Top Headlines 

• Irish-Egyptian Ibrahim Halawa acquitted of all charges in Fatah mosque case, expected to be released within days 
• Egypt’s Sisi, Israel’s Netanyahu meet for first time in public
• Trump: U.S. will consider resuming halted military aid to Egypt
• Muslim Brotherhood’s former supreme guide Mahdi Akef dies at 89
• Egypt jails 14 over deadly stadium stampede

 Main Headlines

 Monday

• Irish-Egyptian Ibrahim Halawa is acquitted of all charges in Fatah mosque case, expected to be released within days
• Egyptian president Sisi is in New York this week to attend the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
• Cairo criminal court orders 215 defendants in ‘Helwan militant Brigades case’ to be added to the terror list
• HRW considers Egypt’s media attacks on its report is misleading
• Businessman Salah Diab is acquitted of unlicensed firearms charges
• Egypt to reduce LNG imports as Zohr gas field nears production
• Al-Azhar professor says necrophilia between spouses not a sin, sparks outrage

Tuesday

• Egypt’s Sisi, Israel’s Netanyahu meet for first time in public
• Egyptian navy to receive South Korean vessel
• Human rights is not just political, says Sisi
• Egyptian parliament’s human rights committee begins ‘surprise visits’ to police stations
• Rising cost of school supplies infuriates Egyptian parents as semester starts
• Egypt is working on combating child marriage
• No Egyptian antiquities were smuggled to Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum

 Wednesday

• Trump: U.S. will consider resuming halted military aid to Egypt
• Al-Sisi: US designation of Muslim Brotherhood as ‘terrorist’ group needs time
• Egypt to help in Libyan army reorganisation
• El-Sisi stresses importance of reforming religious discourse to fight terrorism
• Egypt cabinet broadens legislation to strip citizenship from those convicted in crimes against state security
• 15-Year-old girl detonates IED during a quarrel with neighbors in Giza
• Uber to launch public bus service in Egypt
• Allowing private sector to operate in railway system does not equate to privatisation

Thursday

• Trump lauds Egypt’s efforts to revive ME peace process in meeting with Sisi
• Suez Canal revenues up by 5.1% in a year to August
• Sisi to Italy’s PM: committed to bring perpetrators of Regeni murder to justice
• Egypt’s Sisi discusses cooperation with World Bank chief in New York
• Egypt signs joint venture contract for Suez Canal Zone with UAE’s DP World

Friday

• Muslim Brotherhood’s former supreme guide Mahdi Akef dies at 89
• Egypt’s FM Shoukry expresses concern over delays in Ethiopian Dam studies
• LNG production from Giza, Fayoum fields to reach 500-700 million cubic feet per day by end of 2018
• International community must unite against supporters of terrorism: Egypt’s FM to anti-ISIS coalition
• Egyptian navy raises flag on new ‘Al-Fateh’ corvette in France
• World’s largest oil tank crosses Suez Canal

Saturday

• Muslim Brotherhood threatens to retaliate following death of ex-leader in jail
• Egyptian state institutions to move to new capital by end of 2018
• Egyptian, Cypriot and Greek FMs agree to bolster ties
• Al-Azhar preacher is suspended after singing Umm Kolthom song
• One-year jail, LE30,000 fine to anyone who mocks Egyptian flag

Sunday 

• President Sisi heads to UAE on a two-day visit
• Egypt jails 14 over deadly stadium stampede
• Armed assailants kill several civilians in Al-Arish, as North Sinai announces Rafah’s school year would be postponed
• Egyptian, Russian paratroopers conclude joint military drills
• British trade delegation arrives to Egypt to explore new investment opportunities
• Egypt’s PM strips 3 citizens of nationality for becoming Israeli citizens without permit
• 2 arrested, then released on Sunday after security forces raided and closed Al-Balad bookstore in downtown Cairo

Good Reports

• Remarks by President Trump and President Al-Sisi of Egypt before bilateral meeting. White House
• Controversy flies on LGBT rights after rise of rainbow flag in concert in Egypt. Ola Noureldin
• Egypt’s Christian, Muslim institutions join efforts to advancewomen’s issues. Ahmed Aleem
• What it’s like to crawl inside a 3,500-year-old Egyptian tomb. Ben Wedeman

Good Read

• Stand against these terror groups to bolster the US-Egypt alliance. Jonathan Schanzer
• Could energy deals warm relations between Egypt and Israel? David Awad

 From Twitter

Interview

• Fox News ‘s interview with Egypt’s Sisi

 Plus

• Ottoman-era artifacts seized at Cairo airport to go to Museum of Islamic Art
• Egypt’s Nour El Nile cruise tops list of National Geographic’s best cruise holidays