It was a tough and challenging task of compile the news of last week’s tense events in Egypt, but I tried my best to provide a clear concise round-up of events.
Top Headlines
- Rare protests in Egypt calling for president to step down
- Egypt’s Sisi heads to New York to attend UN General Assembly’s 74th session
- Trading is suspended in Egyptian stock market as shares plunge after protests
- Egypt detains award-winning rights lawyer rights lawyer Maheinour Al-Masry
- Egypt security forces kill Hasm terrorist in a raid in East Cairo
- Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s proposal on Grand Renaissance Dam
Main Headlines
Monday
- Egypt and Ethiopia at odds as talks over Blue Nile dam resume
- Anti-Sisi hashtag trends as Egypt’s president branded “a kleptocrat”
- Government to establish largest medical edifice for cancer treatment in Upper Egypt
Tuesday
- Egypt requests ex-Italian diplomat be placed on Interpol red notice for illegally smuggling artefacts
- Egypt hit by 3.7 magnitude earthquake, no casualties
Wednesday
- Egypt’s police forces kill 9 terrorists in Obour and 15th of May cities
- FM: Egypt is open to consultations on the Renaissance Dam
Thursday
- A call for mass protests in Egypt, as dissident’s campaign goes viral
- Egyptian Construction Federation official demands dismissal of contractor Mohamed Ali for defaming state authorities
- Egyptian tuk-tuk start-up Halan to expand to Ethiopia
- Egypt appoint Hossam El Badry as national team’s new football coach
Friday
- Egypt’s Sisi heads to New York to attend UN General Assembly’s 74th session
- Activist: Egyptian authorities arrest brother to silence me “to silence me”
- Egypt jumps nine spots in Tourism Competitiveness Index rankings
- Egypt’s natural gas production at record high
- 940,000-euro grant approved to renovate Egypt’s rail freight transport system
Saturday
- Rare protests in Egypt calling for president to step down
- A Turkish politician implicitly reveals Erdogan’s link with calls of protests in Egypt
- Egypt security forces kill Hasm terrorist in a raid in East Cairo
Sunday
- Trading is suspended in Egyptian stock market as shares plunge after protests
- Protests and clashes in Egypt enter a second day
- Egypt’s State Information Service calls on foreign correspondents in Egypt to abide by global professional standards in their coverage
- Egypt detains award-winning rights lawyer rights lawyer Maheinour Al-Masry
- Brother of well-known activist got 15 days in jail
- Egyptian FM: Ethiopian dam development shouldn’t ‘come at expense of lives of Egyptians”
- Egypt to host meetings of emerging markets, WFE for first time
- Egyptian and French naval forces undertake joint training
Reports
Those reports do not necessarily reflect my personal views; some of them are from outlets that I do not consider neutral, but I think reading them is essential to understand what happened in Egypt last week
- Concerning this rare and small Friday protest in Tahrir and elsewhere: Something has happened. Zeinobia
- Videos alleging corruption open public debate on Egyptian military’s economic empire. Shahira Amin
- Small, scattered anti-government protests occur in Egypt. Egyptian streets
- Egypt braces for more unrest as protesters call for president’s ouster. WSJ
- Who is Mohamed Ali? Meet the tycoon-turned-YouTube star with Sisi in his sights. Middle East Eye
- Qatari and Turkish state media under fire for ‘manipulating’ Egypt coverage. Al Arabiya English
From Twitter
On the latest protests:
Few of my thoughts:
Other news:
Plus
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