempting to storm the Port Said General Prison in 2013
• Be careful what’s on your phone in ‪Egypt: lawyers warn of police inspections
• Businessmen MPs could form lobby in Egypt’s parliament

Sunday

• Routes to Journalists Syndicate blocked to prevent Labor Day conference
• Egypt’s police arrest two journalists wanted “for incitement”
• Court imposes gag order on the case of protesters arrested during demonstrations against the islands deal
• Egypt’s pope urges educated elite to confront conflicts and terror during Easter sermon
• HRW urges Egypt to legalize independent trade unions
• No more surveys on Tutankhamun’s tomb until a scientific discussion on May 8

 Good Reports

• Sinai is ‘basically a War Zone’ says expert, as pentagon plans changes to observer deployment . Genevieve Belmaker
• Transfer of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi is of little concern to their actual neighbors. Heba Afify
• In Sinai’s Rafah, the war continues. Mada Masr
• Defying ban, Egypt’s Coptic Christians flock to Jerusalem. The Times of Israel
• Egypt’s writers fear increasing restrictions. Albaraa Abdullah

Good Read

• This land is your land, this Land is Saudi Land. Steven Cook
• April 25: A crack in the wall of fear? Mohamed Naeem
• Politics vs. business in Europe’s policy towards Egypt. Aswat Masriya
• Not a revolution yet. Ahmed Abd Rabou
• Eastern Christianity –Notes on Good Friday. Maged Atiya

From Twitter

Interview

• Leading rights activist Gamal Eid warns of unknown future for NGOs in Egypt. Amr Eltohamy for Al-Monitor

 Plus

• Egyptian’s death in London sparks anger
• An Egyptian Sufi Moulid photo wins UNESCO’s United for heritage contest

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt