Top Headlines
- Egypt begins COVID-19 vaccination drive with frontline medical staff
- Egypt’s irrigation minister accuses Ethiopia of disrupting GERD negotiations
- ISIS bombing kills a police officer, wounds three others in Sinai
- Egypt approves bill increasing penalty for FGM to 20 years in prison
- Egyptian Defence Minister and Greek Chief of Staff discuss military relations between Egypt and Greece
- Egypt and Qatar agree to resume diplomatic ties
Main Headlines
Monday
- King of Jordan Abdullah II receives Egypt’s Sisi upon arrival in Amman for official visit
- Egyptian Defence Ministe and Greek Chief of Staff discuss military relations between Egypt and Greece
- Cairo airport receives first flight from Qatar after 3-year hiatus
Tuesday
- Egyptian woman is arrested, then released on bail, for baking “genitalia cupcakes for a private birthday party
- Egypt urges Libya’s parties to reach consensus over arrangements for planned elections
- Qatar Airways and Egypt Air resume flights to Cairo, Doha after end of boycott
Wednesday
- UK export finance unlocks trade to Egypt and supports UK jobs with £1.7bn guarantee
- Egypt approves bill increasing penalty for FGM to 20 years in prison
- Saudi Arabia releases Egyptian fishing boat seized for illegal fishing, trespassing
Thursday
- Egypt uprising ‘inevitable’ due to Sisi’s oppression, said Muslim Brotherhood’s spokesperson
- Egypt and Qatar agree to resume diplomatic ties
- Egypt’s parliament approves re-extending state of emergency for three months
- Egypt’s administrative court overturns closure of human rights NGO El-Nadeem
- Egypt seals 5 gold exploration deals in Eastern Desert for $13 mln gold exploration deals
- Egypt reduces fuel price for aviation to boost tourism ailing from coronavirus
Friday
- ISIS bombing kills a police officer, wounds three others in Sinai
- Egypt and China sign agreement to complete work at business district in New Administrative Capital
- New Russian delegation to inspect Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada airports
- Egypt received 1.4 million tourists July-December 2020 after resumption of International flights
Saturday
- Egypt’s public prosecution releases defendant in Fairmont case pending investigation
- Egypt’s Sisi inaugurates fish farming project in Port Said
Sunday
- Egypt begins Covid-19 vaccination drive with frontline medical staff
- Egypt’s irrigation minister accuses Ethiopia of disrupting GERD negotiations
- Sudan holds meetings with ambassadors of UN security council countries over GERD
- Egypt to invest over € 1 billion to renovate and expand its metro and tram network in Cairo and Alexandria
- Egypt to disburse EGP 225,000 to each worker at liquidated Iron and Steel Company
Reports
- UAE steps in to ease Nile dam crisis. Ahmed Gomaa
- Egypt denied an oxygen failure killed Covid patients. We found that it did. Monna El-Naggar and Yousur Al-Hlou
- Egypt’s patisserie police crack down on depraved desserts. The Economist
- Egypt and Turkey compete for influence in Ghana. George Mikhail
Read
- Treasury sanctions Egyptian terrorists harbored by Turkey. Aykan Erdemir
From Twitter
Sports
- Handball: Egypt reaches World Championship quarters after 25-25 draw with Slovenia
Plus
- Isis Temple in Aswan has reopened to the public after the completion of restoration work
- Coptic heritage: The feast of the Epiphany
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