Top Headlines

• National Elections Authority (NEA) has declared Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi the winner of Egypt’s 2018 presidential election
• Egypt’s Sisi vows to work for all Egyptians without discrimination after securing second term
• Current round of Ethiopian dam talks in Khartoum yield ‘no significant results’
• Egypt cassation court orders retrial for 16 defendants in NGO foreign funding case
• Egyptian police raided the office of a news website, arrested its editor-in-chief

 Main Headlines

 Monday

• National Elections Authority (NEA) has declared Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi the winner of Egypt’s 2018 presidential election
• Egypt’s Sisi vows to work for all Egyptianswithout discrimination after securing second term
• Russia’s Putincommends Egypt’s Sisi on earning ‘precious trust’ of Egyptians in winning election
• 700,000 votes against Sisi is ‘very big achievement’: Moussa Mostafa Moussa
• Egypt’s parliament establishes a Supreme Council for combating terrorism and extremism
• Egypt’s net foreign reserves riseto $42.611 billion

Tuesday

• Egypt’s Sisi congratulates newly named Ethiopian PMAbiy Ahmed in a phone call
• Egyptian policeraided the office of a news website, arrested its editor-in-chief
• Egypt’s intelligence chief, PA president discuss Palestinian reconciliation in Ramallah meeting
• France wishesEgypt’s Sisi success in new term
• Egypt’s current account deficit is down by 64% driven by tourism and remittance
• Egyptian-Sudanese bilateral relations are strategic: Sudanese President

Wednesday

• Chief editor of Masr al-Arabiya is kept in detention pending pending national security investigations
• Egypt’s FM, intelligence chief, irrigation minister in Khartoum for new round of Ethiopian dam talks
• Egypt to hold long-awaited local electionsnext year
• Egypt sentences 35 to life in prison on terror charges
• Germany’s Merkel congratulates President Sisi on re-election, affirms commitment to support Egypt

Thursday

• Egypt cassation court orders retrialfor 16 defendants in NGO foreign funding case
• Masr al-Arabia chief editor remanded in detention on accusations of spreading false news
• British PMcongratulates Sisi on his re-election
• Gold tops list of Egypt’s non-oil exports in February

Friday

• Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia fail to agree on Nile dispute
• Secretary General of the Arab LeagueAhmed Abul Gheit says as Egypt’s economy improves, its role in the region will strengthen
• Egypt to meet investors this week ahead of euro-denominated bond

Saturday

• Egypt sends mediators to Gazain bid to save faltering unity deal
• 300 Coptic pilgrims sue Egyptian airline company for cancelling flights to Jerusalem
• Egypt, France celebrate the 150 anniversary of Suez Canalin Paris
• Egypt to be self-sufficient with natural gasby end of 2018

Sunday

• Egypt’s military says it killed 4 jihadists in Sinai
• Egyptian court allows Uber and Careemto continue operations
• Millions of Copts celebrate Easter Day in Egyptian governorates
• Egypt‘s Sisi wishes Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christians a happy Easter
• Journalist Hamdy Rizk was appointed as the new editor-in-chief of Al-Masry Al-Youm Daily following a controversy about its presidential election coverage
• Egypt condemns excessive use of force against Palestinians

Good Reports

• White House and State Department struck different tones on Egyptian election. Quint Forgey
• Egypt struggles to edge Qatarout of Palestine. Entsar Abu Jahal
• The struggle of Egypt’s transgender community.Marc Espanol
• Egypt’s problem with sexy cinema.BBC

Good Read

• Sisi’s re-election and Egypt’s next political establishment. Haisam Hassanein
• Sisi won. What comes next for Egypt?A. Hellyer

From Twitter

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Sport

• Egypt’s Salahbeats Ronaldo to take top place in UEFA’s player of the week poll

Obituary

• Ahmed Khalid Tawfik, the godfather of Egyptian horror fiction

Plus

• 4,700 Egyptian Coptic pilgrims to visit Jerusalemduring Holy Week 2018
• Egyptian anti-drug video featuring Liverpool’s Salah quadruples inquiries for addiction help
• Egyptians shocked over teen’s death linked to ‘Blue Whale’ suicide game suicide game

Finally here are Jayson Casper’s prayers for Egypt