Top Headlines
- Egyptian PM: Egypt will not give up a single drop of its Nile water share
- Egypt and Sudan build pressure on Italian company responsible for building Ethiopia’s Nile dam
- Egypt appoints Chargé d’Affairs in Tripoli
- Turkey says better ties with Cairo could boost Libya peace effort
- Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood expresses ‘gratitude’ to Turkey
- Italian prosecutors ask judge to try Egyptian officers over Regeni murder
- Egypt and US sign MoU to exchange military logistic support, services
- Egypt joins international efforts, sends tons of medical aid to India
- Researchers discover a pregnant Egyptian mummy
Main Headlines
Monday
- Turkey says better ties with Cairo could boost Libya peace effort
- Egypt has provided ‘facilitations’ to ensure success of Ever-Given negotiations
- Egypt allocates EGP 132 billion to modernise railway system
- Nine people were executed in Egypt over Kerdasa police killing in 2013
- PM: Egypt one of few world countries able to achieve positive economic growth.
- Transport minister seeks legislation to fire ‘extremists’ working in railway sector
Tuesday
- Egyptian PM: Egypt will not give up a single drop of its Nile water share
- Ethiopia says ‘threats’ by Egypt, Sudan over GERD crisis ‘futile’
- Egypt is working with IMF to draft medium-term revenue strategy targeting 2% GDP increase: Finance minister
- Egypt’s evangelical church to hold Easter mass without worshippers due to coronavirus outbreak
- Russian flights resumption to boost Egypt’s tourism with $3 bn in revenues: Goldman Sachs
Wednesday
- Egypt and U.S. sign MoU to exchange military logistic support, services
- Labour Day, Sham El-Nessim holidays in Egypt will not be moved to Thursday
- Egypt’s single-day toll of coronavirus cases exceeds 1,000 for first time since January
Thursday
- Italian prosecutors ask judge to try Egyptian officers over Regeni murder
- Media reveals details of group behind 2014 assassination attempt of Sisi
Friday
- Polish scientists discover ancient Egyptian mummy was a pregnant woman
- Coronavirus vaccination centers to be open to public on holidays
- As nation grapples with surging infections, Egypt’s Presidential Adviser warns of new coronavirus lockdown restrictions
Saturday
- Egypt joins international efforts, sends tons of medical aid to India
- Train derails in northern Egypt in Northern Egypt
Sunday
- Egypt Urges the dismantling of Libyan militias
- Egypt appoints Chargé d’Affairs in Tripoli
- Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood ‘expresses gratitude’ to Turkey
- Egypt’s First Lady greets Egyptians on Easter
- Egypt’s Pope Tawadros II prays for diplomatic resolution to GERD crisis
Reports
- Egypt explores water alternatives with Nile dam set to fill. Al-Monitor
- Egypt looks to Kenya for Security Council support in Nile dam crisis. George Mikhail
- Egypt and Sudan build pressure on Italian company responsible for building Ethiopia’s Nile dam. George Mikhail
- 61 Egyptian doctors die of COVID-19 infections in April alone. Egyptian Streets
- New discoveries in Saqqara’s ancient tombs are rewriting Egyptian history. Sudarsan Raghavan
- The dancehall divas who set the pace in Egypt’s roaring 20s. Donna Ferguson

Cairo entertainer and nightclub owner Badia Masabni, centre, with her troupe. Photograph: Courtesy of Lucie Ryzova
Good Read
- Only Washington can save the Renaissance Dam negotiations now. Motaz Zahran
- A positive US initiative. Al-Ahram Weekly
- The GERD dispute: More than water. Dina Ezzat
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