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Top Headlines
- U.S. President Trump holds a bilateral meetingwith Egyptian President Sisi on the sidelines of the G7 summit
- Egypt’s foreign minister phones Lebanese PM on escalation in south Lebanon
- Egypt’s Sisi meets with Emir of Kuwait for joint cooperation talks
- Egypt’s top prosecutor signs MoU with Kuwaiti counterpart for judicial cooperation
- Moody’s keeps Egypt’s credit rating at B2
- Hoping for release, families of imprisoned Muslim Brotherhood youth offer to stay out of politics, make hefty donations to state
Main Headlines
Monday
- S. President Trump holds a bilateral meetingwith Egyptian President Sisi on the sidelines of the G7 summit
- British PMBoris Johnson met with Egyptian President Sisi at the G7 Summit
- Egypt’s Sawiris eyes mining opportunities at home with new mining law
- Hamas officials head to Cairo as Egypt bids to restore Gaza calm
Tuesday
- Hoping for release, families of imprisoned Muslim Brotherhood youth offer to stay out of politics, make hefty donations to state
- Sisi approves diplomatic reshuffle after months-long delay
- Remittances from Egyptians abroad rose to around $3 billion in May
- Governmental statement: Egyptian hotels should allow burkinis
Wednesday
- Egypt’s General Authority for Investment inks MoU with Japanese MUFG Bank to boost investments
- Egypt’s PM, officials inspect restoration work on Cairo’s Baron Empain Palace
Thursday
- Egypt says a jihadi militant is arrested, search underway for 80 others
- TV host Reham Saeed is suspended over obesity comments
Friday
- Japanese emperor receives Sisi in Tokyo
- Egypt proposes long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
- Egyptian FM criticizes local judoka who refused to shake hands with Israeli opponent
- Egyptian- Russian- Belorussian troops concluded joint military drill
- Zambian president hails Egypt’s efforts to improve African economy
Saturday
- Egypt’s Sisi meets with Emir of Kuwait for joint cooperation talks
- Sisi: Egypt appreciates relations with Japan, keen to continue cultural exchange with it
- Egypt asks Ethiopia to fill Renaissance Dam within 7 years
- Egypt’s authorities plan to digitalize state-owned newspapers
- Egypt’s tax authority launches VAT-avoidance campaign targeting North Coast resorts
Sunday
- Moody’s keeps Egypt’s credit rating at B2
- Egypt’s foreign minister phones Lebanese PM on escalation in south Lebanon
- Sisi to Kuwait’s Emir: Kuwait, Arab Gulf security inseparable from Egypt’s own national security
- Egypt’s top prosecutor signs MoU with Kuwaiti counterpart for judicial cooperation
Good Read
- Is Salafism making comeback in Egypt? Rami Galal
- Egypt’s economic turn round hailed by investors. Heba Saleh
- Egyptian clerics reach out to vacationingyoung people. Ahmed Elleithy
And
- Remarks by President Trump and President El-Sisi of Egypt before bilateral meeting | Biarritz, France
Video
- President Trump Meets with Egyptian President at G-7 summit
From Twitter
Interview
- Egyptian thinker sees ‘no salvation without separation religion and politics” Mustafa Abid
Plus
- Islamic new year to be on Saturday
- Egypt’s birth rate declines while deaths increase for 2018
