Top Headlines
- Former Egyptian premier Shafiq says intends to run in 2018 election
- In an exclusive video to Al-Jazeera, Ex-Egypt PM Ahmed Shafiq says he is “blocked from leaving UAE”
- Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates blasts “thankless” Shafiq in tweets
- Former Egyptian PM gives TV interview, denying he was kidnapped
- Russia negotiates deal for its warplanes to use Egypt bases
- Al-Azhar Grand Imam performs Friday prayers at Rawda mosque
Ex-Presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq – via AFP
Main Headlines
Monday
- Arab League expresses “extreme concern” over Ethiopia’s Nile dam
- Egyptian lawyer is referred to court for inciting rape and sexual harassment
- Egyptian journalist wins Nelson Mandela innovation award
- Sixteen men arrested last month during a crackdown on homosexuality in Egypt have been sentenced to three years in prison
- Egypt court drops citizenship case against Ayman Nour
Tuesday
- Police kills 11 militants, arrests six during a shootout in Ismailia
- Egypt is outraged after a Guardian article on Sinai mosque attack over last week’s mosque attack in North Sinai
- Security forces killed three and arrested another five suspected militants in a crackdown in Central Sinai
- Qatar Airways ends operations in Egypt
- Renaissance Dam will not harm Egypt: Ethiopian ambassador
- Egypt removes caps on deposits and withdrawals of foreign currency in a sign of improving dollar liquidity
Wednesday
- Former Egyptian premier Shafiq says intends to run in Egypt’s 2018 election
- In an exclusive video to Al-Jazeera, Ex-Egypt PM Ahmed Shafiq says he is ‘blocked from leaving the UAE”
- Death toll in N. Sinai mosque attack rises to 309
- Sisi instructs army to use all available force to restore Sinai security within three months
- Egypt’s FM Shoukry rejects Israeli minister’s call to resettle Palestinians in Sinai
Thursday
- Russia negotiates a deal for its warplanes to use Egypt bases
- Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates blasts “thankless” Shafiq in tweets
- Egypt’ former president Mubarak denies having approved 1983 plan to resettle Palestinians in Sinai
- A third candidate emerged for the 2018 Egyptian presidential elections, as 41-year-old military colonel Ahmed Konswa
- Security forces in central Sinai destroyed three hideouts used by militants and seized large quantities of weaponry
- Egypt’s football legend Mahmoud El-Khatib wins Ahly club championship
Friday
- Shafiq presidential campaigns to kick off with France tour
- Shoukry and Lavrov discussed the security of Egypt’s airports
- Al-Azhar Grand Imam performs Friday prayers at Rawda mosque
- Egyptian committee seizes assets of 19 people, 14 companies due to links with the Muslim Brotherhood
- Cairo University dismisses five professors due to placement on country’s terror list
- Saudi Arabia ‘extremely happy’ to be drawn with Egypt in 2018 World Cup
Saturday
- Former Egyptian PM Ahmed Shafiq arrives in Cairo from UAE
- Presidential hopeful Shafiq to sue Al Jazeera over “leaked” video
- Shoukry: ‘No legal reason’ restricting Ahmed Shafiq
Sunday
- Former Egyptian PM gives TV interview, denying he was kidnapped
- After return home, former Egypt premier says he is still mulling election bid
- Wife of army colonel who declared bid for president confirms his detention
Good Reports
- Islamic State: is silent on Egypt massacre decried even by its supporters. Samer Al-Atrush
- The tales of Palestinian fighters in Sinai. Omar Said
- Inside the Rawda mosque: Eyewitness accounts. Al-Masry Al-Youm
- How an Egyptian village became a target of the Islamic State. Sudarsan Raghavan and Heba Farouk Mahfouz
- Sufi Islam: What you need to know after Egypt’s deadly mosque attack. Deutsche Welle
- Sinai carnage presses Egypt to seek new alliance with tribes. Amina Ismail and Mahmoud Mourad
Good Read
- Egypt’s diversifying Nancy Okail and Hassan Hassan
- To find the extremism behind the Egypt terror attack, start with anti-Sufi preachers. A Hellyer
- Copts ring church bells for Egyptian Muslims, in Christian sympathy. Jayson Casper
- In a big regional drama: Shafik declares his presidential bid. Zeinobia
From Twitter
Interview
- CNN’s Christiane Amanpur with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry
Plus
- Egypt mourns death of actress, singer and cultural icon Shadia
Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt
Nervana 
Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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