Top Headlines
- Egypt is heading towards elections with only President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s name on the ballot
- Political opposition figures demands halt of electoral process
- Leading member of halted Egyptian presidential campaign Hisham Genina was attacked and injured
- Egypt’s Sisi pardons British woman who was jailed for smuggling Tramadol
- Italian prosecutor: Giulio Regeni was murdered in Egypt “over research”
- King Ramses II statue is moved to Grand Egyptian Museum
Main Headlines
Monday
- Egypt is concerned over reports Addis Ababa rejects role for World Bank in stalled dam talks
- US ordered more stringent inspections of air cargo at seven airports in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE
- Russian security delegation to inspect Cairo Int’l Airport on Monday ahead of direct flight resumption Egypt
- All Egyptian expats can vote in March presidential elections regardless of legal status in host countries
- Assailant opens fire on priest’s car in Minya
- Luxor’s Nile cruise ordered shut after 31 struck by food poisoning
Tuesday
- Former chief of staff in the Egyptian army, Sami Anan has been detained after announcing his intention to run for president
- Egypt army says ex-military chief’s presidential bid is incitement
- Two militants were killed and hideouts destroyed in military operations in Sinai
- 64 NGOs request to monitor Egyptian presidential election
- Russia invites Egypt to attend Syria peace conference in Sochi city
Wednesday
- Egypt’s Sisi formally submits his nomination documents to Egypt’s election commission
- khaled Ali withdraws from presidential race
- US monitoring Egypt elections, wants fair, free process: US State department
- IMF advises Egypt to remove remaining fuel subsidies
- Hamas leader ready to meet with Fatah officials in Egypt
- Egypt exports to US increase by 17.5% in 2017
Thursday
- King Ramses II statue is moved to Grand Egyptian Museum
- Egypt agrees with UK to establish British campuses in Egypt
Friday
- Italian prosecutor: Giulio Regeni was murdered in Egypt “over research”
- The Egyptian State Information Service SIS launches stinging criticism against foreign media coverage of Egypt’s elections
Saturday
- Leading member of halted Egyptian presidential campaign Hisham Genina was attacked and injured
- Wafd Party members are outraged over Badawy’s presidential bid
- Egypt minister says to halt imports of LNG by end of this fiscal year
- Jailed Briton’s family fly to Egypt amidst unconfirmed pardon release reports
- Sisi heads to Ethiopia for African Union summit
Sunday
- Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to meet on Monday for Nile dam talks
- Egypt to chair upcoming African Union Summit
- Political opposition figures demands halt of electoral process
- Egypt’s former anti-corruption chief Geneina released, three others detained after street assault
- Egypt’s Sisi pardons British woman who was jailed for smuggling Tramadol
- Family of British woman jailed for smuggling pain killers into Egypt visits her in prison
- Wafd Party rejects party leader’s nomination for presidency
- Egypt’s Islamist Nour party backs Sisi re-election bid
Good Reports
- The IMF’s Egypt review
- What are the potential punishments Sami Anan faces after army accusations? Taha Sakr
- The bishop who makes his voice heard: Anba Makarios. Karoline Kamel
- Egypt grounds unlicensed drones. Amr Mostafa
- Egypt to pour new housing into seemingly sated market. Patrick Werr
- Is it safe to travel to Egypt to Egypt? Travel the life
From Twitter
Plus
- Four scenes of the Egyptian revolution in Alexandria: A micro-history of January 25
- Egypt’s first dog cafe proves a hit first dog cafe
- World’s tallest man and shortest arrive in Egypt
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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