Top Headlines

• Egypt hiked up fuel and cooking gas prices in another round of subsidy cut
• Bust of Tutankhamen sold at auction for £4.7m despite Egyptian demands for its return
• Hosts Egypt is knocked out of Africa Cup of Nations
• Al-Sisi meets US Senator Lindsey Graham in Cairo
• Seized Iranian tanker took detour, but avoided Egyptlest being caught
• Egypt’s non-oil Foreign Direct Investment dips to its lowest since 2014
• A man’s claim that his wife died on holiday in Egypt as a result of food poisoning is “entirely speculative”, a coroner has concluded
• Egypt legalizes 127 Churches in sweeping approval

Main Headlines

Monday

• Egypt rolls out country’s first electric bus in Alexandria
• Egypt’s former FM and Washington Ambassador Nabil Fahmy to release his memoirs soon
• Egypt’s flagship airliner EgyptAir received its fourth Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner as part of $6 billion deal to modernize its fleet

Tuesday

• US dollar exchange rate maintains downward trend at Egypt’s major banks
• Egypt stresses equidistant position in Sudan’s on-going crisis
• Egypt and France  kicks off joint training exercise Ramsis 2019 in Mediterranean under annual drills
• After concerns from family, former presidential candidate Aboul Fotouh “enjoys full medical care” according to state media
• Dubai-based model Merhan Keller tells of online abuse and threats over Egyptian footballer row
• Egypt’s Grand Imam of Al-Azhar travels to Germany for medical treatment for medical treatment
• Egypt’s Women Health Initiative  kicks off in 9 governorates

Wednesday

• Mayor of Istanbul should hand over Muslim Brotherhood members in his city to Egypt, says Egyptian MP
• Egypt’s minister of defence discusses military cooperation with his Jordanian counterpart in Cairo
• Egypt’s Sisi discusses migration and refugees issues with the president of UNGA
• ’60 million more Egyptians by 2050′: UN report
• Egyptian-Indian naval forces started maritime training

Thursday

• Egypt’s non-oil Foreign Direct Investment dips to lowest since 2014
• A man’s claim that his wife died on holiday in Egypt as a result of food poisoning is “entirely speculative”, a coroner has concluded
• Egypt announces new oil discoveryin South Sinai
• Egypt announces plan to compensate Nubians displaced by construction of Aswan dams
• US-Egypt trade exchange approaches $3bn in the first 4 months of 2019

Friday

• Egypt hiked up fuel and cooking gas prices Friday in another round of subsidy cut
• Egypt legalizes 127 churches in sweeping approval
• Bust of Tutankhamen sold at auction for £4.7m despite Egyptian demands for its return
• Seized Iranian tanker took detour, but avoided Egypt lest being caught

Saturday

• Host Egypt knocked out of Africa Cup of Nations
• Egypt’s Sisi meets US Senator Lindsey Graham in Cairo
• Egyptian PM monitors implementation of new transport fares after recent fuel hike

Sunday

• Egypt sacked head coach Javier Aguirre after last-16 exit of the Africa Cup of Nations
• Egyptian fans are bitter as unloved team crash out of African Cup
• Egyptian Football Association resigns after shock defeat
• President Sisi heads extraordinary African summit in Niger

Good Reports

• Egypt reacts to Erdogan’s murder charge with boycott. Ahmed Gomaa
• Several Egyptian politicians were arrested, and accused of working with Muslim Brotherhood with Muslim Brotherhood. Al-Monitor
• Massive security deployment in Sinai’s Arish following surge in militant attacks, Province of Sinai announces execution of 3 hostages. Mada Masr

Good Read

• Is Egypt beginning to fall out of love with Mohamed Salah? Hamza Hendawi
• Egyptians Are Right to Still Seethe at Mo Salah. Sarah Ahmed
• Don’t shed a tear for Egypt, they got what they deserved. Seye Omidiora

From Twitter

Sports

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