Top Headlines
- Egypt’s Sisi announces intention to run for second term
- Ex-military chief of staff to run in Egyptian presidential election
- Pence starts Middle East tour in Egypt, pledges ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ support
- Sisi appoints his office director as acting head of General Intelligence Directorate
- Ethiopia leader rejects call for World Bank arbitration in dam dispute with Egypt
- Egypt rejects Turkish military operations against Syrian Afrin
Main Headlines
Monday
- Egypt doesn’t conspire or fight against its brothers’: President Sisi tells Sudan and Ethiopia
- Egypt’s presidential candidates race against a ticking clock
- Egypt’s primary budget deficit hits 10-year low in first half of FY 2017-18 in the first half of the fiscal year 2017-18
- Egypt completed EGP 22.5 billion in bridges and roads over the past three years
Tuesday
- Fitch Ratings revises Egypt’s outlook to positive, affirms at B rating
- Egyptian and Ethiopian FMs to meet in Cairo for cooperation committee talks
- Egypt’s elections authority sets cap of EGP 20 million for campaign financing in presidential elections
- Russian carrier Aeroflot plans to resume flights to Cairo on February 3
Wednesday
- Ethiopian PM Desalegn arrives in Cairo for talks on Ethiopian dam with Egypt’s Sisi
- Alexandria police arrest 9 men for homosexuality
Thursday
- Sisi appoints his office director as acting head of General Intelligence Directorate
- Ethiopian PM: We will not endanger the lives of Egyptians.
- US dollar declines slightly against the Egyptian pound
- Two Minya churches obtain legal recognition
- LE 1.1 billion will be allocated for solar energy irrigation of New Valley wells
Friday
- Egypt’s Sisi announces intention to run for second term
- Ex-military chief of staff to run in Egypt’s presidential election
- Sisi: Development of education in Egypt needs 220 billion EGP
- 22 are arrested on suspicion of LE 47.5 million crowd funding fraud
- Tightened security to control streets during January 25 anniversary
Saturday
- American Vice President Pence says US stands ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Egypt
- Pence tells Egypt’s Sisi that U.S. would back two-state solution
- Egypt’s elections commission start receiving candidacy documents for presidential poll for presidential election
- Egypt’s army forces killed a high-ranking militant in central Sinai in Sinai
- Egyptian parliament’s human rights committee to supervise NGOs monitoring presidential elections
- Tightened security to control streets duringthe seventh anniversary of January 25 revolution
Sunday
- Ethiopia leader rejects call for World Bank arbitration in dam dispute with Egypt
- Egypt rejects Turkish military operations against Syrian Afrin
- Egypt is looking to offer shares in eight to 10 state companies on the stock exchange over the next 18 months
Good Reports
- Failure to launch: Egypt opposition hits roadblock on path to presidency. Nadine Awadalla and Eric Knechet
- Al-Ur: The pain that fills the void left behind by 13 Copts executed in Libya. Karoline Kamel
- Meet Mona El-Prince, Egypt’s only potential female presidential candidate. Taha Sakr
- Egypt to switch to cash subsidies instead of bread. Ahmed Gomaa
- Debate on polygamy heats up in Egypt. Shahira Amin
Good Read
- Pence visit showcases dilemma facing Egypt and Jordan leaders. Hamza Hendawi and Alice Su
- 10 suggestions for the upcoming president of Egypt. Mai Azzam
From Twitter
Plus
- Egyptian King Farouk’s stolen bedroom put up for sale at $1 million in the US
- Salah’s agent spotted at Spain to allegedly negotiate with Real Madrid.
Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt
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