Court sentences 152 Egyptian protesters demonstrate in Cairo on April 25 to prison
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Top Headlines
- Egypt sentences 152 to prison for protest over transfer of islands. Saturday
- Germany summons Egypt ambassador over closing of German foundation in Cairo. Thursday
- Mexico is dissatisfied and surprised with Egypt’s response to Mexican nationals killed in military airstrike. Friday
- Prosecution orders renewed detention of journalists Amr Badr, Mahmoud Sakka for 15 days. Saturday
- Kerry hosted Egypt FM Shoukry ahead of a planned Paris peace summit May 30. Saturday
Main Headlines
Monday
- Egypt compensates families of Mexicans killed by mistake last year
- At least 50 injured as blaze engulfs hotel in downtown Cairo
- Number of tourists visiting Egypt falls for fifth consecutive month after downing of Russian plane in Sinai
- More members of online satirical troupe were arrested
- A campaign to free an arrested AUC student
Tuesday
- Woody Allen and 120 int’l artists, writers calling for the release of Egyptian writer Naji
- Italy’s foreign ministry offers condolences to Cairo over the shooting of 8 Egyptian policemen
- Italy appointed a new ambassador to Egypt
- Netanyahu: We never threatened unilateral military steps during 2011’s Cairo embassy crisis
- Police have arrested four members of a satirical street group that mocked Egypt’s president
- Egypt’s urban consumer inflation hits 10.3 percent in April
Wednesday
- Germany resumes direct flights to Sharm El-Sheikh
- S. envoy targets Egypt at U.N. over arresting of journalists
- Baseera poll indicates declining approval for Sisi
- Egypt’s top prosecutor urges staff to adopt apolitical attitude on social media
- Egypt court gives preliminary death sentence to 25 in Aswan’s tribal feud
- Egyptian security detains, interrogates American journalist, worker and driver in Mahalla
Thursday
- More fires occur in central Cairo
- Egypt receives first batch of armoured vehicles from US
- Germany summons Egypt ambassador over closing of German foundation in Cairo
- Egypt artists join campaign in solidarity with arrested Street Children troupe
- 850,000 Egyptians live in ‘unsafe places’, says Egypt’s Sisi
- President Sisi orders another 44 judges into early retirement
- El-Masry El-Youm owner backtracks on outlet’s position in ministry row
Friday
- Cyprus rejects Egypt Air hijacker’s asylum claim
- Mexico is dissatisfied and surprised with Egypt’s response to Mexican nationals killed in military airstrike
- Egypt says has ‘nothing to do’ with German foundation’s decision to close Cairo office
- Ratings agency has downgraded the outlook on Egypt’s long-term sovereign credit to negative
- UK committed to strengthening military cooperation with Egypt: British official
- Egyptian court releases April 6 activist Sherif El-Roubi on bail
- Temporary church in Minya set on fire by extremists
Saturday
- Egypt sentences 152 to prison for protest over Egypt-Saudi islands deal
- Prosecution orders renewed detention of journalists Amr Badr, Mahmoud Sakka for 15 days
- Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif opts to serve 6-month sentence without appeal
- FM Shoukry and Kerry discuss regional issues, Paris peace conference
Sunday
- Press syndicate calls for meeting on Wednesday to discuss latest in police dispute
- IED explosion kills police conscript in Sinai
- Egypt’s defense minister discusses cooperation with head of Sudan’s military intelligence
- Human Rights Watch urges UAE two critics of Egypt
- Egypt Air pilots end strike after reaching agreement with the company
- Signatories from 35 countries endorse anti-extremism document at Egyptian Islamic conference
- Cairo court sentences six to prison over killing of Frenchman in police station
- Heat wave hits Egypt, temperatures could reach 45 degree Celsius
- Nestle Egypt recalls coliform-contaminated bottled water products
Good Report
- Wide arrests in Egypt signal no-tolerance policy on critics. Hamza Hendawi
- Atfal al-Shawarea: A fatherly fear of sarcasm and the street. Mohamed Hamama
- Aftermath of downtown Cairo fire: Anger, conspiracy theory and uncertainty. Zeinab El-Gundy
- In Aswan, death sentences loom as families try to put tribal violence behind them. Mai Shams El-Din
Good Read
- ISIS’s unprecedented campaign promoting Sinai. Nancy Okail
- Renewing the alliance: How Egypt and Israel saved their relationship. Mohamed Soliman
- Egypt: On crisis management. Ziad Bahaa-Eldin
Interview
- Interview with terrorism researcher Mokhtar Awad on the Islamic State’s activities in Cairo. Isabel Esterman
From Twitter
Photo Gallery
- Egyptian journalists protest restrictions on press freedom
Video
- Egyptian journalists continue to protest restrictions on press freedom
- http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentMulti/216701/Multimedia.aspx …
Plus
- Egyptian icon Abou-Treika appears in “FIFA Football Legends” celebration
- Antiquities ministry celebrates completion of groundwater project at Aswan’s Edfu Temple
Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt
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