This week, it was tough to follow, verify and gather that most reliable information about Egypt Air crash. My condolence to the families of All the victims.
Top Headlines
- An Egypt Air jetliner MS804 en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard crashed in the Mediterranean Sea. Thursday/Reports
- Debris found from flight Egypt Air MS804. Friday
- At least 2 smoke alerts reportedly sounded before Egypt Air plane crash. Saturday
- Charles de Gaulle airport says it won’t tighten security again despite concern from its own workers over breaches. Sunday
- Egypt’s Sisi says all scenarious are possible in Egypt air crash. Sunday
- Sisi: Two-state solution gives hope to Palestinians, security to Israelis. Tuesday
Main Headline
Monday
- Rights lawyer Negad al-Borai summoned to interrogation for the fifth time
- Egypt’s cabinet passes media and press bill
- Egypt buys three million tones of domestic wheat
- Egyptian Islamic authority warns against “ISIS children’s smartphone app”
Tuesday
- Egypt’s president Sisi: Two-state solution gives hope to Palestinians, security to Israelis
- Washington said that it seeks to maintain ‘vibrant and healthy’ with Egypt
- Egyptian court postpones hearing in a lawsuit against the Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi Arabia
- Senior Hamas official accuses Fatah of plotting to kill Egypt’s Sisi
- ‘There are no forced disappearances in Egypt,’ says deputy interior minister
- Egypt and Muslim states block gay groups from attending UN AIDS meeting
- Egypt is investigating possible kidnapping of 6 nationals in Libya
Wednesday
- Fatah, Hamas welcome President Sisi’s call for solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
- Nine Egyptian policemen face trial over an assault on physicians at a Cairo hospital
- Egypt releases April6 activist arrested over islands protests on bail
- Detention renewed for three prominent Egyptian rights lawyers pending further investigations
- Defense team withdraws from lawyer Malek Adly’s court session
- Egyptian, Italian politicians form “informal Regeni case” committee
Thursday
- Egypt Air plane have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea
- Egypt’s aviation minister says some assumptions on vanished plane are “nonsense”
- 47 convicted over protesting Egypt-Saudi islands deal begin open-ended hunger strike
- Pope Francis to receive Grand imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar in an unprecedented encounter at the Vatican
- Egypt’s Sisi approves $25 billion loan from Russia to build nuclear plant project
- Journalists Syndicate General Assembly: No backing down until interior minister leaves
Friday
- Egypt Air crash: Debris found from flight MS804
- French investigators question all ground staff at the Charles-de-Gaulle airport
- Turkey extends condolence to Egypt over plane crash
- Rights activist Mina Thabet arrested from home by plainclothes police officials
- 10 imprisoned April 25 protesters begin hunger strike
Saturday
- At least 2 smoke alerts reportedly sounded before Egypt Air plane crashed
- Egypt finds human remains from Egypt Air crash
- Egyptian investigators say too soon for conclusions on Egypt Air crash
- Police lieutenant, soldier killed in IED explosion in North Sinai
Sunday
- Egypt’s Sisi says all scenarios are possible in Egypt Air crash
- AP: El-Sissi says Egyptian submarine was headed to the plane crash site
- Flight data points to “internal explosion” on Egypt Air plane
- Charles de Gaulle airport says it won’t tighten security again despite concern from its own workers over breaches
- Egyptian court acquits 36 students after more than 2 years in jail
- Court to hear appeal Saturday from 33 convicted of protests on April 25
- Egyptian business tycoon Salah Diab is acquitted in illegal weapon possession case
- Belady Foundation, Aya Hegazy trial is postponed for the seventh time
- Israel says return of artifacts to Egypt
Good Report
On Egypt Air crash:
- Egypt Air flight MS804: What we know. BBC News
- Who are the victims of Egypt air MS804? BBC News
- Guesswork, not analysis, shadows Egypt Air mystery. Martin Rivers
- Pilot Mohamed Saeed Shaqeer had “good reputation.” Katie Forster
- Egypt Air crash raises questions about imperfect airport security. AP
- Still few answers in Egypt Air crash —and no claim of responsibility. Shashank Bengali
- An Egyptian village mourns for its dead on ill-fated plane from Paris. Sudarsan Raghavan and Heba Habib
Other Reports
- The strange, unending legal limbo of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s former president. Declan Walsh and Nour Youssef
- Syrians in Egypt: A haven despite the hardships. Gihane Shahine
- Egypt has been marred by terrorism, but tourists should not give up on this resilient country. Simon Calder
- Parliament to review draft law on building new churches. Mai Shams El-Din
Good Read
- ISIS targets Egypt. Oren Kessler and Max Peck
- My Reston – How to Report on Egypt on Egypt. Maged Atiya
- Egypt’s anti-blasphemy law: Defence of religion or tool for persecution? Marina Barsoum
- Homosexuality is not a crime. Dalia Abdel Hameed
From Twitter
Interview
- Veteran press syndicate member Hussein Abdel-Razik reflects on politics and the press syndicate
Plus
- Giza pyramids light up with Egypt Air logo in solidarity with MS804 victims
- The Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds exhibition inaugurated in London
- Claustrophobic film brings Egypt’s turmoil to Cannes
And how the Muslim Brotherhood views the world:
- Muslim Brotherhood blames Egypt Air Crash on Egyptian government, warns of “future disasters”
- The Muslim Brotherhood Marks 100-Year Sykes-Picot
Finally, for new readers, Aak = mess in Arabic
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