Top Headlines

• Egyptian pound strengthens as foreign investors return
• Egypt shows early signs of economic turnaround
• Police seals shut Al-Nadeem Centre for victims of violence and torture
• Egypt’s Al-Azhar entirely rejects proposal to end verbal divorce
• Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway remove travel restrictions to Egypt’s South Sinai
• US Congress delegation visiting Egypt meets President Al-Sisi and Defense Minister

 Main Headlines

 Monday

• Egyptian army kills 14 militants in a raid in central Sinai
• Egypt court designates ‘Popular Resistance’ group as a terrorist organization
• Sudan president accuses Egypt of backing Sudanese opposition figures
• Some imprisoned Brotherhood members issue ‘declaration of repentance,’ and request pardon
• Future of Egypt’s Dostour Party is uncertain amid internal conflict
• Egyptian contractors to build ministerial district in new capital after failed Chinese deal

Tuesday

• Foreign investment in Egyptian treasuries doubles in January
• Egypt says it backs Trump’s media criticism
• Italy says cooperation on Regeni case is ‘essential’ to relations with Egypt
• Expatriate workers sent $4.6 billion to Egypt in the fourth quarter of 2017
• Government closes British international school in New Cairo
• Police raid unlicensed cafes in Cairo’s Heliopolis after customer was killed amid bill dispute

Wednesday

• Egypt to issue $1 billion one-year dollar-denominated treasury bill
• Undersea cable aims to link electricity grids of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece with the rest of Europe
• Germany’s Merkel to visit Egypt in March, says ambassador in Berlin to visit Egypt in March
• No tension in relations with Saudi Arabia: Egypt’s FM Shoukry

 Thursday

• Egyptian pound strengthens as foreign investors return
• Islamic State in Sinai claims it fired rockets at Eilat
• Thomas Cook says demand picking up again for holidays in Egypt
• Police seals shut Al-Nadeem Center for victims of violence and torture
• The Muslim Brotherhood says Washington will not make decision against the group
• Hamas blames Israel for Gaza tunnel attack; report claim it was Egypt
• UAE’s Dana Gas freezes Egypt investments over debts

 Friday

• Egypt’s Al-Azhar entirely rejects proposal to end verbal divorce
• Egypt and Saudi are not under consideration for travel ban: US Secretary of Homeland Security
• Denmark lifts ban on travel to Egypt
• Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for 3 days

 Saturday

• Egypt’s annual inflation rises to 29.6 %
• Al-Azhar decision on verbal divorce came after ‘in-depth study’: Senior scholar
• President’s top advisors visit gold-rich area after reports on illegal exploration

 Sunday

• US dollar at LE17.65 in Egyptian banks
• Two fugitives killed in shootout with police near Cairo
• Cabinet reshuffle delayed is delayed to Tuesday
• Egypt’s finance minister expects surging inflation to peak by the end of the 1st quarter by the end of the first quarter of this year
• Egypt’s defense minister discusses combatting Terror with US congress delegation
• Top court commissioners prepare report on Red Sea islands ruling
• Over 50 Egyptian politicians call for release of prisoner of conscience
• Egyptian parliament’s ethics committee recommends MP El-Sadat to be stripped of membership

Good Reports

• Inflows, Inflation and IMF: Egypt’s economic overhaul in charts. Ahmed Feteha and Ahmed Nematallah
• Al-Nadim Center’s latest report on oppression in Egypt
• Egyptian exports to Gaza signal better ties with Hamas. Nidal Al-Mughrabi
• Hamas, Islamic State resume close cooperation despite pressure from Cairo despite pressure from Cairo. Avi Issacharoff
• ‘The death road’: A young Syrian mother’s journey smuggled from Sudan to Egypt. Will Worley
• How far is Egypt willing to go to have strong grip on media? Khalid Hassan
• Egyptian government escalates attack on secure communication on secure communication. Mada Masr
• The Red Monastery: Egypt’s last Byzantine monument. Karoline Kamel

Good Read

• ‪The Brotherhood must not be seen as moderates. Hassan Hassan and Ola Salem
• ‘Generation Revolution’: Why the youth was not enough in Egypt. Thanassis Cambanis

From Twitter

https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/829751730745245697

Travel

• Captivated by Egypt since childhood, a traveler finally visits the Great Pyramid. Washington Post

Plus

• Egypt Air adds new next-generation Boeing to its fleet
• FIFA rankings: Egypt top Africa for the first time in seven years
• ‘Monumental’ building complex discovered at Qantir in Egypt’s Nile Delta

Finally here are prayers for Egypt