Top Headlines 

• Sectarian violence in Minya in Upper Egypt
• Egyptian court annuls Ahmed Mortada Mansour’s membership in the parliament
• Egypt’s central bank governor said that time was not right to float the Egyptian pound
• More debris from crashed Egypt Air flight washes up on Israeli beach

 Main Headlines

Monday

• Priest’s cousin was killed and three injured in Minya’s sectarian violence
• Minya bishop, Coptic Christians demand justice for murdered man
• An Egyptian court has rejected an appeal for writer jailed jailed for obscenity
• Israel’s new ambassador arrives in Egypt
• Sisi: Egypt looks forward to establishment of African free trading zone
• Parliament rejects prioritisation of Master’s degree, PhD holders for state jobs

Tuesday

• Egypt to issue final report on Russian plane crash in a few days
• Barclays has begun a formal process to sell its Egyptian unit
• The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) warned against the current state approach to sectarian violence
• CPJ names detained photojournalist Shawkan for 2016 press award
• Polish consortium considering establishment of industrial area at Suez Canal Zone

Wednesday

• Egypt’s FM Shoukry heads to Washington for the international anti-Islamic State group coalition
• Russia lays down conditions for Egypt-bound flights to run again
• Egyptian court annuls Ahmed Mortada Mansour’s membership in the parliament
• Military court sentences 15 people to prison for blowing up Aswan’s electricity pylons
• Retrial begins for Muslim Brotherhood leaders in “Guidance Bureau” case

Thursday

• Egypt’s central bank governor said that time was not right to float the Egyptian pound
• President Sisi urges Unity, vows justice after sectarian violence in Minya
• Egypt reacts angrily as Erdogan slams “undemocratic Sisi”
• British security experts praise measures at Cairo International airport
• Egypt Suez Canal Authority expects EGP 9 billion rise in revenue in 2016/2017

Friday

• Egypt, US vow to continue fight against Islamic State as coalition meets in DC
• Egypt Air finalizes deal for nine 737-800 passenger planes from Boeing
• 7 injured in terrorist attacks across North Sinai
• Egypt army thwarts illegal migration attempts off Alexandria coast
• Coptic Pope warns Egyptians not to allow anyone to affect national unity

 Saturday

• Egypt concerned over UN decision to eliminate chemical weapons in Libya
• Political activist Hamdy Keshta announces open-ended hunger strike
• Front to defend freedoms launches campaign for Red Sea islands detainees
• Egypt refuses EU demand to lift import restrictions

Sunday

• More debris from crashed Egypt Air flight washes up on Israeli beach
• Muslims, Christian in Minya reconcile over sectarian violence
• Egyptian officials exchange corruption charges on air
• Egyptian government appeals against decision to overturn freeze on Aboutrika’s assets
• Swiss leaks expose Egyptian mastermind behind massive corruption deal

Good Reports

• Sectarianism in Upper Egypt defeats state unity. Amira El-Fikki and Taha Sakr
• Recent spate of violence against Egypt’s Christians goes largely unpunished
• Egypt’s value added tax, explained. Mohamed hamama
• A visual guide to the 2016/17 Isabel Esterman
• Despite initial rejection, imams adhere to pre-written sermons. Mada Masr
• In Egypt, many leaders quietly cheered Turkish coup plotters. Liam Stack

Good Read

• Where the Turkish military fails, Egypt’s succeeds. Steven Cook
• The Ballot Box to the Caliphate. Eric Trager
• Turkey’s Coup is a sign of hope for exiled Islamists. Eric Trager
• By blocking UN vote, Egypt sticks finger in Turkey’s eye. Oren Kessler
• Egypt’s non-Coptic Coptic problem. Maged Atiya

From Twitter

Plus

• The 5 most popular charities donated to, in Egypt 2014-2016