Top Headlines 

• An Egyptian court revokes the death sentence of Egypt’s ex-president Morsi
• Egypt’s Sisi expresses support for Syrian military
• Egypt denies sending military troops to Syria
• The US State Department removed Egypt from its travel warning list
• Egypt and Jordan send firefighting help to Israel
• Al-Jazeera documentary on Egyptian conscripts reignites media war with Qatar
• Number of Egyptians worldwide reaches 100 million

 Main Headlines

Monday

• An Egyptian court freezes assets of rights defender Azza Soliman after banning her from travel
• New list of prisoner pardons set to prioritize journalists and patients
• Nubian protests reject state’s offer of priority in Toshka Project sales
• Egyptian banks raise $3 billion since the decision to float the pound
• Egypt’s Dar El-Eftaa institute condemns killing of Sinai’s revered Sufi cleric

Tuesday

• An Egyptian court revokes the death sentence of Egypt’s ex-president Morsi
• CPJ presents photojournalist Shawkan with Press Freedom Award
• Journalist Alexandrani’s release is cancelled
• Egyptian CEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic bank found murdered in her Cairo home
• Egypt makes significant progress on airport safety demands: Russian transport ministry
• Egypt Air to allow customers of National Bank of Egypt to pay for tickets in installments

Wednesday

• Egypt’s Sisi expresses support for Syrian military
• Nubian call off sit-in following negotiations with MPs
• Authorities ban rights defender Aida Seif al-Dawla from travelling
• Security forces shoot worker in the chest during a house raid

Thursday

• The US State Department removed Egypt from its travel warning list
• Archaeologists discover 7,000-year-old lost city in Egypt in Egypt
• Egypt court reduces sentence for poet accused of religion contempt to six-month suspended prison term
• TV host Amr el-Laithy banned from travel

Friday

• Number of Egyptians worldwide reaches 100 million
• Egypt and Jordan send firefighting help to Israel
• Egypt and Jordan conclude Aqaba 2016 military exercises
• Egypt ranks first in illegal migration worldwide
• Currency drop hits Egypt’s medicine supplies, angering public

 Saturday

• 12 conscripts were killed in attack on army checkpoint in Sinai
• BP to buy 10% stake in Egypt’s super-giant Zohr gas field from Eni
• Egyptian MPs reject government-drafted amendments to NGOs law
• Egypt’s biggest public bank relaxes limits on card usage abroad
• Egypt parliamentary delegation to visit London Sunday to warn against to warn against “political Islam”
• British delegation praises security at Luxor Airport

 Sunday

• Al-Jazeera documentary on Egyptian conscripts reignites media war with Qatar
• Court rejects request to release novelist Ahmed Naji
• Foreign ministry: No Egyptian troops in Syrian territories
• Interior Ministry arrests Suez-based Islamist insurgent cell affiliated to North Sinai militants
• An Egyptian court cancels the designation of 8 defendants as terrorists

Good Reports

• Jailed by Egypt, honored for his photojournalism. Russell Goldman and Nour Youssef
• Egypt’s draft NGO law dismantles civil society.
• Egypt’s Black Friday sales are popular, but challenged by the country’s economic woes. Mai Shams El-Din
• We are Egyptian Armenians, and that’s all you need to know. Lara el-Gibaly
• Egypt’s third exodus since the 50s includes people of all political persuasions. Beesan Kassab

Good Read

• As Egypt quarrels with Saudi Arabia, it is finding new friends. The Economist
• 1st lesson learned from Ahmed Naji’s jailing: Nael El-Toukhy

From Twitter

Timeline

• The Journalist Syndicate and the state, an ongoing battle

Travel

• Michael Portillo on why Egypt is the most fascinating place on earth

Interview

• Free from prison, Mohamed Fahmy fears for journalism and says it’s time to take a stand for freedom of the press. Travis Lupick

Video

• Cairo University launches 16-day campaign against sexual harassment

 Plus

• Egyptian actor shocks fans after revealing his Jewish heritage

Finally, here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt