Top Headlines 

• Speculation mounts as an American security alert sparks anger in Egypt
• Lagarde Says Egypt Has More to Do to Seal $12 Billion Loan
• Senior figure in Muslim Brotherhood’s armed wing killed in raid
• Saudi Arabia: Egypt stance on Syria resolution ‘painful’

IMF”s Lagarde during a visit to the Pyramids – via Reuters

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Egypt resumes fruit, vegetable exports to Russia
• Egypt’s net foreign reserves rise to $19.592 billion at the end of September
• Egypt Air resumes flights between Luxor and London after one-year halt
• Amnesty calls for retrial of 8 men sentenced to death in a military court
• Women council to file complaint against MP for proposing college virginity tests

Tuesday

• Egypt keeps pound steady at dollar sale despite devaluation talk
• Egypt signs $20 billion agreement with Chinese company for a new capital development
• Egypt state TV officials referred to disciplinary court over airing wrong Sisi interview
• Egyptian MP in hot water again for pressing on “virginity tests”
• Former prisoner dies of leukemia at the age of 20
• Parliament approves civil service law after rare defiance of Sisi

Wednesday 

• Egypt hits one year of recession
• IMF to discuss Egypt loan at future board meeting, not this week
• Tight security in North Sinai ahead of 6th October War anniversary
• Egypt’s court releases Mubarak-era housing minister Sulieman pending final verdict
• An Egyptian court acquits police general of killing 25 Jan protesters in retrial
• Detention extended for 6 striking bus drivers accused of forming a terrorist cell
• Cairo airport is still mulling retinal-scan system to boost security  

Thursday

• Interior Ministry announces death of an influential Brotherhood leader
• Coptic activists denied permit to protest ahead of the anniversary of the Maspero
• Egypt’s state TV temporarily suspends presenter for offensive remarks against January 25 Revolution protesters
• Egypt stocks up on strategic commodities ahead ahead of devaluation

 Friday

• Egypt’s Navy commander: new Mistral carrier can be used to protect offshore oil fields
• Russian minister: Egypt makes rapid progress in resolving flight safety concerns
• Activists campaign against medical negligence in Egyptian prisons
• Nine suspects charged with smuggling rare Torah manuscripts into Israel
• Without Saudi oil aid, Egypt rushes out big buy tenders

Saturday

• British embassy in Egypt joins American and Canadian embassies in warning citizens against gathering this weekend
• Egypt’s interior ministry dismisses security alerts issued by foreign embassies
• Egypt court adjourns verdict on government’s appeal against Islands deal annulment
• Kuwait arrests Egyptian with links to Islamic State after attack on US nationals

 Sunday

• Egypt “regrets” failure of UN to save Aleppo as it votes in favor of two rival resolutions
• Saudi: Egypt stance on Syria resolution is “painful”
• MF’s Lagarde says Egypt has more to do to seal $12 billion loan deal
• Sisi issues decree allowing King of Bahrain to buy land in Egypt’s Sinai
• Egyptian court orders the release of two activists in Red Sea islands case
• Controversy over Israeli ambassador’s attendance of a theatre play
• Police to monitor apartment rentals in search of terrorists 

Good Reports

• How social media undermined Egypt’s democratic transition. Sean Aday, Deen Freelon and Marc Lynch
• Who murdered Giulio Regeni? Alexander Stille
• There’s no room at this hotel if you are a woman. Heba Afify
• Who killed the 20^th century’s greatest spy? Simon Parkin (from September 15)

Good Read

• What Egypt’s assassination attempts say about its Islamist insurgency. Mokhtar Awad
• The IMF is not to blame—we are. Ziad Bahaa Eldin
• The Copt’s patrimony. Maged Atiya
• On hymens and the Egyptian parliament.  Aya Nader

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