Top headlines
- Egyptian judo athlete reprimanded, sent home after refusing to shake Israeli opponent’s hand
- Sisi’s approval rating drops to 9 percentage points in two months since June
- Moody’s credit rating agency ranks Egypt as stable
- Gunmen in Egypt kill informer, soldier at checkpoint north of Cairo
- Two policemen killed in attack on checkpoint in Egypt’s Menoufiya
Main Headlines
Monday
- Egyptian judo fighter who wouldn’t shake Israeli’s hand is sent home from Rio
- Army foils attack against checkpoint in Sheikh_Zuweid in Egypt’s Sinai
- Egyptian government appeals verdict voiding Saudi-Egyptian islands deal before constitutional court
- Ex-president Morsi appeals 40-year sentence in Qatar espionage case
- Court adjourns case to determine Hossam Bahgat, Gamal Eid asset freeze to September 17
- Oversupply of wheat comes at a time when Egypt needs it most
Tuesday
- Russian delegation inspects security measures in Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh
- Sisi’s approval rating drops to 9 percentage points in two months since June
- Rabaa al-Adaweya protesters were heavily armed: Brotherhood’s al-Moghir
- Egypt to investigate spying charges against Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh and Hamdeen Sabbahi
Wednesday
- Egypt’s presidency denies buying luxury French aeroplanes
- Egypt’s dollar black market resilient despite new threat of jail terms
- Egypt restores 70% of churches damaged after Rabaa dispersal
- TV host accuses British ambassador of previously working for UK intelligence service
Thursday
- Egypt expects Gulf allies to provide funds needed to finalize its IMF loan program
- Western media blame Sisi for economic woes, Egypt responds
- Egypt suspends 8 female TV anchors, saying they are overweight
- Suspect is arrested over attempted assassination of former grand mufti
- New Valley construction authority chief is arrested over bribery
- Metro tickets will rise to at least LE1.5: Cabinet spokesman
Friday
- Police conscript is killed by IED, five were injured in North Sinai
- Egypt closed 53 forex bureaus since the start of the year
- Egypt’s foreign ministry, Al-Azhar condemn terrorist attacks in Turkey
- Deutsche Welle ends relationship with freelancer over comments against Egyptian rights lawyers
- Taekwondo fighter Hedaya Malak bags Egypt’s third Olympic medal
Saturday
- Egyptian MPs seek to withdraw confidence from minister of supply
- Moody’s credit rating agency ranks Egypt as stable
- Palestinian official denies accepting Egyptian peace initiative
- Turkish PM: We want to repair ties with Egypt
Sunday
- Three gunmen kill two police in attack on checkpoint north of Cairo
- Two policemen killed in attack on checkpoint in Egypt’s Minoufiya
- Russia to send trial flight to Cairo airport prior to possible resumption of flights
- MP Anwar Al-Sadat faces potential ouster as head of parliament’s Human Rights Committee
- Sudan says Egypt arrested 70 Sudanese trying to cross into Israel
- Hesham Gaafar, 3 other detainees start hunger strike
- Parliament discusses imposing taxes to increase judicial, military health insurance
Good Reports
- Killing Fields in the Egyptian Desert: why were tourists and tour guides gunned down by military aircraft? Tom Stevenson
- In Egypt, IMF deal brings austerity few can afford. Lin Noueihed
- Egypt faces water shortage crisis.Menan Khater
- Egypt cuts filming fees at archaeological sites to lure international filmmakers. Mai Shams El-Din
Good Read
- Amid talks of float, the pound is still sinking.Mohamed El-Dahshan
- Literary gems: Gone the days of the pearls. Ismail Fayed
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- Egypt orders female TV anchors to slim down.
Photo Gallery
- Egypt’s synchronized swimming team finishes a decent 7th in Rio
- Fighter Hedaya Malak snatches third medal for Egypt in Rio
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