Top Headlines

• Italy to return its ambassador to Cairo, ending standoff over murdered student
• US military will take part in a joint military exercise with Egypt for the first time since the toppling of Mubarak in 2011
• Hamas commander killed in ISIS suicide bombing at Rafah crossing
• Calls for gender equality in inheritance is ‘against Islamic teachings,’ says Egypt’s Al-Azhar
• Striking Mahalla workers suspend 2-week strike after company pledges to provide response to their demands
• German-backed Arabic website blocked is blocked by Egypt
• Daily News Egypt to be taken over by state run newspaper
• Student allegedly detained by Egypt’s army forces appears in new ISIS video

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Italy to return its ambassador to Cairo, ending standoff over murdered student
• Egypt’s top prosecutor discusses Regeni murder investigation with his Italian counterpart
• UN Libya envoy Cairo for meetings with Egypt leadership ly/2wYhHoI
• Sisi calls for closer trade, economic cooperation between Egypt and Tanzania
• Egypt to spend EGP 3 billion on automated emergency-stop system for trains
• Egyptian and Kuwaiti air forces conclude joint drill

Tuesday

• Two police killed yesterday in separate attacks in Sinai’s Al-Arish
• Egypt’s unemployment rate dipped below 12 percent for first time since 2011
• Egypt’s tourism revenue bounces back after crippling dollar shortage
• Calls for gender equality in inheritance is ‘against Islamic teachings,’ says Egypt’s Al-Azhar
• Israel in talks with Egypt to reopen its embassy in Cairo
• Thousands of workers at Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in Mahalla staged a rally Tuesday over unpaid bonuses

Wednesday

• US military will take part in a joint military exercise with Egypt for the first time since the toppling of Mubarak in 2011
• Egypt opens border crossing with Rafah in both direction for two days
• Calls for constitutional amendment to extend Egypt’s presidential terms have been met with criticism
• Egypt’s Sisi arrives in Gabon in the first visit an Egyptian president
• Egypt FM Shoukry to head to Russia next week

Thursday

• Hamas commander killed in ISIS suicide bombing at Rafah crossing with Egypt
• Delayed trial of Egyptian-Irish man detained since 2013 captures Irish media attention
• Veteran leftist Egyptian politician Refaat El-Said dies at 84

Friday 

• German-backed Arabic website blocked is blocked by Egypt
• UK government faces transparency inquiries on £2 million aid to Egypt
• Marsa Allam beach reopened with capture of oceanic white tip shark
• Sisi permits Emir of Kuwait to own 163 acres of Egypt’s delta

Saturday

• An Egyptian court fines former top auditor and 3 journalists for libel charges and insulting judiciary
• Daily News Egypt to be taken over by state run newspaper
• After 14 days strike, head of Mahalla Company says the protest led by “terrorists”
• The outlook on Egypt’s credit rating remains stable, global credit rating agency Moody’s said
• Egyptian authorities foil attempt by 47 people to migrate to Europe

Sunday 

• Student allegedly detained by #Egypt’s army forces appears in a new ISIS video
• PA, Egyptian, and Jordanian Foreign Ministers meet in Cairo ahead of US delegation visit
• Shell to mull buying Israeli and Cyprus gas and pump it to a liquefied natural gas plant in Egypt
• Striking Mahalla workers suspend 2-week strike after company pledges to provide response to their demands
• Egypt’s Defence Minister receives his Sudanese counterpart in Cairo
• Couple who killed themselves in Egypt wanted to find out if there was a life after death
• Egyptian health ministry denies reports of widespread organ trafficking in Egypt
• Political wing of Egypt’s Gamaa Islamiya elects new chairman to avoid dissolution

Good Reports

• Israel pushes security ties while Cairo and Amman embassies sit empty. Akiva Eldar
• Egypt could help Israel get rid of its gas excess. The Economist
• Why was an Italian graduate student tortured and murdered in Egypt? And an Italian response to the piece: No ‘explosive’ evidence on Regeni.

Good Read

• A beauty queen help Israel’s Egyptian community find its voice. Haisam Hassenein

Interview

• Why did tribes take up arms in Egypt’s Sinai? Al-Monitor

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Plus

• Archaeologists discover three ancient tombs in Egypt

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt