Top Headlines
- Two policemen were killed as bomb blast misses Egypt’s Alexandria security director
- Egyptians to vote tomorrow, Sisi re-election guaranteed
- In a televised interview, Sisi Sisi says he wanted more challengers in Egyptian election
- Egypt’s Sisi visits air base in North Sinai
- Qatar designates IS affiliate ‘Sinai Province’ as a terrorist group
- Egypt and Gulf countries perform joint military training in Saudi Arabia
- Egyptian version of facebook launched as ‘Egypt Face’
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Main Headlines
Monday
- Egypt’s Sisi calls on Egyptians to ‘make their voices heard’ in upcoming presidential election
- Egypt and Sudan form cooperation mechanisms to overcome bilateral differences
- Court of Cassation issues final acquittal for Mubarak-era culture minister Farouk Hosni
- Egypt’s Sisi and Cyprus president Anastasiades discuss bilateral relations in a phone call
- Egypt government approves 2018-19 state budget, aiming at 5.8% GDP growth
Tuesday
- An Egyptian court orders suspension of Uber and Careem taxi services in Egypt
- Uber and Careem will appeal the verdict and continue offering their service in Egypt
- Egypt and Gulf countries perform joint military training in Saudi Arabia
- New evidence emerges implicating six girls involved in death of Mariam Moustafa in Britain
Wednesday
- Sisi says he wanted more challengers in Egyptian election
- Qatar designates IS affiliate ‘Sinai Province’ as a terrorist group
- Attack on Mariam Moustafa in Nottingham was not “racially motivated”: UK police
- Government to raise train fares after the end of the academic year
Thursday
- US-based gas corporation ‘Apache’ plans to drill 50 oil wells in Egypt in a year 50 oil wells in Egypt in a year
- Mariam’s mother claims British authorities are pressuring her to drop charges
- Egyptian version of facebook launched as ‘Egypt Face’ as “Egypt Face”
- EgyptAir announces 50% discount on its first flight to Moscow
Friday
- Egypt’s Sisi praises army and police efforts fighting terrorism during visit to airbase in North Sinai
- Egypt’s interior minister warns of plot to ‘defame Egypt’ by Muslim Brotherhood fugitives in Qatar and Turkey
- Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for two days
Saturday
- Two policemen were killed as bomb blast misses Egypt’s Alexandria security director
- Egypt deports British reporter Bel Trew amid escalating media crackdown
- Britain’s Times slams Egypt over journalist’s deportation
- Egypt’s armed forces will secure elections along with Interior Ministry
- An Israeli was briefly detained in Egypt after crossing border with a weapons magazine in his car
Sunday
- Egyptians to vote tomorrow, re-election of Sisi is guaranteed
- For first time in history, polling stations set up in Halayeb city ahead of presidential poll
- Egyptian police kill 6 alleged suspects of Alexandria bombing
- Supreme Court clears Mubarak, Adly, Nazif over communications blackout during 2011 revolt
- Further privatisations announced in Egypt
- Egyptian TV to sign deal to broadcast 2018 World Cup matches: Sport Minister
Good Reports
- In Egypt election, el-Sisi imposes stability over democracy.Hamza Hendawi
- As election looms, Egyptians count costs of El-Sisi’s economic reforms. Ahmed Feteha and Tarek El-Tablawy
- ‘No puppet’: last challenger in Egypt’s election says he’s more than a veneer of democracy. Ruth Michaelson
- In Egypt, wall-to-wall el-Sissi banners inspire satire. Hamza Hendawi
- Ahead of Egypt vote, most Christians put faith in Sisi. AFP
- Trump steel tariffs: harming Egypt’s exports? Nesma Nowar
Interview
- Huge government spending on mega-projects is ineffective: Sisi’s sole challenger
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Sports
- Vodafone Egypt to give 11 minutes free for every goal Mo Salah scores
Plus
- Shawarma gets a sweet makeover in Cairo
- Egyptian photographer Bassam Allam wins 2018 Sony World Photography Awards
- King Farouk watch to be auctioned off in Dubai
Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt