Top Headlines
- Egyptian security forces on Sunday killed nine suspected militants in a shootout in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya
- IS-affiliated media outlet releases video footage of al-Arish airbase attack
- Britain designates 2 militant groups in Egypt as terrorist organizations
- Hundreds of Muslims assault unlicensed church south of Cairo
- Egyptian FM will visit Ethiopia after Nile dam talks stall
- President Sisi to decide if he will run for second term “when appropriate”
- Despite ISIS threat, Egypt to invest in Sinai construction
Main Headlines
Monday
- No timetable is set for Egypt’s presidential elections: National Electoral Commission
- Twitter under fire after suspending Egyptian journalist Wael Abbas
- Egypt plans to link its power grid to Saudi Arabia in a $1.6 billion project
- Egypt plans to generate 42% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2025
- Egypt parliament approves new national health insurance law
Tuesday
- Egypt’s army said that a missile hit Sinai’s Arish airport killing one officer and injuring two others
- 230,000 police personnel to secure Christmas celebrations in Egypt
- Egypt’s financial regulatory authority issues crypto-currency warning
- Egypt court issues preliminary death sentences to 21 in “Damietta terror case”
Wednesday
- Daesh affiliate claims responsibility for deadly attack on El-Arish airport
- Swiss Federal Council lifts freeze on Mubarak’s assets
- Egypt court acquits Mubarak-era ministers Maghrabi and Garana in graft case
- IMF approves first batch in second tranche of $12 billion loan to Egypt
- Christmas Mass to be held in Egypt’s largest churchin the new administrative capital
Thursday
- Al-Jazeera demands release of journalist held in Egyptian prison for 1 year
- Egypt -Russia negotiations on charter flights to start in April 2018
- Arrests are made in incident of stolen Egyptian smartphone batteries
Friday
- IS-affiliated media outlet releases video footage of al-Arish airbase attack
- Britain designates 2 militant groups in Egypt as terrorist organizations
- UK lifts electronic devices ban for flights to Hurghada and Marsa Alam
- Egyptian and Italian prosecutors discuss progress in Regeniin Regeni investigation
- Sudan protests Egypt-Saudi maritime border demarcation agreement
- Egypt’s grand mufti, Al-Azhar hail UNGA rejection of Trump’s Jerusalem move
Saturday
- Egyptian Coptic diocese says hundreds of Muslims assault unlicensed church south of Cairo
- Defendant handed 10 year prison sentence over top prosecutor assassination
- 2,500 Copts to attend Christmas mass in Egypt’s largest church amid tight security
- Vodafone Egypt suspends all media campaigns
Sunday
- Egyptian security forces on Sunday killed nine suspected militants in a shootout in Sharqiya
- Egypt detains 15 after dozens attack Coptic church south of Cair
- Egyptian FM will visit Ethiopia after Nile dam talks stall
- Egypt to hike Cairo metro fares from next July
- President Sisi to decide if he will run for second term “when appropriate”
- Despite ISIS threat, Egypt to invest in Sinai construction
Reports
- Egypt’s Coptic Christians live in fear of Islamist attacks.Jonathan Walsh and Hussein El-Ganainy
- Egyptian parliament moves to make atheism a crime. Brain Whitaker
- Looking into the latest acquisition of Egyptian media companies by general intelligence. Mada Masr
- Could Egypt be the next King of cheap clothing?Paul Cochrane
- An apartment, retail, and office complex with an abundance of greenery is going up in Cairo. Leanna Garfield
Good Read
- Democracy is not the curefor terrorism. Steven Cook
- A dangerous pilgrimage following The Flight Into Egypt: Jesus, Mary, Joseph—and ISIS. Bel Trew
- Needed adjustments is unlikely in US aid to Egypt.Amr Kotb
From Twitter
https://twitter.com/MaryFass3/status/944848204750659585
https://twitter.com/afpfeature/status/944140492987686912
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/944296492264775680
Plus
- Remains of exiled Italian king Victor Emmanuel III return to Italy from Egypt
- Egypt national team 31st in FIFA world ranking
- Egypt to build country’s first ever monorail in Cairo
- Cairo Opera House to host festive Christmas concerts
Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt
Marry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Nervana 