Top Headlines

• A senior Egyptian military official was shot dead outside his home on the outskirts of Cairo
• Little-known group Liwa Al-Thawra claims responsibility for assassinating army’s 9th armour division head
• Saudi ambassador returns to Cairo after recall to Riyadh
• Sisi’s satisfaction rating among Egyptians falls to 68%: Baseera poll
• Egyptian high court reverses14 death sentences against Islamists; Cassation Court upholds 20-year sentence for Morsi

 Main Headlines

 Monday

• Three Egyptian soldiers killed during air, ground raids on Sinai militants
• Saudi ambassador returns to Cairo after recall to Riyadh
• Sisi’s brother to head a unit responsible for combating funding of terrorist activities
• Security forces intercept two arms shipments intended for insurgents in North Sinai
• Muslim Brotherhood members are detained for planning protests on November 11
• Experts discover ‘cavities’ in Egypt’s Great Pyramids

Tuesday

• Egypt’s Banque Misr conditionally suspends card usage abroad as foreign currency crisis soars
• Suez Canal Authority signs Saudi deal to build a new steal factory
• Egypt has succeeded in securing 60 percent of the $6 billion in financing required to receive a loan from the IMF
• Sisi extends state of emergency in North Sinai for 3 months
• ‘We must stop obsessing about the exchange rate’: Egyptian Economist Mohamed El-Erian
• Low-ranking police officer kills another policeman in a shooting after disagreement

Wednesday

• Two soldiers, 6 militants were killed in fourth day of a fresh anti-insurgent operation
• Israel to assist Egypt’s fragile economy
• Cabinet to order more fuel subsidy cuts as part of IMF plan
• Egypt’s cassation court orders retrial for 15 sentenced to death in Kerdasa’s police assault
• Egypt to end use of open air wheat silos by next year’s procurement season
• The Egyptian government backtracks on increased payments for low-income houses following protests
• Egypt to reopen stadiums to soccer fans for world cup qualifier
• Red Sea ports see 20% rise in tourism traffic

 Thursday

• ‪Egyptian high court reverses14 death sentences against Islamists
• An Egyptian military court sentences four pro-Morsi supporters to 7-years in jail
• Foreign ministry: Cairo successfully mediates entry of humanitarian aid, evacuations in Syria
• Egypt’s Juhayna says dollar crisis behind the decline in profits

 Friday

• Sputnik: Egypt’s airports to implement all Russian security demands soon
• Two policemen killed, one injured in an IED explosion in North Sinai
• Egypt’s GASC buys 120,000 tones of Russian wheat
• Russia denies Polish claim that Egypt sold warships for the symbolic price of 1$
• Two Late Period tombs are discovered in Aswan

 Saturday

• A senior military Egyptian official was shot dead outside his home on the outskirts of Cairo.
• Little-known group Liwa Al-Thawra claims responsibility for assassinating army’s 9th armour division head
• Cassation Court upholds 20-year sentence for Morsi
• Democratic parties boycott Sisi’s national youth conference
• Two killed, one injured in Ismailia prison break
• ‘No conflict with Saudi over UN vote on Syria: Egyptian Foreign Minister

 Sunday

• Sisi’s satisfaction rating among Egyptians falls to 68%: Baseera poll
• Egypt media company removes Iran’s Khamenei billboards
• Egyptian MP Bakry says a cabinet reshuffle is expected within days
• Egyptian court acquits 13 minors over Red Sea islands protests
• Three police officers are detained for ‘negligence’ in Ismailiya’s prison break
• Egypt limits area for rice cultivation in 2017 to preserve water

 Good Reports

• Iran ‘wanted Egypt at Syria talks’ as Middle Eastern alliances shift. Randeep Ramesh
• Egypt’s fight against Islamic militancy makes enemies. AP
• Social media campaign supports American jailed in Egypt
• As Egypt’s economy struggles, calls for protests against President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi grow louder. Sudarsan Raghavan and Heba Mahfouz
• How Egypt’s crackdown on dissent ensnared some of the country’s top judges. Ahmed Aboulenein

Good Read

• The truth about Egypt’s revolution. Oren Kessler
• No divorce petition. Dian Ezzat
• A familiar pattern in Egypt’s spat with Saudi Arabia. Eric Trager
• Egypt’s Steven Cook
• Lessons from the Tuk-tuk incident. Ossama ElGhazaly Harb

 From Twitter

Plus

• Rare solar event in Egypt’s Abu Sibmel temple attracts more Chinese tourists
• Previously unknown Canaanite revolt against Egypt is revealed in ancient Jaffa
• Bill equalizing punishments for adultery faces stiff opposition from MPs

Photo Gallery

• Photo Gallery: Egypt’s parliament turns 150

Finally, here are Jason Casper’s prayers for Egypt