Top Headlines

• ‘Bright Star’ military drills kick off between Egypt and US
• HRW condemns Egypt ‘assembly line of torture’, government denies allegations
• Egypt blocks HRW site after torture report is released
• Egypt announces the discovery of a 3,500-year old pharaonic tomb belonging to a royal goldsmith
• Egypt inflation dips in August from record highs

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Al Bawaba newspaper is confiscated for reporting on escapee former interior minister
• Italian ambassador to return to Cairo on September 14
• Czech Ambassador: Egyptian authorities delay Hurghada attack results for fear of dissuading tourists for fear of dissuading tourists

 Tuesday

• Bodies of 16 migrants found in Libya’s eastern desert near border with Egypt
• Egypt, China sign agreements to fund a new electric train
• Reporters without Borders say Egyptian intelligence services extend control over media
• Egypt’s first lady makes first international appearance at BRICS
• Ethiopia faces worst drought in years as millions at risk

Wednesday

• HRW condemns Egypt ‘assembly line of torture’, government denies allegations
• Aswan prosecution detains 24 Nubians after “unsanctioned protest”
• Egypt approves deal with Russia to build its first nuclear power plant
• Switzerland ‘independently’ investigating legal status of Mubarak assets in Swiss banks

Thursday

• Egypt blocks HRW site after torture report is released
• Russian airlines may resume flights to Egypt within a month
• Political activist Esraa Abdel Fattah has been referred to military prosecution
• Mobile network operators raise roaming tariffs in Egypt in Egypt

Friday

• El-Azhar to lead international efforts against massacre of Rohingya Muslims
• Egyptian military arrests two militants in Central Sinai
• Regini’s parents meet with Italian prosecutors on son’s death investigation
• Rafah crossing is opened for Palestinian pilgrims
• Egypt’s Sisi discussed bilateral cooperation with Vietnam

Saturday

• New Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh embarked on his first trip outside the Gaza Strip to Egypt
• An Egyptian court issues preliminary death sentences against 11 on terror related charges
• Egypt announces the discovery of a 3,500-year old pharaonic tomb belonging to a royal goldsmith
• Egyptian paratroopers to conduct military exercise in Russia next week
• Libyan authorities retrieve bodies of 13 Egyptian migrants
• Baker Hughes wins subsea contract for Egypt’s Zohr’s Gas field

Sunday

• Egypt inflation dips in August from record highs
• ‘Bright Star’ military drills kick off between Egypt and US
• Egyptian police kill 9 suspected terrorists in shootout during raid in Cairo’s Agouza
• Hamas ponies up for fuel from Egypt, seeking to boost power in Gaza
• Mada Masr court case adjourned to October 1

Good Reports

• Shock and confusion in Egypt over US aid cut. Shahira Amin
• Iraqi Sniper: Why an Egyptian director is writing a film about Chris Kyle’s nemesis. Adam Taylor
• Egypt’s low price hepatitis C treatment attracting foreign patients. AFP

Good Read

• Egypt and controlling the Nile- From mythologies to real politics. Hamdy Hassan
• Rebellion in Egypt’s clubs: Beyond Classism. Zeinobia

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Interview

• Former commander of joint operations Qashqoush on resumption of Egypt- US military exercises.

Plus

• Get a first look inside a newly opened Egyptian tomb.

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt