Top Headlines

• Egypt’s FM Shoukry heads to Washington in final round to secure agreement over the Ethiopian Dam
• US dollar is weakening in Egypt as economy improves
• Egypt’s Foreign Minister visits Algeria for meeting of Libya’s neighboring countries
• Egypt starts screening travelers from China for new coronavirus

 Main Headlines

Monday

• ‪Egypt signs nine energy exploration agreements in Mediterranean and Western Desert
• ‪Egypt warns against any violations of Cypriot rights
• Egypt’s Sisi addresses Africa’s investment interests in UK-Africa Summit
• International cooperation minister discusses boosting partnership with the UK’s DFI

Tuesday

• Khartoum hosts ‘legal and technical’ talks on GERDon Ethiopian Dam GERD
• Egypt’s Sisi, UK’s Johnson agree to work to reach comprehensive settlement in Libya
• Egypt, UK sign billions-worth deals at investment summit
• Egyptian and Saudi forces hold joint naval exercise in Red Sea

Wednesday

• Saturday fully-paid holiday to mark January 25 revolution anniversary, and Police Day
• Egypt foils plot by fugitive Brotherhood leaders to disrupt national security: Interior ministry
• Former Italian diplomat receives 15-year sentence for smuggling Egyptian artefacts
• US embassy to fund restoration of ancient Jewish cemetery in Cairo

 Thursday 

• Egypt’s Foreign Minister visits Algeria for meeting of Libya’s neighboring countries
• Egypt starts screening travelers from China for new coronavirus
• Egypt’s economic outlook improves in 2020- Reuters Poll
• Egypt is involved in ‘intensive efforts’ to rein in Hamas , end balloon attacks

Friday

• Former Egyptian president Mubarak undergoes surgery
• Egypt free from coronavirus: WHO
• Ancient Egypt: Scientists re-create Egyptian mummy voice
• SpaceX will launch a 4-ton satellite for Egypt’s Nilesat in 2022

Saturday 

• Egypt denies rumours of decrease of Nile water level
• 2,957 inmates pardoned, 2,957 released on parole in Egypt
• Egypt’s police celebrates 68th National Police Day with chocolates and roses
• Egypt’s Sisi gets Germany’s St. George medal for peace-making in Africa
• Orange Egypt to build new data centre in Cairo

 Sunday

• Egypt’s FM Shoukry heads to Washington in final round to secure agreement over the Ethiopian Dam
• Egypt reopens Rafah border crossing between North Sinai, Gaza Strip

Reports

• ‪Nine years after Egyptian revolution started, Tahrir Square icon languishes in jail. France24
• Greenback weakening in Egypt as economy improves. Ahmed Elleithy
• First Nuban language dictionary is published by volunteers. Ahmed Megahid
• Egypt Consumer Appliances Market AP

Read

• ‪Avoiding a dangerous water war between Ethiopia and Egypt. Robert Rotberg

Video

• Footballer Mohamed Salah becomes first Egyptian footballer to get a wax sculpture at Madame Tussauds London

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