Top Headlines
- Russia to resume flights to Egypt, halted after 2015 bombing
- Egypt raises security level around churches ahead of Christmas
- Egypt’s giant Zohr gas field starts production
- Egyptian presidential Shafiq hopeful apologizes to arrested supporters
- Egypt’s FP Shoukry: Sending an Egyptian force to Yemen is not an option
- An Egyptian army delegation visits South Sudan to discus straining of the S. Sudan’s army
Russian President Putin with Egypt’s Sisi in Cairo
Photo via Reuters
Main Headlines
Monday
- Putin, Egypt’s Sisi discuss restart of flights, sign nuclear deal
- Egypt FP Shoukry: Sending Egyptian forces to Yemen is not an option
- CBE Governor negates Ethiopian Dam funding by banks in Egypt
- Egypt’s Salah win the BBC footballer of the year award for 2017
- Egyptian singer Sherine is suspended for two months from singing over Nile comment
Tuesday
- Egyptian singer Sheema sentenced to 2 years in prison for “inciting debauchery”
- MP introduces draft law stipulating death penalty for rapists of women and children
- An Egyptian army delegation visits South Sudan to discus straining of the S. Sudan’s army
Wednesday
- Egyptian security forces have arrested three supporters of presidential hopeful and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq
- Egypt FM denounces Jerusalem move at Istanbul summit
- Committee to Protect Journalists names Egypt as third top jailer of journalists
- Construction of first nuclear reactor of Dabaa station to start after Christmas holidays
Thursday
- An Egyptian activist is sentenced to 3 years prison on terrorism charges, criticizing state
- Egyptian appeals court upholds prison sentence against actor Amr Waked for vandalizing a car
Friday
- Russia to resume flights to Egypt, halted after 2015 bombing
- Egypt to open Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Saturday for four days
- Cyprus, Egypt, Greece agree to bolster maritime security
Saturday
- N. council mulls an Egyptian draft text for U.S. Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn
- Egyptian presidential hopeful Shafiq apologizes to arrested supporters
- Egypt’s giant Zohr gas field starts production
- Egyptian leftist, liberal parties launch new civil democratic movement
- Egyptian companies will have priority in Libya reconstruction: Libyan finance minister
- Egypt’s Grand Azhar Imam Tayyeb: Jerusalem Arab city for over 6000 years
- Egypt’s defence minister Sobhi, French counterpart Parly inaugurate Rafale training center
Sunday
- Egypt raises security level around churches ahead of Christmas
- Egypt’s security forces deter attack on a checkpoint in Rafah
- US vice president Pence will not be meeting any Christians during his three-day visit to Egypt and Israel
- Egypt military court sentences 14 people to death for the 2015 Alexandria deadly bombing
- Egypt’s military prosecution orders release of 237 Zamalek Ultras fans detained over football-related violence
Good Reports
- Why did Twitter suspend a Reuters journalist’s account in Egypt? Wafaa Heikal
- Egyptian womenget inheritance rights. Ayah Aman
- ISIS tries to pin blame for Egypt mosque attack on Christians. Jardine Malado
- Egypt takes big step toward financial transparency and inclusion. Rami Galal
- Cairo, vibrant and budget-friendly, is ready again for the world stage. Lucas Peterson
From Twitter
Plus
- New discoveries in Aswan including child burials, small Artemis statue
- Egypt reopens historic library in Sinai after renovations
- New Egyptian-made smart car could soon replace the tuk-tuk
- Up close with Egypt’s small but growing tango community
Finally, here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt
Nervana 
Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
LikeLike