Top Headlines

• BP, Eni announce new “significant” gas discovery off the Egyptian coast
• Egypt says time running out to find Egypt Air’s black boxes
• Egypt to amend controversial protest law
• Former Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy regains his Egyptian nationality

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Holy month of Ramadan starts on Monday: Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta
• Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta says publicly violating fast “is an assault on the sanctity of Islam”
• Egypt prosecution orders detention of 12 education ministry officials pending investigation into the leakage of exams online
• Court sentences one to life, another to 10 years for photographing police facilities
• Egypt rescues 31 migrants in the Mediterranean
• Deadly shark attack is less likely than death by coconut falling on head

Tuesday

• ‪Twenty-six people were sentenced to death and 21 to life in prison for involvement in tribal violence in Aswan
• Appeal court reduces political activist’s jail sentence to one month
• Egypt’s prime minister vows tough legal measures against examinations leaks
• Egypt arrests more Facebook admins as more examinations were leaked online
• Three arrested, 3 killed in police operation to capture Helwan’s attack suspects
• Egypt condemns bomb attack in Istanbul
• Ain Sokhna imposes swimming ban, other measures after shark attack
• 2 pro-Morsi TV hosts sentenced to 2 years in jail for “incitement against the state”

Wednesday

• Islamic State posts video threatening to blow-up Giza Pyramids and Sphinx
• Egypt’s foreign ministry: Incident involving alleged racial slurs against Sub-Saharans is over
• Moody’s bets on foreign investment in Egypt to ease dollar shortage
• State Council panel recommends formation of committee to determine sovereignty of Tiran and Sanafir
• Sums constitute 6 percent of Egypt’s inhabited land
• Egypt Air plane to Beijing resumes flight after hoax bomb emergency landing
• Egypt signs EGP 6 billion contract to resume construction of a third metro line
• Egypt’s index hits 6 week high on positive financial sector news

 Thursday

• BP, Eni announce new “significant” gas discovery off the Egyptian coast
• Second specialist vessel will join the hunt for the “black box” flight recorders of Egypt Air jet
• Former Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy regains his Egyptian nationality
• Egypt arrests 13 persons in Alexandria for alleged Brotherhood ties http://en.aswatmasriya.com/news/details/17095
• Egypt’s core inflation jumps to 12.23 percent in May
• Egypt to introduce prison sentences for traders selling foreign currency outside the official exchange rate
• Egypt returns to zero tolerance of ergot fungus in wheat

 Friday

• Egypt to amend controversial protest law
• Egypt prosecutors renew mother’s detention over daughter’s FGM death
• Egypt to raise state pension by 10 percent
• Police raid Agouza cafes
• Egypt foils illegal migration attempts off its coasts

Saturday

• A ‘spirit of positivity’ should prevail over Renaissance Dam negotiations: Egypt’s Sisi:
• Court sentences 7 islands transfer protesters to 8 years in prison
• Egypt condemns attacks against Ethiopian troops in Somalia

Sunday

• Egypt says time running out to find Egypt Air’s black boxes
• Egypt’s parliament approves Hesham Badawi as country’s new top auditor
• Egypt’s Consumer Protection Agency to ban “immoral” Ramadan commercials

 Good Report

• Is Sisi selling Egypt to Saudis? Ahmed Hidji
• What 3 Egyptian women have to say about Sisi 2 years into his presidential term http://en.aswatmasriya.com/news/details/17098 Yasmin Selim
• How will Egypt rein in its explosive population growth? Dalia Rabie
• Islamic State Affiliate’s rise alters Middle East’s security. Rory Jones and Tamer El-Ghobashy
• Selling Dollars instead of lanterns Highlights Egypt crunch. Ahmed Feteha
• New legislation to bolster services for Egypt’s disabled. Ahmed Hidji

Good Read

• The shameful Minya incident and the need to apply the law. Mohamed Abul Ghar
• Of two Kings. Maged atiya

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Interview

• An interview: Remembering Shahenda Maklad (1938-2016) Reem Saad

Plus

• Tombs of Nefertari and Seti I in Egypt’s Luxor to reopen to visitors
• Egypt tourist numbers down 54 percent in April

Photo Gallery

• Celebrations in Cairo streets as Egyptians mark the first day of Ramadan

Video

The making of Ramadan lanterns in old Cairo