Top Headlines

• IMF is preparing for first review of Egypt programme
• Egypt receives three Cyclone-class patrol boats from US
• Swiftships to provide 7 Additional Coastal Patrol Crafts to Egypt
• Ramadan begins in Mideast amid high costs, hopes for peace
• Ancient Egypt excavation uncovers 2,000 mummified ram heads at Abydos

Main Headlines

Monday

• Egypt’s Sisi discusses nuclear plant, grains trade with Russian officials
• Palestinian officials on Monday expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the security summit with Israel in the Egyptian Red Sea city of  Sharm El-Sheikh 
• Egypt rejects Israeli ‘irresponsible and inflammatory’ statements concerning existence of Palestinians
• Egypt’s first complete Zodiac is uncovered in Luxor’s Temple of Esna

Tuesday

• Egypt receives three Cyclone-class patrol boats  from US
• Egypt condemns inclusion of Jordanian, Palestinian territories in a map of Israel by Israeli minister
• Egypt started experimental production at “Iqat” gold mine: Petroleum minister
• Egypt signs protocol with Spanish Talgo to manufacture rail train carriages

Wednesday

• Gold prices in Egypt fall nearly 6% amid anticipation of US interest rate decision
• Egypt bans sugar exports for three months: Trade minister
• Suez Canal Economic Zone partners with Abu Dhabi Ports in multi-million pound projects
• 4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Upper Egypt’s Aswan, no casualties reported

Thursday

• The IMF says it’s yet to set a date for the first review of its $3 billion program for crisis-hit Egypt
• GERD’s unilateral practices pose existential threat to 150 million citizens: Egypt’s minister of irrigation to UN 
• GCC reiterates rejection of measures harming Egypt, Sudan water rights due to GERD
• Ramadan begins in Mideast amid high costs, hopes for peace
• President Sisi joins New Capital workers for Ramadan’s first Sohour, inaugurates Islamic Cultural Centre

Friday

• Egyptian Navy orders seven coastal patrol ships from US company Swiftships
• Egypt to get its very own fashion week for the first time

Saturday

• Egypt, UAE, Jordan, and Bahrain discuss producing first joint Arab electric vehicle
• TUI tourism group is slammed after five-star Egypt holiday turns to a disaster
• Ancient Egypt excavation uncovers 2,000 mummified ram heads mummified ram heads at Abydos

Sunday

• EU is ready to provide further support to Egypt to curb irregular migration
• Local cigarette prices in Egypt rise by EGP 2-3 per pack
• Egypt’s non-oil business sectors were responsible for the lion’s share of net foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first quarter of FY2022/2023 
• Egypt receives 2 million doses of Pfizer’s Omicron-adapted Covid vaccine

Reports/ Read

• Egypt’s Sisi unlikely to reconcile with Erdogan before Turkey’s election. Fehim Tastekin
• Eastern Mediterranean deep-water gas to Europe: Not too Little, but perhaps too late. Robin Mills and Shangyou Nie
• This Ramadan, food prices change Egypt’s longstanding Iftar customs. Amr Emam
• Egypt-China relations strengthen with $2 billion factory deal. Al Monitor

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