Top Headlines

• At least 22 people were killed and 72 injured in flooding in parts of Egypt
• Egypt condemned the Saudi head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for mocking its president Sisi
• Four policemen remanded into custody over Ismailia prison break-out
• Egypt bans TV interview with corruption critic
• Egypt’s Sisi says military economy just 1-1.5% of GDP
• Four policemen are remanded into custody over Ismailia prison break–out

An motorcyclist rides through floodwater after a heavy rainfall in the coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt, Photo: AP

Main Headlines

Monday

• Egypt closes Rafah crossing with Gaza after two weeks of openings
• Egypt slams Guardian for ‘factual mistakes’ on Cairo’s stance on Syria
• Additional charter flights start between Italy and Sharm El-Sheikh
• Japan provides $460 million to fund Grand Egyptian museum construction
• Foreign Ministry issues statement of mourning for former Qatari Emir

Tuesday

• Egypt PM expects IMF loan to be signed off within two months
• Egypt has no confirmation yet on whether Saudi oil aid will resume in November
• Court adjourns former top auditor Hesham Geneina’s appeal to December 20
• Foreign Ministry has cut spending by 10% in past year: spokesperson
• Security approves attendance of 75,000 fans at Egypt-Ghana football match
• Sisi inaugurates Egypt’s first National Youth Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh
• Egypt industry races to fill void as trade gap to narrow $11-12 billion in 2016

Wednesday

• Court upholds life sentence against Muslim Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide
• Egypt’s Sisi says military economy just 1-1.5% of GDP
• External debt rose by 16% in 2015-2016: CBE
• Arab-Israeli teenage worker killed by gunfire along the Egyptian border
• Air-Cairo operates new flights from Europe to Sharm El-Sheikh
• Egypt buys 420,000 tons of wheat for subsidized bread

 Thursday

• Lagarde hopes IMF board will approve Egypt’s loan in few weeks
• Four policemen are remanded into custody over Ismailia prison break-out
• Egypt makes progress in curing Hepatitis C by reducing drug price: WHO
• Egyptian media unwittingly harms the national interest: Sisi
• Court upholds acquittal of former petroleum minister over gas deal with Israel
• Ultras White Knights leader starts hunger strike over prison conditions

Friday

• Sisi promises amendment of protest law, reviewing cases of detainees
• Detention is renewed for 3 suspects accused of calling for protests on November 11
• At least one killed in a ‪Cairo blast, no claim of responsibility
• ‪An Egyptian court releases mother of Suez FGM girl, postpones trial to November
• Foreign Ministry slams analyst for ‘shallow’ article in Foreign Affairs

 Saturday

• Egypt condemned the Saudi head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for mocking its president Sisi
• Egypt wins seat on UN Human Rights Council with 173 votes
• Fugitive from Mostaqbal Prison escape was arrested near relative’s home
• Egypt gives life sentences to Brotherhood supporters for 2013 riot
• Israeli teen electrocuted to death in Sinai during rains
• Egypt Air changes rules on ticket sales to prevent currency losses
• Al-Ahram Beverages Company referred to prosecution for an advert deemed offensive to the Armed Forces

Sunday 

• At least 22 people were killed and 72 injured in flooding in part of Egypt
• Armed Forces Lieutenant-Colonel Ramy Hassanein who was killed by roadside bomb in North Sinai on Saturday
• 6 injured in car blast in Egypt’s Al-Arish
• Egypt’s interior ministry arrests five for Friday’s IED attack in Cairo
• Egypt’s army clears roads in and out of Red Sea’s Ras Gharib after deadly floods
• Joint projects with Iraq in oil, drilling activities under study: Petroleum Ministry
• Egypt has demanded IOC ‘take measures’ over Sisi comments, foreign minister tells MPs
• Egyptian TV channel cancels interview with former head of anti-corruption agency

 Good Reports

• How oil is bringing Iraq and Egypt Mustafa Saadoun
• Despite travel warnings, 20,000 Israelis flood Egypt’s Sinai over holidays. Moshe Gilad
• I traveled solo to Egypt, and yes it was safe. Alyssa Ramos
• How every dollar became $12,000 in less than a decade for Gamal Mubarak Osama Diab
• Disappeared, detained and tortured for no reason: Islam Khalil recounts his story. Heba Afify

Good Read

• Understanding recent Egypt-Saudi tension. Elissa Miller
• What would a Clinton win mean for Egypt-US relations? Al-Masry Al-Youm
• November 11 protests : popular uprising or damp squib? Hend El-Behary

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