Top Headlines

• Egypt to start discussions with IMF for new financial support
• Egypt eases some lockdown restrictions for Ramadan
• Egypt sends medical supplies to the US to assist in the fight against coronavirus
• Spain arrests British-Egyptian rapper who became Islamic State fighter
• Egypt’s Commercial International Bank buys 51% of Kenya’s Mayfair
• Pompeo urges Egypt to keep American prisoners safe from coronavirus

Main Headlines

Monday

• Air Cairo to operate 11 flights to repatriate Egyptians stranded in Europe and Africa

Tuesday

• In role reversal, Egypt sends medical supplies to the US to assist in the fight against coronavirus
• Pharos Energy exits group looking to buy Shell’s Western Desert assets
• Egypt starts production from two Mediterranean gas wells

Wednesday

• Spain arrests British-Egyptian rapper who became Europe’s most wanted Islamic State fighters
• Egypt amends emergency laws amid coronavirus outbreak
• Egyptian banks to increase daily cash withdrawal limits
• Egypt to cut fuel subsidies, increase net debt issuance in 2020/21 budget
• Al-Sisi inaugurates new Suez Canal tunnel marking Sinai Liberation Day
• Egyptian government is keen on implementing safety measures at construction sites nationwideat construction sites nationwide
• Egypt’s Sisi says state is committed to repatriating 3,500 citizens stranded abroad

Thursday

• Egypt eases some lockdown restrictions for Ramadan
• ENI and Naturgy’s Damietta gas plant deal with Egypt falls through
• Egyptian Instagram influencer is arrested for “inciting debauchery”
• Egyptian imports shrink on the back of the coronavirus outbreak
• Egyptian cabinet approves increasing monthly allowance of medical professionals by 75%

Friday

• Pompeo urges Egypt to keep American prisoners safe from coronavirus
• Egypt’s Commercial International Bank buys 51% of Kenya’s Mayfair
• 201 new coronavirus cases in Egypt, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 4092
• Sandstorm wreaks havoc across Egypt
• Egypt announces the discovery of coffin containing a mummy dating back to the 17th dynasty in Luxor

 Saturday

• Benha University Hospital announces 16 Covid-19 cases among its staff
• New Valley governorate’s total COVID-19 cases rise to 13
• Tourist boats are back to work in Red Sea governorate after two weeks of suspension

Sunday

• Egypt to start discussions with IMF for new financial support
• Egypt state banks collect over $6 bln from high-yield certificates
• Egypt’s exports of sanitary ware hit $64M in 3 months
• The Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) ended first trading session of Ramadan in green.

Reports

• Fear of coronavirus haunts Egypt’s cramped jails. Reuters
• Coronavirus measures take a toll on Cairo’s traditional Ramadan lantern market. Zeinab El-Gundy

Interview

• US Secretary of State Pompeo to Ahram Online: I’m so impressed by Egypt’s ability to face corona and economic challenges

From Twitter

Plus

• Egypt’s antiquities ministry to launch virtual tour of Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser