Top Headlines

• President Sisi appoints Mostafa Madbouly, former housing minister, as new prime minister
• Egypt, Ethiopia agree to settle differences over Nile mega-dam
• Libya’s army air raid kills Egyptian al-Qaeda leader in Derna
• Egypt unveils pay rises ahead of fresh subsidy cut
• Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation decreases to 11.4 percent in May

 Main Headlines

 Monday

• Egypt’s public treasury to spend EGP 60 billion on raises in pensions, basic salaries for state employees
• Egypt parliamentary committee approves 15% raise in military and police pensions
• Egypt’s total public debtwill continue to climb from current EGP 3.4 trillion
• Russia says Egypt approves halted wheat cargoafter second test

Tuesday

• Egypt’s cabinet submits its resignation to President Sisi
• Egypt’s Sisi acknowledges reforms are ‘very tough’, promises ‘great achievements’ in coming days
• Egypt to begin importing riceafter slashing its own cultivation
• Egypt’s foreign currency reserveis increased by $106 million in May
• Egypt to install double-decker trains by end of 2018
• Suez University dismisses professor over belly dancing video
• New draft lawcriminalizes child marriage, takes children away from offending parents

Wednesday

• Egypt’s Sisi: Our relationship with Saudi Arabia is strategic and special
• Egypt’s opposition says assailants trashed their party
• Egypt’s Sisi pardons 712 prisoners ahead of Eid Al-Fitr
• Egypt boss hits back at Sergio Ramos over Mohamed Salah injury claims

Thursday

• President Sisi appoints Mostafa Madbouly, former housing minister, as Egypt’s new prime minister
• Egypt eyes sovereign fundby the end of year to shake up state assets
• Nine smuggled ancient Egyptian artefacts were recovered from France

 Friday

• Egypt’s Parliament finalizes approval of cybercrime act
• UK and Egyptwelcome progress on trade talks
• Education Ministry announces arrest of student who leaked exam

Saturday

• Electricity bills to increase in Egypt
• Eritrean US detainee kills himself at Cairo Airport
• Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation decreases to 11.4 percent in May
• High-profile graft trial opens in Egypt
• Egypt is furious at China as replica Sphinx reappears at culture park

Sunday

• Ethiopia and Egypt agree to settle differences over Nile mega-dam
• Libya’s army air raid kills Egyptian al-Qaeda leader in Derna
• Seven Brotherhood membersreceive preliminary death sentence over 2015 murder of police conscript
• Egypt’s new PM Madbouly settles on new cabinet; list to be presented to President Sisi on Monday
• Egypt parliament approves three new draft laws regulating media and press authorities
• Egypt expresses solidarity with Saudi Arabia after deadly missile attack from Yemen
• Egypt’s star salah says he is ‘in preparing very hard for Uruguay game

 Good Reports

• Sisi’s “final” term? Rana Mamdouh
• Life partially restored in North Sinai towns, but villages continue to struggle. Mourad Hegazy
• The Future of Homeland Party: A Parliamentary precedent in Egypt.Gamal Essam El-Din
• Family planningin Egypt: The ‘Two is enough’ project

Good Read

• The real reason the Middle East hates NGOs. Steven A. Cook
• A new chapter: Russia and Egyptare growing closer. Boris Zilberman and Romany Shaker
• Engineering Egyptian reality. Galal Nassar

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Sport

• Egypt’s ageless goalkeeperEssam El-Hadary aiming to pull out all stops in Russia
• Egypt’s Salah makes fun of Ramos’ comment about continuing Champions League final with injury

Plus

• Guide to Egyptian Parliament’s new feesfor mobile phone lines, passports and driving licenses
• Egypt’s Nasser-era broadcaster Ahmed Said dies at 93