Top Headlines

• Egypt replaces Minsters of Interior and Defence in a surprise move
• Fuel, cooking gas prices, and public transport surge In Egypt
• Sisi calls on Egyptians to endure challenges on back of fresh subsidy cuts 
• Suez canal reports record high $5.585 billion annual revenue
• Brave Egypt concede late goal to lose to Uruguay in World Cup opener
• Poll: Egypt is safer than US and UK

Egypt’s New Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ahmed Zaki,

Main Headlines

 Monday

• Egypt pardons and releases 32 Ethiopian prisoners
• Egyptian parliament approves in principal two new laws to regulate press and media
• Controversial anchor Tawfik Okashareturns to host program on Assema channel
• Coptic PopePope Tawadros II congratulates Muslims as Eid al-Fitr approaches
• Egypt’s national football teamland in Chechnya, Salah takes no part in pre-World Cup training
• Saudi Arabiaomits TV series scene burning Abdel Nasser’s image

Tuesday

• Egypt’s minister of electricity announces rateshikes in electricity billsfor fiscal year 2018/2019
• Sisi calls on Egyptians to endure challengeson back of fresh subsidy cuts
• Sisi says Egypt will continue its efforts to halt deteriorating situation in Syria
• Censorship Boardrevokes decision to ban film hours after announcing it
• Thanaweya Amma English exam leaker is identifiedby student’s digital bar code: Egypt’s education ministry

Wednesday

• U.S. Homeland Security Secretary inspects Israel’s border with Egypt for Mexico wall ideas
• An Egyptian court says it has no jurisdiction to shut down BBC’s Cairo officeover controversial report
• Mohamed Salah joins the Egyptian team training session
• Archaeologists unearth 3,500-year-old rock art depicting bulls, donkeys and sheep in Egypt

Thursday

• Egypt changes key government postsfor Sisi’s second term
• Egypt replaces Minsters of Interior and Defence in a surprise move
• Egypt demands FIFAto air 2018 World Cup matches
• Four women appointed as deputy ministers in Egypt’s new cabinet

Friday

• 3 soldiers killed in militant checkpoint attack claimed by IS-Sinai group
• Egypt’s Sisi appoints former PM, defense, interior ministers as presidential aides
• Egypt’s Sisi pardons3,477 prisoners ahead of Eid holiday
• Uruguay snatched a late winner with a dramatic victory over Egypt
• Egyptian football goalkeeperEl-Shennawi steals limelight with man-of-the-match display

Saturday

• Egypt’s new cuts to subsidies allows the ministry of petroleum to cover 70-80 % of costs
• Fares for public transportincreased by 10-20% following fuel price hike
• Egypt forward Mohamed Salahfit to face Russia
• FIFA blames‘no-shows’ for empty seats in Egypt-Uruguay match, fans rage on social media

Sunday

• A group of Egyptian lawmakers slam Sisi’s fiscal reforms
• Suez Canal reports record high $5.585 billion annual revenue
• Transport Ministry to launch mobile app for ticketing service and smart cards
• Egypt’s finance ministry dispenses EGP 1.5 billion to fund energy-saving street light project

Good Reports

• ‘Prompt’ pardons for 32 Ethiopian nationals sign of ‘growing strategic relationship’ with Egypt.Hadeer El-Mahdawy
• Egypt braces for spillover from from Turkey’s economic crisis. David Awad
• Meet Egypt’s12 new ministersin PM Mostafa Madbouly’s cabinet
• Hidden writingin ancient desert monastery manuscripts
• This Egyptian campaign is trying to clean up the Nile of plastic

From Twitter

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Sport

• Egypt’s World Cup player profiles: Mohamed El-Shennawi, the novice goalke the novice goal keeper

Poll

• Egypt safer than US and UK – Gallup Poll

Plus

• Egypt’s newly re-appointed antiquities minister intent on completing all national heritage projects http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/302488.aspx …