Top Headlines

• Militants attack checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai, killing 8
• New restrictive measures to enter Sinai
• Al-Sisi: Egypt’s counterterrorism efforts is staking a heavy toll on state sources
• Cabinet creates protests-free zone around vital facilites
• Egypt slams EU, UK for criticizing ruling on activists
• Egypt’s cost-of-living soars as currency dives
• Egypt drops case against mob that attacked a Christian woman

 Main Headlines

 Monday

• Militants attack checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai, killing 8
• Activists postpone protest against Egypt-Saudi Red Sea islands deal to Saturday
• Egypt’s economic growth rate up to 3.4 percent in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016/2017
• An Egyptian MP demands Mohamed ElBaradei’s citizenship to be revoked
• A delegation of American businessmen headed by Jack Wheeler visited the new economic zone of the Suez Canal

Tuesday

• Al-Sisi: Egypt’s counterterrorism efforts is taking a heavy toll on state sources
• Egypt’s cost-of-living soars as currency dives
• Russian experts arrive in Egypt to inspect Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada airports
• Egypt’s Shorouk newspaper raises price, apologizes to its readers
• Egyptian prosecution renews detention of Al-Jazeera producer over ‘broadcasting false news’ charges
• Irish delegation arrives in Cairo to lobby for release of Ibrahim Halawa
• Supreme judicial council bans publishing news on judicial affairs, judges on electronic media

Wednesday

• New restrictive measures to enter Sinai
• Egypt court bans protest in front of the Cabinet building and surrounding buildings
• Egypt’s Sisi discusses status of jailed dual citizen Halawa with an Irish delegation
• Egyptian delegation to visit US to discuss future of political Islam under Trump
• Iraq to provide with first petroleum shipment in days
• No conflict between Egypt and Russia on Dabaa nuclear plant

Thursday

• Egypt court ruling upholds decision to freeze assets of women’s rights activists
• Egypt’s Sisi receives Libya’s Presidential Council chairman Al-Sarraj
• Swedish archaeologists discover 12 ancient Egyptian cemeteries near Aswan

Friday

• Jihadist killed in raid on ‘dangerous terrorist hideout’ in North Sinai
• Police kill 10 terrorists were involved in attacks on security checkpoints in North Sinai
• Egypt eases strategic grains import regulations
• Egypt’s Sisi, Germany’s Merkel discuss bilateral relations, recent terrorist attacks

Saturday

• Egypt slams EU, UK for criticizing ruling on activists
• Interior Ministry kills leading figure of ‘Sinai Province’ in Al-Arish
• Court sentenced 19 defendants accused of unlicensed protesting to two years in prison
• Egypt FM heads to Paris for Middle East peace conference
• Protests against Egypt-Saudi island deal is indefinitely postponed
• Chaos hits pharmacies after new pricing system is imposed
• Sisi demands tight control on drug market

 Sunday 

• Residents of Egypt’s northern Sinai threaten protests
• Egypt to cut subsidies, boost revenues under reform package
• Foreign purchases of local Egyptian debt may reach $11 Billion
• Belarus president arrives in Egypt for an official visit
• Egypt drops case against mob attacked a Christian woman
• Court postpones Press Syndicate leaders’ appeal against imprisonment, final verdict on February 25

Good Reports 

• Looking south: The expansion of Egypt’s naval operations. Ahmed Eleiba
• Tiran and Sanafir: Key questions and answers. Ahram online

Good Read

• The last of their kind? Maged Atiya
• Press law in Egypt diminishes hopes for independent media. Khaled Dawoud

Twitter

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Timeline

• A timeline of the Tiran and Sanafir islands legal contest

Plus

• Swedish archaeologists discover 12 ancient Egyptian cemeteries near Aswan
• Facebook page encourages Egyptian girls to travel alone 
• Naguib Sawiris is the 7th richest billionaire in Africa
• Al-Sisi meets international player Mohamed Salah

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt